Ex-policeman killed by masked gunmen outside supermarket
Cyril Stewart, 52, a Protestant ex police reserve officer, was shot dead by masked gunmen outside a supermarket in Armagh. The attack marks the era’s gravest violence amid ongoing Northern Ireland talks. No immediate claim of responsibility surfaced. Stewart retired last year after 18 years in the police reserve.
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Palestinians press for full Israeli West Bank withdrawal
Palestinian leaders demand a sweeping withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank and reject changes to a U S backed plan. Yasser Arafat meets with Dennis Ross as he negotiates acceptance of a proposal for a 13.1 percent withdrawal over 12 weeks tied to Palestinian crackdown on militant groups.
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Supreme Court to hear appeals in Rajiv Gandhi assassination
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeals of 26 people convicted in the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Their death sentences remain suspended during the review. Hearings expected in two months after translations of lower court records from Tamil to English.
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U N arms search hits snag at Saddam palaces
U N weapons inspectors hit a snag mapping boundaries at the Radwaniyah presidential pal ace near Baghdad. Inspectors cited a disputed corner Iraqi officials claimed was outside the compound. Duelfer called the issue a routine boundary clarification not a crisis.
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Milosevic rejects U S and European Kosovo mediation
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to meet top American envoy Robert Gelbard and rejected a European plan to resolve the Kosovo crisis. In Kosovo, about 5,000 ethnic Albanians buried two cousins aged 19 and 21 after an 11 hour clash with Serb police. Milosevic insisted Kosovo remain Serb and rejected foreign mediation, though OSCE chairman Bronislaw Geremek pressed for talks.
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