American arrested in Pakistan for heroin at Karachi airport
Stavros Petkovits, 24, of New York City, was seized at Karachi airport after customs found 4.4 pounds of heroin in his hand luggage. U.S. officials confirmed the arrest. Pakistan just approved a law letting judges impose the death penalty for possessing even small amounts of heroin.
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U.N. Drives Refugees From Kibeho Camp in Rwanda
The United Nations dispatched over 20 trucks to Kibeho near Kigali to urge Hutu refugees, fearful of the Tutsi army, to leave a former school camp where about 1,500 people were housed after a massacre. Rwanda shut Kibeho and other camps weeks earlier to target Hutu extremists.
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Cubans at Guantanamo win move to US entry
About 14,000 Cuban men at Guantanamo Bay learned they will be allowed into the United States, joining thousands more already preparing to leave. The Clinton administration plans to admit roughly 500 Cubans weekly starting in late July, with camps to be closed in about 10 months amid ongoing processing costs and broader refugee issues.
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Tensions rise in Croatia as truce held amid renewed fire
Croatian authorities reported air raid sirens in Zagreb and a brief all clear after two days of Serb rocket attacks. Leaders of Croat and Bosnian Serb factions met south of the capital to discuss joint strategy while UN and officials described ongoing ceasefire efforts amid fears of a wider conflict. Six people were killed and 185 wounded in attacks, with a children’s hospital and a theater hit on Wednesday.
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Turkey Pulls Most Troops From Northern Iraq
Turkey announces withdrawal of most of its 35,000 troops from northern Iraq six weeks after the cross border operation aimed at Kurdish rebel bases. Defense Minister Golhan says no soldiers remain, but deputy PM Cetin says a small number stay. Kurdish demonstrators in Istanbul firebomb Turkish businesses. three women killed. Western allies pressured for quick end to the offensive.
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