China Japan Senkaku clash threatens peace talks
China's denial of Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands and a flotilla of 32 armed fishing boats near the islets sparks a political furor in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Sonoda says peace treaty talks with Peking cannot resume until the dispute is settled. The issue widens rifts in Fukuda's government and raises questions about U.S. alliance dynamics.
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China
Japan
Senkaku Islands
Peking
Russia
Senkakus
Okinawa
East China Sea
Takeo Fukuda
Sunao Sonoda
Fukuda
Fate of canal treaty hangs in balance in Senate vote
In Washington the Senate nears a pivotal Tuesday vote on the second Panama Canal treaty with the DeConcini amendment and U S intervention language still unresolved. Democratic leaders warn the outcome remains uncertain as opponents estimate they can block the pact, while proponents insist it will pass despite last minute hurdles.
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United States
Panama
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R-Nev
Laxalt
Russell Long
D-La
Long
Canal
Sen
Dennis
DeConcini
D-Ariz
Robert C. Byrd
Carter
White House
Fear and upheaval grip Italy after Moro kidnapping
In Genoa a bank is robbed by a man claiming Red Brigades ties though police say no link. The Moro kidnapping and the killing of bodyguards have left Italy living in fear with late openings, roadblocks, wiretapping expanded and a national mood of unease.
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Genoa
Red Brigades
Aldo Moro
Italy
Enzo Biagi
Moro
Law and
Christian Democrat Party
Red Brigade
Benigno Zaccagnini
Christian Democrats
University of Rome
Rhodesian guerrilla leaders tentatively accept peace plan
Rhodesian guerrilla leaders say they are willing to meet with interim government representatives in Salisbury to negotiate a settlement based on a U S British peace plan. Vance planned another meeting with Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe to press the Anglo American plan calling for a U N force and a resident British commissioner during transition to black majority rule.
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Salisbury
Cyrus R. Vance
Joshua Nkomo
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Rhodesia
Nkomo
Mugabe
Malta
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Owen
Vance
Mozambique
Zambia
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Angola
Nigeria
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Smith
Britain
United States
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
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