Iraqi pilots arrested after reported coup attempt
An Iraqi opposition group said three air force officers were detained July 19 at Rashid air base near Baghdad after a reported coup attempt last month. The arrests were carried out by security forces led by Qusai, Saddam Hussein's son, with many officers at the base questioned. Opposition sources and Israeli media claim dozens of officers were executed after the power struggle within the ruling family.
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France fake Van Gogh exhibit scuttled by police
In Brittany a phony show offered 15 Van Gogh paintings from anonymous collections. Tickets at $7 drew thousands. promoters collected about $30,000 before arrest. Prosecutor says the works were largely by Sunday painters and worth far less than genuine Van Goghs. Organizers face possible fraud charges and up to five years in prison and $400,000 fine.
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Panama eyes uses for U.S. bases
President Ernesto Perez Balladares floated ideas to repurpose Howard Air Base as a multinational anti drug center and to establish a City of Knowledge in the Panama Canal Zone. With all U.S. troops to depart by 1999 under the 1977 treaties and 6,800 troops remaining, Panama faces $35 million to $40 million yearly costs to maintain vacant facilities.
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Hunger strikes in Turkey claim more lives after deal
In Ankara 12 inmates have died in the hunger strike crisis as the government reached a deal to move 102 political prisoners closer to trial sites. Hospitalizations rose with seven of 170 in intensive care, while critics blamed the slow concessions and urged reform to avert further protests and deaths.
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