Haitians Rally for Aristide Resumption of Libete
Haitians celebrate Aristide's return prospects as Libete, Haiti's leading Creole weekly, resumes after threats and harassment. Editor Rev Jean-Yves Urfie says publication will continue despite danger. A widened American military presence and threats to Haitian troops accompany spontaneous seaport protests.
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Port-Au-Prince
Hartt
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Libete
Haiti
Jean-Yves Urfie
U S pledges aid for Haiti recovery and debt relief
The Clinton administration moves forward with more than 100 million in recovery aid for Haiti and pledges 1 billion in multilateral help to repay loans. The plan includes 75 million this year rising to 104 million, plus 45 million for government operations early next quarter.
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Clinton
Haiti
Western Hemisphere
United States
Haiti mission cost for 94 reaches 250 million dollars
President Perry said the Haiti deployment would cost about 250 million dollars for the rest of the year with 11 000 troops under Operation Uphold Democracy. He noted 50 million by September and 200 million through December, prompting an extra congressional appropriation request.
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U.S
Haiti
Pentagon
Congress
Defense
William Perry
Raoul Cedras
Perry
Cedras
Norfolk
U.S. Atlantic Command
Defense Department
Department
Capitol Hill
House
United Nations
Christopher Cox
Calif
Dutch businessman hanged in Singapore for heroin offense
Singapore executed Johannes van Damme, a Dutch national, for narcotics possession after being found with about 10 pounds of heroin at Changi Airport. He was the first Westerner executed for a narcotics crime in Singapore, despite clemency appeals from the Dutch government and Amnesty International.
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Singapore
Johannes van Damme
Singapore Changi
Ong Teng Cheong
Beatrix
Amnesty International
Plague in Surat prompts mass evacuation and unrest
Panic grips Surat as plague kills dozens and prompts 400000 residents to flee toward Bombay. Officials fear a deadlier strain. Police seal slums while crowds crowd transport hubs. Parallel in Tegucigalpa protesters clash with authorities over food prices rising over 300 percent.
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Surat
India
Bombay
Carlos Roberto Reina
Tegcigalpa
Honduras
NATO Airstrike Signals West Frustration With Serbs
NATO jets bombed a Serb tank near Sarajevo amid continued violations of the Sarajevo weapons free zone. The strike followed attacks that wounded a French peacekeeper, with U.N. commander Brig. Gen. Andre Soubirou warning that further attacks on peacekeepers will draw proportional force.
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Yugoslavia
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Tanjug
Soubirou
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Bertrand Labarsouque
United Nations
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