Russian ex-navy captain on espionage trial in Moscow
Former submarine inspector Alexander Nikitin, 46, faces up to 20 years for allegedly aiding a Norwegian group documenting radioactive pollution by the Russian navy north of the Arctic Circle near Murmansk. His trial opened amid secrecy surrounding an even more secret Defense Ministry decree and is seen as a major human rights case since the Soviet breakup.
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NATO chief warns Milosevic over Kosovo airstrikes
Gen Wesley Clark told Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade that he has not met terms of the October 12 agreement to avert NATO strikes. Kosovo rebels demanded all government troops leave the province or continue their independence struggle as violence rises. The warning follows U S and NATO complaints that Serbia has not withdrawn the special police units sent in February to crack down on the Kosovo Liberation Army.
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Salinas brother accused in Swiss drug payoff scheme
Swiss authorities accuse Raul Salinas de Gortari, brother of Mexico's ex president, of receiving 500 million dollars in cartel payoffs. They say they moved the day before to seize 114 million of that money, now held in Swiss banks, linking shipments through Mexico to the Medellin and Cali cartels.
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First comprehensive census in South Africa released
South Africa's first door to door census shows how far the country must travel to overcome apartheid. President Mandela notes over half lack running water at home, about a quarter earn as little as 88 dollars monthly, and most of the poor are non whites. During apartheid white officials avoided surveys in black townships, surveying by helicopter. Door to door work used English and Afrikaans rather than African languages.
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Nigeria pipeline blast wounds set nation in shock
Hope fades for burn victims as Nigerian hospitals buckle in Jesse after a weekend fuel pipeline explosion killed at least 500. Victims fear arrest amid claims the pipeline was punctured by scavengers while crowds gathered for fuel. Hospitals are overwhelmed with limited burn care and supplies as families pull injured relatives from care centers.
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