Moscow envoy released after Chechnya kidnapping ordeal
Boris Yeltsin's special envoy to Chechnya freed Friday in Moscow after being kidnapped in May to curb regional abductions. He voiced no anger toward captors while another American missionary and teacher remained missing after a Wednesday kidnapping in Makhachkala. Since 1996 Chechnya has seen hundreds of ransom abductions in border zones following its 1996 quasi independence.
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Kurdish leader Ocalan arrested in Rome after Moscow flight
Abdullah Ocalan, head of the PKK, was arrested in Rome after arriving from Moscow. Turkish officials call the move a victory and seek extradition, while Air France notes strikes threaten flights though most international and many domestic services proceed.
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Villages still missing from killer hurricane Mitch
Red dots mark unreached villages two weeks after Mitch struck Nicaragua and Central America. Save the Children warns of potential disease from contaminated water as aid limits persist. Col. Pinel notes 300 remote communities remain incommunicado amid road and communications collapse. helicopters from Honduras, Mexico, and the United States aid relief but volumes are insufficient. Nicaragua reports nearly 2,000 dead and hundreds more missing, with Guatemala and El Salvador also affected.
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Japan and Russia vow to end Kuril Islands dispute
Prime Minister Obuchi and President Yeltsin pledge to resolve the 53 year Kuril dispute by end of next year. They meet during talks with Primakov and focus on a path to a peace treaty, while an $800 million loan installment and broader IMF bailout are raised amid Russia’s economic crisis.
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Indonesia army kills democracy protesters in Jakarta riots
In Jakarta central business district violence erupts as troops fire rubber bullets at protesters. Dozens are killed and scores injured amid clashes that follow the fall of Suharto, with students and civilians describing bloodied streets and hospital scenes. The assembly approved elections next year amid chaotic scenes and rising civil unrest.
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