World brief Toronto gun smuggling ring busted
Canadian and U S officials say a North American smash seized over 1 700 M1 Garand rifles 20 000 M1 clips and three machine guns in a Toronto Montreal Reno operation described as the largest of its kind The rifles were shipped in containers labeled truck parts and likely headed to U S collectors paying 500 dollars or more per gun.
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General Wesley Clark Ends NATO European Command Tenure
General Wesley Clark concluded his term as head of the U.S. European Command at a ceremony as Defense Secretary William Cohen praised his role in Kosovo. He handed the EUCOM flag to successor General Joseph Ralston, who will also assume NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe in a Belgium ceremony. Clark has led both posts since July 1997, including NATO’s 78 day air war against Yugoslavia.
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Rebels seize U.N. workers as Sierra Leone force ends
As the West African intervention force withdrew from Sierra Leone after eight years of civil war, rebels captured eight U.N. military observers in Makeni and seized five more including two Russian helicopter pilots in Kailahun. Seven additional U.N. personnel were taken after rebels blocked a road.
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Philippine hostages clash as rebels threaten heads in Talipag
Rebels say two foreign hostages died in a Talipag clash while the military denies any hostage fatalities among 21 captives seized April 23 at a Malaysian resort. Abu Sayyaf holds another 27 Filipinos in Basilan and warns of beheading if operations continue. Bloodshed fear grows as encirclement persists and hostage Werner Wallert pleads for safety.
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Zimbabwe squatters seize farms amid growing tensions
Squatters occupying white owned farms in Zimbabwe demand transport food and fuel from farmers and advertise plots for sale. Attacks on farm workers widen as 10 farms are seized in 24 hours. Vehicles are diverted to rallies, and money or supplies are demanded for the ruling party. Chenjerai Hunzvi, leader of the occupation movement, faces a court case over forged documents.
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Lockerbie suspects on trial today Camp Zust Netherlands
Bert Ammerman and other American relatives face the Libyan defendants Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah as the Lockerbie bombing trial opens at a fortified base courthouse. The case, costing millions and supported by a long pursuit of justice, seeks murder and conspiracy charges for the 1988 disaster that killed 259 aboard Pan Am 103 and 11 on the ground.
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