Poland braces for loss as Polish pope era ends
In Krakow and Warsaw Poles reflect on John Paul II as his illness grows and a non Polish successor looms. They recall his universal travels, the Solidarity rise, and pride in a native son guiding one billion Catholics while fearing reduced intimate ties if a foreign pope leads Poland’s church.
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Krakow
Poland
Papal
Angelo Sodano
Vatican
John Paul II
Sodano
John Paul
Karol Wojtyta
Maria Seiegienko
Warsaw
Solidarity Movement
Seiegienko
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Pawel Maciejewski
Gdansk
Zofia Hiro
Hiro
NATO
Europe
GOP backed group ends Haiti democracy program amid threats
The International Republican Institute halts its Haiti democracy building citing death threats from Aristide supporters. IRI staff faced gunpoint confrontations and ransacked meetings as Haiti's political crisis deepens ahead of this year’s elections. The move raises doubts about securing fair legislative and district elections amid security concerns and questions over impartial police and judiciary.
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Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Aristide
Craner
IRI
Gerard Pierre-Charles
People’s Organization
Pierre-Charles
Rosny Smarth
Rene Preval
Preval
U.S. Republican Party
Direct India Bangladesh bus link opens amid protests
Dhaka marks the first direct Calcutta Dhaka bus service as Hasina and Vajpayee discuss trade and cooperation. Police arrest 22 protesters from Jamat i Islami and Islamic Khelafat Movement as hundreds chant anti Indian measures and Kashmir grievances.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
New Delhi
Himalayas
India
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vajpayee
Calcutta
Sheikh Hasina
Kashmir
Pakistan
Jamat-i-Islami
Islamic Khelafat
Hasina
Ndia
India rejects Kashmir mediation by G8 nations
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee rejected international mediation in the Kashmir conflict, calling it a bilateral issue to be resolved between India and Pakistan. Pakistan denies backing the Islamic guerrillas. the G-8 nations urged Pakistan to withdraw fighters.
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India
Kashmir
Pakistan
Nawaz Sherif
Group of Eight
Russia
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
United States
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