Rwanda Hutu militias armed to kill amid postwar unrest
Former officials and Human Rights Watch describe extremist Hutu militias created under President Habyarimana and armed to massacre Tutsis. Trained as a “doomsday” force, they were built during fragile peace talks and intensified after a 1992 power sharing deal. The source notes international warnings and lingering fears.
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Rwanda
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Uganda
Habyarimana
U.N. Warns of Airport Pullout Amid Kigali Shelling
Heavy shelling near Kigali hindered relief flights to Rwanda's capital and U.N. warns it may abandon the airport if bombardments continue. Rebel mortars and rockets struck near the terminal, damaging the control tower and six U.N. vehicles. No U.N. casualties reported while army gunners blacked rebel positions and blocked aid to about 15,000 people under U.N. protection.
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Italian leader may be tried for Mafia ties
Sicilian investigators press for the trial of former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti on charges of associating with the Mafia. Palermo judicial officials said the step seeks to substantiate claims he acted as the Mafia’s protector in Rome. Andreotti denied the charges, inviting a trial to clear his name.
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Sicily
Giulio Andreotti
Palermo
Andreotti
Italy
Bosnian Serbs Promise to Withdraw From Gorazde Core
In Gorazde the U N commander won a pledge from Bosnian Serbs to pull soldiers from the town center but fighting continued in the besieged Muslim enclave. The pledge follows NATO threats of airstrikes and a deadline to remove heavy weapons within 12 miles and all troops from a two mile exclusion zone.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
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North Yemen vows to stop secession at Aden
President Ali Abdullah Saleh warns he will storm Aden to prevent southern secession on the eve of the merger anniversary. He says the north is tightening a siege around the southern stronghold, a claim echoed since the war began 17 days ago.
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Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Aden
Veteran returns to Vietnam to honor fallen comrades
Tim Brown, a Texas veteran and head of the Vietnam Veterans Foundation of Texas, traveled to Vietnam to honor 12 of 13 Marines killed in May 1968. He carried dirt from his outpost at Ngok Tavak to mix with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial soil in Washington, seeking forgiveness and closure after decades of survivor guilt. Brown, who suffers health issues, crawled halfway up Ngok Tavak before the journey halted.
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Vietnam Veterans’ Foundation of Texas, Inc
Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington
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Ngok Tavak
Waak
Kham Duc
Tim Brown
Antarctic whale sanctuary likely at IWC talks in Mexico
Conservationists expect a favorable vote at the International Whaling Commission conference in Puerto Vallarta as France leads a plan for an 11 million square mile Antarctic sanctuary. Opponents Japan and Norway seek loosening of the 1982 ban while WWF notes 21 nations back the proposal and six oppose it. A three fourths majority is required for approval.
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International Whaling Commission
Mexico
Pacific
Puerto Vallarta
World Wide Fund For Nature
Trade embargo set to begin in Haiti as crisis deepens
Haitians face looming sanctions ordered by the United Nations to punish military rulers after Aristide’s ouster. The embargo bans most trade except food, medicine, and humanitarian relief, tightening a fuel and arms ban from October and adding travel bans for hundreds of officers and families.
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Haiti
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
United Nations
Francois de Ravine
American Airlines
Weight Loss Claim Through Appetite Control Fiber Delight Ad
Phoenix readers see a diet ad touting soluble fiber to curb appetite and aid weight loss. It promotes Fiber Delight as a low calorie supplement with 45 calories per serving, claims long term weight maintenance, heart and diabetes benefits, and mentions a Gilbert Arizona user who lost 60 pounds in 20 weeks. The ad offers free samples from The Diet Froness Corporation and lists a phone number.
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David Hangs
Gilbert, AZ
Diet Froness Corporation
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