Hariri leads in Lebanon vote amid possible clash with president
Billionaire Rafik Hariri and allies look set to defeat Lebanon's prime minister and backers in the election's final stage. Early returns suggest Hariri may seek the premiership and clash with President Emile Lahoud, who opposes him, as EU weighs Kosovo sanctions.
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Rafik Hariri
Lebanon
Hariri
Emile Lahoud
Lahoud
European Union
Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic
France
Kosovo
Milosevic
Hubert Vedrine
Yugoslavia
Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi amid crackdown described
Myanmar security forces surrounded homes of National League for Democracy leaders and ordered senior members to stay at home, effectively closing the party's nerve center after a nine day standoff with the military regime. Aung San Suu Kyi and allies were flown back to the capital after nine days away.
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Myanmar
National League For Democracy Party
Aung San Suu Kyi
Yangon
Burma
Ancient wall and watch tower found beneath Barcelona street
Archaeologists uncovered a 14th century wall and a surprise 66 foot high watch tower under Calle Pelayo in downtown Barcelona. The tower and wall date to the mid-1300s, built by order of King Pere of Aragon and Catalonia as part of Barcelona's third defense perimeter.
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Barcelona
Calle Pelayo
Diego Boza
Pere
Aragon
Catalonia
Germany’s harsh sentence sparks debate on xenophobia
In Halle a 24-year-old German received a life term for killing an African immigrant while two teens got nine years each. Critics argue mainstream rhetoric fuels neo Nazi violence against foreigners, while rights groups warn language from politicians aids xenophobia amid Germany’s immigrant population of 7.3 million.
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Berlin
Halle
Alberto Adriano
Jean-Jerome Chico-Kaleu Muyemba
Congo
Zaire
Edmund Stoiber
Christian Social Union Party
Germany
Juergen Micksch
Intercultural Council
Schily
Micksch
Stoiber
National Democratic Party
NPD
Ruettgers
Chico-Kaleu Muyemba
Education Ministry
Brandenburg
Hitler
Chico-Kalu Muyemba
Africa
US activists condemn Iraq conditions in Basra
Voices in the Wilderness activists concluded a six week stay in Basra where they witnessed sanitation failures and disease linked to sanctions. They reported dysentery and sick water as electricity and sewage systems faltered, warning that children suffer most while urging action from the United Nations and governments.
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Bacupap
Rap
U.N
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Voices In the
Basra
Liza Gizzi
Gizzi
St. Paul
Minn
al-Jumhouriya
Baghdad
Tom Jackson
Dover
N.H
Britain
Unicef
United States
Milosevic confirms candidacy in Yugoslavia election
In Belgrade Milosevic allies submit petition figures showing near 1.6 million signatures in support of his bid for re election ahead of the September 24 vote. Pro MilosevicMontenegrin factions tout backing while Montenegro contingency plans stir boycott talks.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Vojislav Kostunica
Gorica Gajevic
Socialist Party of Serbia
Momir Bulatovic
Socialist Party
Montenegro
Federation
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Pro-Democracy Party
Spain
Juergen Ruettgers
Christian Democratic Party
Otto Schily
Gerhard Schroeder
Social Democratic Party
Republikaner
North Rhine-Westphalia
Berliner Zeitung
Europe
Kathy Kelly
Chicago
Voices In
Kelly
U.N. Security Council
U.S
State Department
Traq
Lauren Cannon
Mark McGuire
Winona
Iowa
Ephonel
Norman John
Chris Chapin
Joel Sauders
Jim Moore
Martha Pierson
CSR
W. 6Th Street
Lawrence
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