Argentine Leader Menem Visits Britain for Falklands Reconciliation
Argentine President Carlos Menem arrived at Heathrow for a landmark visit the first since the 1982 Falklands War. He planned a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral to honor 970 war dead, including 255 British soldiers, and meetings with Prime Minister Blair and Queen Elizabeth II during a six day trip.
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Tony Blair
Queen Elizabeth I
ANC denounces leaked Truth Commission report on apartheid
The ANC dismissed the leaked findings from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as baseless, while the full report to President Nelson Mandela is due Thursday after extensive hearings. It accuses the ANC of rights violations including mine planting and extrajudicial killings, though the commission also blames the white apartheid regime and security forces for most abuses.
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Nelson Mandela
ANC
Truth Commission
Kenya says state violence displaces 500000, kills 1600
Kenya Human Rights Commission reports 500000 displaced and at least 1600 killed in seven years, linked to state sponsored politics under President Daniel arap Moi and KANU after 1991 reforms, claiming a new form of terrorism persists. The report is titled Killing the Vote.
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Kenya Human Rights Commission
Daniel Arap Moi
Kenya African National Union
Commission
Mideast violence after Hebron killing shocks West Bank
Palestinians arrest two suspects in the killing of a Jewish settler as mourners bury Danny Vargas in Hebron. A second funeral honors an elderly Palestinian killed near Itamar amid calls for revenge, while Netanyahu insists on withdrawing 13 percent of the West Bank in 12 weeks despite security concerns.
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Moledet
Zeevi
Itamar
West Bank
Netanyahu
Ahmed Tibi
Yasser Arafat
Danny Vargas
Kiryat Arba
Vargas
Hebron
Israel
Schroeder sworn in as German chancellor vows major reforms
Gerhard Schroeder was sworn in as Germanys seventh postwar chancellor after his Social Democrats Greens coalition won 351 to 287 in Parliament. He pledged trailblazing reforms to modernize Europes largest economy, including $6 billion in income tax cuts and a plan to shut down nuclear plants. Kohl congratulated the new leader as the coalition aims to curb unemployment and overhaul the welfare state.
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Helmut Kohl
Gerhard Schroeder
Germany
Europe
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Bundestag
Social Democrats
Greens
Swissair 111 Crash Remains Retrieved From Ocean Floor
Hundreds of thousands of pieces of Swissair Flight 111 have been recovered, about 60 percent of the plane, while investigators in Halifax say final causes remain unclear. Canada’s Transportation Safety Board chief Benoit Bouchard notes the probe will exceed a year. Engines and cockpit debris were recovered, with signs of extreme heat in cockpit items. identification of victims reaches 134 through DNA matching.
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Vic Gorden
John Butt
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Russian leader Yeltsin checks into rest home outside Moscow
President Boris Yeltsin began an open ended stay at the Barvikha sanatorium amid reports of high blood pressure and exhaustion. Prime Minister Primakov has stepped forward in his absence guiding policy as Yeltsin recovers.
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Yeltsin
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Primakov
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DeBakey
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Houston
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