Vietnam veterans reunite at trail museum near Hanoi
Nearly six thousand Vietnamese gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the Ho Chi Minh Trail’s start forty years ago. Veterans from northern Viet Nam swapped war stories at a new museum outside Hanoi and reunited with comrades after decades apart. The trail began May 19, 1959 and grew into a five main road network covering about 12 500 miles carrying supplies to the South.
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Dutch Cabinet Resigns Over Referendum Vote Clash
The entire Dutch Cabinet resigned after coalition discord over allowing referendums. Prime Minister Wim Kok suggested new elections may be needed as Parliament’s upper chamber failed to pass a referendum bill by one vote, ending a coalition that had governed since last year.
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Tiananmen dissident Jiang Qisheng arrested in Beijing
Police detained former Tiananmen student leader Jiang Qisheng at his Beijing home for two hours amid efforts to block 10th anniversary commemorations. Jiang studied at People's University, a focal point of the 1989 protests crushed by the military, as dissidents press Beijing to overturn the official verdict.
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