Beijing detains two more dissidents ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Police in Beijing detained two more dissidents raising total detentions to over twenty as authorities target activists seeking tolerance and the release of imprisoned pro democracy figures ahead of the June 4 Tiananmen crackdown anniversary. Dr Xu Yonghai was picked up at the Beijing hospital where he works and Liu Fenggang was taken from his home without explanation.
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Australia says embassies spied on in several nations
The Sydney Morning Herald reported Australia uncovered high tech spying at its embassies in Indonesia Burma Vietnam and Russia. Devices included infrared beams and tiny cameras disclosed to senior diplomats earlier this month. An infrared beam was aimed at Australia’s Jakarta embassy from the Japanese embassy and a listening device was found in a Beijing embassy wall. The Japanese spokesman denied involvement.
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Cuban cardinal Ortega y Alamino visits San Juan
Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, 58, the first Cuban senior church official to visit the United States since 1959, begins a five day Puerto Rico trip with Mass in San Juan and plans events with exiles in Guaynabo and Miami. He aims to strengthen Havana ties with Cuban exiles in San Juan and Miami.
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Pakistan and U S plan to lift sanctions praised
The U S Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed a proposal to resume economic aid to Pakistan while keeping military sanctions. The plan stops short of resolving the 28 F 16 jets dispute, with Pakistan paying 650 million dollars for the planes but not receiving them due to sanctions over its nuclear program.
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Brazil oil strike sparks fuel shortages and protests
After 22 days of a nationwide strike, Brazil faces dwindling oil stocks, halted assembly lines, and fuel shortages. President Cardoso sent hundreds of soldiers to seize four refineries in Sao Paulo and Parana as Petrobras staff walkouts deepen the crisis and public anger grows amid privatization pressure.
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Territory approves right to die law in Northern Territory
The Northern Territory of Australia passes a law allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with doctor assistance after a 15 to 10 vote. The measure requires terminal illness and sanity diagnoses by a physician and psychiatrist and takes effect after signing by the administrator within two weeks. Foreigners cannot travel to Australia for assisted suicide.
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Russia Walks Out of Chechnya Peace Talks
Russian delegation left peace talks with Chechen rebels after less than three hours as heavy fighting continued across Chechnya. Rebels demanded immediate Russian pullout and internationally monitored buffer zones while OSCE sponsors urged a cease-fire.
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Emperor to visit WWII sites in healing tour
Emperor Akihito will visit Hiroshima Nagasaki and Okinawa to pray for war victims. The trips, timed to avoid anniversaries, highlight Japan’s divisions over how to remember the war as the 50th anniversary of its end nears. The palace said no other battleground pilgrimages are planned outside Japan.
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