Milosevic to Ask Court to Block Decree on Handing War Crimes to U.N.
Former President Milosevic will petition the Constitutional Court to invalidate a decree paving the way for his handover to a U.N. war crimes tribunal and seek a temporary halt until constitutionality is established. The move follows a reformist cabinet majority backing the decree amid ongoing conflict and cease-fire diplomacy.
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Massive prison escape by Colombia rebels robs La Picota
FARC rebels blew a wall hole at La Picota prison in Bogota using dynamite and led an armed breakout. About 100 rebels waited outside as guards were fired upon. Five inmates died and 30 were captured, with the total number of freed inmates to be counted among approximately 1,700 prisoners.
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FARC
la Picota
Bogota
Fabio Campos
Freighter missing after deadly typhoon near Taiwan
A Belize registered freighter Kuangyuan with 23 Chinese crew disappeared after sending a radio message about listing and taking water off southeastern Taiwan as Tropical Storm Chebi lashed the coast. Eight people died, boats searched coastal waters, and rescue teams recovered five survivors with one missing from a fishing boat incident. In India, an overcrowded Ganges boat capsized in Malda district near Calcutta, with at least 50 feared drowned and two child bodies recovered. About 70 of 130 passengers swam or were rescued. survivors remain unconfirmed.
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Taitung County
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India
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Calcutta
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Papal Mass in Ukraine Seeks Catholic Orthodox Reconciliation
Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in Kiev as Orthodox leaders boycotted a reconciliation meeting, lamenting the rift in Ukraine where 30 million Orthodox faithful divide with the Roman Catholic Church. He urged unity despite historic divisions and met by leaders of independent Orthodox factions while a large crowd waited in a rain soaked field.
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Bukovina
St Louis Bans Confederate Flags at City Hall
Mayor Francis Slay ordered removal of Mississippi and Georgia banners from City Hall rotunda to promote citywide unity. He kept quiet on impact while restoring Georgia later with a redesigned flag that minimizes the Confederate emblem. Mississippi flag remains out, seen as a divisive symbol for the city’s integration effort.
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Georgia
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
High blood pressure risks in young men study says
Chicago based study of 10,874 men aged 18 to 39 followed 25 years shows 62 percent had high normal or stage hypertension. After 25 years 197 died of heart disease and 257 of cardiovascular causes, with life expectancy reduced by up to 4.1 years for those with stage 1 hypertension.
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Chicago
Martha Daviglus
Northwestern University Medical School
Internal Medicine
Daviglus
Department of Preventive Medicine
New York Pride Parade Opens With Families and Floats
Dozens of same sex couples celebrate a new year of pride in Central Park before the Heritage of Pride parade. Sheneen Ellis and Alona Hartnett, with five children, receive a blessing as two ministers and a rabbi lead the ceremony. The march features lesbians on motorcycles, a rainbow arch, and a top-down convertible with Stonewall veterans. The annual event draws hundreds of thousands in NYC and has inspired similar parades worldwide.
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Greenwich Village
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