Taliban Nearly Finishes Destruction Of Bamiyan Buddhas
Taliban spokesman Abdul Hai Muttmain said 80 percent of the Bamiyan Buddhas have been destroyed and the remaining portion will be toppled soon. He confirmed fighters are using explosives on the 120 and 170 foot high statues carved into a mountain near Kabul.
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IRA dismisses IRA weapons as peace snag in talks
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams told Dublin delegates that the IRA is not to blame for deadlock over the Good Friday accord and will not scrap its hidden arsenal despite British pressure and Ulster Unionist demands. An independent disarmament commission meeting was planned after IRA talks paused earlier this year.
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Talks on cease fire with Albanian rebels break down in Presevo Valley
Yugoslav and ethnic Albanian fighters in southern Serbia's Presevo Valley halted cease-fire talks with NATO envoy Pieter Feith, delaying entry of Yugoslav troops into the border ground safety zone near Kosovo. Rebels in Konculi and Ternave vow to defend territory amid ongoing fighting and mortar fire injuring a child in Ostare. Fighter leaders push for greater Kosovo alignment.
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Japan PM Mori Considers Resignation Amid Scandals
Japan’s prime minister Yoshiro Mori, deeply unpopular and amid graft and economic woes, signals resignation to party elders. An early presidential election plan may allow Mori to bow out ahead of a Washington visit on March 19 and a Putin summit in Irkutsk on March 25. The LDP seeks a face-saving path while Mori weighs a formal date.
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