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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1996
Page
3
The Bosnia and Herzegovina election results from Sept 14 were officially certified Sunday. Alija Izetbegovic will serve as chairman of the three member presidency, with Bosnian Serb nationalist Momcilo Kraijisnik and Bosnian Croat Kresimir Zubak as the other members.
Sri Lankan troops overran the Tamil guerrilla stronghold of Kilinochchi in the north, crushing stiff resistance after an eight day offensive that left nearly 900 dead. Defense Ministry said troops cleared land mines as they advanced 170 miles north of Colombo, in a crucial test of operations amid a 13 year civil war that has killed over 46,000 people.
Hundreds of women demonstrated outside Lahore High Court against a ruling that all women must obtain permission from male guardians to marry. Justice Abdul Hafeez Cheema said such consent makes a marriage void, while a counter rally supported the decision as aligned with Islam. The protests highlighted tensions between women's rights and Islamic law as two eloping teens faced petitions and parental accusations of zinah.
About 300 women including lawyers and doctors backed a campaign to amend Kuwait 1962 election law denying women the vote and right to run. A symbolic one hour work stoppage drew 570 participants as activists press for education and lobbying to win women voting rights and ballot access.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called on Boris Yeltsin to resign for health reasons so new elections can be held soon. Gorbachev told Interfax that stepping down would aid both him and Russia, as Yeltsin nears bypass surgeries and a temporary power transfer.
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