Chechen president aide wounded in gun attack near Grozny
Gunmen fired on the Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov's car injuring aide Danilbek Tamkayev, who is in critical condition. His brother Adam Tamkayev died in the same attack on the outskirts of Grozny, reflecting ongoing violence against Chechen officials amid Moscow's weakened control.
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Interfax
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Grozny
Tamkayev
Aslan Maskhadov
Chechnya
Russia
Moscow
Iran president urges tolerance amid mass rally in Tehran
Tens of thousands gathered Sunday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to mark Mohammad Khatami’s anniversary victory. He urged greater tolerance, saying no group stands above the law and all factions must conform to it. Police in Tbilisi arrested several suspects in a plot against Eduard Shevardnadze, seizing a large cache of weapons. ITAR Tass cited eight arrests and called the plan an especially grave crime against the state.
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Azadi
Mohammad Khatami
Iran
Khatami
Eduard” Shevardnadze
Tbilisi
Eduard Gendzekhadze
Interior Ministry
Itar-Tass
Itartass
Kosovo Refugees Wed at Fort Dix in Quiet Ceremony
Refugees Servete Zakuti and Beqir Krasniqi, among the first Kosovo arrivals in the United States, married at Fort Dix New Jersey. The couple, living in refugee camps, chose a modest service with an imam and donated attire and rings. Guests watched as vows were exchanged and a reception followed in the post gym.
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Fort Dix
N.J
Servete Zakuti
Beqir Krasniqi
Pristina
Macedonia
United States
Balkan
New Jersey
Health and Human Services
Lavinia Limon
Office of Refugee Settlement
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Limon
Krasniqi
Zakuti
Cherry Hill
New York
Rubik Rudi
Selvete Zakuti
Gadhafi Linked to Lockerbie Bombing Allegations
The Sunday Times reports Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi ordered the 1988 Pan Am 103 attack over Lockerbie. It cites a former British intelligence officer and notes a government gag order to block publication of details and how two Libyan agents await trial in the Netherlands.
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Muammar Gadhafi
Lockerbie
Sunday Times
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Libya
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Foreign Ministry
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Foreign Office
Netherlands
Rome
MIS
Abdallah Senoussi
Rosetta tops Cannes as Dequenne wins best actress
At the 52nd Cannes Film Festival Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne won the Golden Palm with Emilie Dequenne earning best actress for her debut role as an unemployed young woman. Humanity took runner up Grand Prize while Severine Caneele shared best actress with Dequenne and Emmanuel Schotte shared best actor. Pedro Almodovar won best director for All About My Mother amid a standing ovation. Sophie Marceau caused an awkward moment during the Golden Palm presentation as Kristin Scott Thomas interrupted.
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Luc Dardenne
Emilie Dequenne
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Severine Caneele
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Caneele
Emmanuel Schotte
Rosetta
Pedro Almodovar
Sophie Marceau
Kristin Scott Thomas
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