Hostage release eyed as Germanys set to go free this month
In Beirut interior minister Sami Khatib announced two German relief workers Heinrich Struebig and Thomas Kemptner would be freed this month, with papers predicting Sunday or Monday. UN negotiator Picco was due in Damascus as the file nears closure in June.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sami Khatib
Heinrich Struebig
Thomas Kemptner
Giandomenico Picco
United Nations
Damascus
Syria
Germany
U.N
Lufthansa
Supreme Court limits environmental groups seeking broad protections
The court's 7-2 ruling restricts lawsuits by groups acting for the general public interest to protect endangered species. Plaintiffs must show concrete harm to themselves, not just a public-spirited goal. The decision aligns with the Bush administration as Earth Summit criticism unfolds in Brazil.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Brazil
World leaders push long term aid at Earth Summit
At the Earth Summit Pakistan's prime minister urged industrialized nations to commit to long term economic assistance for the Third World. European offers totaled billions in aid while the United States faced criticism for not increasing funding or emissions cuts.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Pakistan
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
United States
European Community
Germany
John Major
World Bank
Britain
Helmut Kohl
Yeltsin reveals Soviet downing of US planes in Cold War
Soviet president Boris Yeltsin says records show nine US aircraft were shot down over the USSR in the 1950s and eight crews were held in prisons while four survivors were kept in psychiatric hospitals. He delivered the letter to Senators Kerry and Smith ahead of a Bush summit.
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Washington
Bush
Boris Yeltsin
Soviet Union
U.S
Francis Gary Powers
Pentagon
Air Force
Susan Strednansky
Japan
U.S.S.R
Yeltsin
John Kerry
D-Mass
Bob Smith
R-Nh
Senate
Dmitri Volkogonov
Kerry
Delores Alfond
National Alliance of Families For
Truce talk amid fierce fighting in Bosnia as siege worsens
In Belgrade and Sarajevo the conflict intensifies despite Serb leader Radovan Karadzic announcing a unilateral truce for Monday. U.N. and other officials debate airlifted aid while thousands flee bombardment and Sarajevo endures power cuts and dwindling water supplies.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.N
Republic
Croatia
Zagreb
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Hrasno
Vrace
Radovan Karadzic
Karadzic
Barbara Shannon-Boyd
Ms. Shannon-Boyd
Daruvar
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Kmart Corp
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Waldenbooks
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