Colombia drug kingpin Herrera shot dead in prison yard
Helmer Pacho Herrera, once the Cali cartel's No. 3 figure, was killed by a gunman who entered Palmira prison outside Cali posing as a lawyer. Herrera, 47, had run cocaine networks in major U.S. cities since the 1980s and was watching a soccer game when he was fatally shot. The assailant appeared to know Herrera, greeting him before the attack.
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Pacho” Herrera
Palmira
Cali
Herrera
U.S
Becaeceia
Carlos Perdomo
Paris Student Protests See Low Turnout Across Cities
Paris saw a slow third round of nationwide student marches with about 2,600 in the capital, far below the 10,000 expected and much smaller than last month’s protests. Outside Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux each reported about 1,500 students, with smaller groups in Toulon, Grenoble, and Rennes. The demonstrations target overcrowded classrooms, outdated equipment, and teacher shortages cited as harming students’ futures.
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Indonesia opposition leader calls for calm amid protests
Amien Rais urged Indonesians to avoid disrupting a government assembly next week as student protesters marched and pro government groups rallied. The potential presidential candidate warned against further unrest, saying democracy and economy are too fragile for upheaval.
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Suharto
Indonesia
Rais
Former Lithuanian security chief denies guilt in court
Aleksandras Lileikis, 91, in a wheelchair proclaims innocence as he faces genocide charges for allegedly turning over more than 70 Jews to a German execution squad during the Nazi occupation. He was rushed from court by ambulance after a heart issue. trial postponed to Monday. He has lost U.S. citizenship.
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Aoase
Lileikis
U.S
Honduras fights to rebound after Mitch disaster
Health workers launch a vaccination drive in crowded shelters and slums as Honduras counts 6076 confirmed deaths and 4621 missing from Hurricane Mitch. President Flores says Mitch set development back 50 years while Mexican rescue teams search Tegucigalpa ruins.
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Nicaragua
Casitas
Arnoldo Aleman
Leon
Chinandega
Mexico
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Carlos
Cigalpa
Nahum Valladeres
Nueva Esperanza
U.N. panel brands Yugoslavia rogue state over Kosovo access
The U.N. war crimes tribunal head called Yugoslavia a rogue state after authorities denied visas to prosecutor Louise Arbour and 11 staff. Gabrielle Kirk McDonald said Belgrade shows contempt for international law and will report the matter to the Security Council. Kosovo remains volatile amid deadly fighting and mass displacement.
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Netherlands
U.N. War Crimes Tribunal
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Louise Arbour
Gabrielle Kirk McDonald
U.S
Arbour
U.N. Security Council
Serbia
U.N
Kirk McDonald
Texas
Security Council
Belgrade
Natasa Kandic
Humanitarian Law Center
Taliban vow to protect suspected extremist actor
Taliban leaders in Kandahar declared they will shield Osama bin Laden at any cost amid US claims of his tie to East Africa embassy bombings. They warned Washington to prove its case, while promising a local inquiry and possible prosecution if evidence warrants.
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Kandahar
bin’ Ladén
Omar Watsi
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Guardians of the Friends of the Prophet
America
Court rules out 3rd bid for Yeltsin in 2000
Russia's top court ruled Yeltsin cannot seek a third presidential term in 2000, citing a two term limit. The decision clears the field for other leaders such as Zyuganov Luzhkov Lebed Yavlinsky and Primakov to push campaigns amid shifting health and power dynamics.
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