Serbs resume surrender of weapons amid Yugoslavia pullout
In northwest Bosnia near Bihac and Sarajevo, Bosnian Serbs began turning in heavy weapons after the UN accepted a compromise. NATO airstrikes loomed if guns not withdrawn, while U.S. diplomats left Belgrade with families of 35. The Bosnian Serb commander Mladic signaled cautious peace steps as NATO pressure mounted.
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Somali attack: two aid workers seized and peacekeeper killed
In Jowhar Somali gunmen abducted two Italian aid workers while a UN peacekeeping convoy was ambushed. An Egyptian peacekeeper died and another wounded, raising UN casualties to 81 dead and 329 wounded since the mission began last May.
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Snowstorm strands travelers in Japan
The heaviest snowfall in 25 years hit Japan, stranding more than 9,000 travelers overnight at Tokyo airports with 3,000 forced to remain onboard planes. Nine inches of snow fell Saturday, the most since 1969, disrupting travel across the capital region.
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Coins stolen from Russian museum
Three Roman coins were stolen from a glass case at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The chief curator said he lacked funds for better security and valued the coins at about 850,000 rubles, roughly 540 dollars, contradicting reports of great value.
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Iran Won't Back Down on Rushdie Death Edict
In Tehran five years after Ayatollah Khomeini sentenced Salman Rushdie to death for alleged blasphemy, Iran maintains the fatwa as an unprecedented stance in modern times.
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