Algerian General Killed in Market Shooting
Gen Mohamed Boutaghene, highest ranking officer in four years of conflict, was shot Monday in a south Algiers market and died en route to a military hospital. No group claimed immediate responsibility. The Defense Ministry provided details and noted talks of peace with militants.
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Mohamed Boutaghene
Algiers
Defense Ministry
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Burma military writes constitution sparks clash with democracy
Myanmar's military government warned the constitutional convention audience it will not tolerate criticism of its draft charter. The stance pits the regime against Aung San Suu Kyi and the democratic opposition which deems the forum undemocratic and a step to extend military rule.
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Chirac Faces Major Strike as SNCF Paralyzes France
Six months into his presidency Jacques Chirac confronts a sweeping strike that halts most rail and bus service across France. SNCF workers join protests against Alain Juppes social security reforms, threatening to extend into Wednesday as unions push back on pension and tax changes aimed at curbing the 64 billion dollar deficit and securing European currency criteria.
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Jacques Chirac
Statetun Railway Company
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France
Chirac
Alain Juppe
New register reveals undisclosed arms deals and gaps
The UN Register of Conventional Arms discloses 59 previously unknown arms deals including 34 tanks from Poland to Iran and 56 air to air missiles from Ukraine to China, while 87 of 186 countries submitted data and several major buyers and nonmembers abstained. The effort seeks early warning of dangerous arms build ups and echoes post Gulf War concerns.
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Rockets Strike Kiryat Shemona as Israel Hears Warning
Lebanese guerrillas fired katyusha rockets at Kiryat Shemona injuring eight people and sending tens of thousands into shelters. Schools canceled as homes and cars were hit. Israel retaliated with air raids and shelling in Lebanon while Prime Minister Peres visited the damaged area and warned Lebanon Syria and Hezbollah to stop.
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Lebanon
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Hezbollah
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