Mecca Hajj Stampede Death Toll Unclear After Tunnel Disaster
Confusion surrounds the Mecca tunnel crush as Saudi officials withhold a final count. International diplomats cite Indonesian and Malaysian deaths while King Fahd calls victims martyrs and blames overcrowding after a power cut cut ventilation.
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Reuter
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
al-Muaissem
Abraham
Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz
Fahd
Mina
Mount Arafat
Mohammed
Gulf drilling plan blocked over Arctic spill risk
An environmental review board urged Gulf Canada Resources and the federal government to abandon plans for a three year Beaufort Sea drilling project near Tuktoyaktuk. it criticized lack of preparedness for a worst case spill and cited Exxon Valdez as a cautionary example. The panel said stronger evidence on worst case scenarios and cleanup funding was needed before any approval.
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Inuvik
N.W.T
Gulf Canada
Arctic
Beaufort Sea
Gulf Canada Resources Ltd
James Livingstone
Gulf
Livingstone
Alaska
Federal-Native Board
Tuktoyaktuk
Agreement reached in ship dispute
In Montreal a tentative two year contract peace ends strike threat that would halt Great Lakes to Atlantic shipping. The Seafarers' International Union and ship owners, aided by a federal mediator, settle for 5.8 percent wage rise first year and 5.5 percent second year plus improved pensions.
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Montreal
Nazi scientist seeks US hearing over war crimes claims
Arthur Rudolph, an 83 year old visiting German scientist linked to the American space program, denies Nazi war crime charges and seeks a U S congressional hearing. He was detained in Toronto on arrival and faces a Canadian immigration hearing as he plans to meet a U S congressman in Niagara Falls to press his case.
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Toronto
United States
Arthur Rudolph
Pearson International
Rudolph
Martha
Hamburg
West Germany
Vancouver
Banff
Jasper
Department of Justice
Nazi Germany
Niagara Falls
Ont
Mittelwerk
Central Works
Germany
U.S. Justice Department
Dora-Nordhausen
Kohl Sets December 2 Date for All Germany Elections
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl fixed December 2 as the national election date to advance East German unification. East Germany will hold state elections on October 14 to establish a federal system compatible with West Germany.
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Bonn
Helmut Kohl
East Germany
West Germany
East Berlin
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Democratic Renewal
German Social Union
Hardliner slams Soviet reforms
Soviet hardliner Yegor Ligachev blasted what he called the thoughtless radicalism of five years of perestroika at the 28th Congress. He argued against private property and insisted the party must remain Marxist-Leninist, while noting reform would proceed with or without the party. Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze defended opening to the West as hardliners attacked disarmament deals and reform.
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Pravda
Red Square
Yegor Ligachev
Gorbachev
Eduard Shevardnadze
Moscow
Europe
Reuter
Mikhail Gorbachev
Communist’ Party
Ligachev
Gorba
Achev
Alexander Yakovlev
Yakovlev
Party of the Communists
Soviet Union
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Shevardnadze
United States
Bush Plans NATO Reforms Aimed at Post Cold War Peace
President George Bush unveils surprise proposals to make NATO more political and reduce nuclear arms in Europe. The plan, discussed ahead of the Brussels summit, seeks Soviet reassurance and a reshaped alliance with Germany, including new diplomatic roles at NATO HQ.
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Brussels
Reuter
U.S
George Bush
Soviet Union
NATO
London
Europe
Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
Brian Mulroney
Bush
Kennebunkport
Chiefs Map Post Meech Lake Strategy at Edmonton Summit
Canadian Indian leaders converge in Edmonton with Meech Lake fallout and backlash against bands in focus. Elijah Harper praised for stalling the accord and chiefs aim to secure formal recognition of native status while addressing rights, land claims, education, health, and Bill C-31.
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Edmonton
Canada
Jerome Morin
Enoch
Morin
Ottawa
Meech Lake
Elijah Harper
Manitoba
Harper
Quebec
Indian Affairs Department
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