Kuwait mourns looted Islamic art from National Museum
Kuwait City AP reports Iraqis looted and burned 140 items on display in the United States while 1,500 pieces from the Islamic wing went missing or were destroyed. Looted treasures include 7th century Koran pages crystal Egyptian chess pieces 14th to 17th century carpets and more.
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Kuwait City
Egypt
Kuwait
National Museum
United States
Ibraheem al-Baghri
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
al-Baghri
Turkey
Persia
Greece
Rome
India
Asia
Middle East
Iraq war scars reach Kuwait Zoo as animals killed
Kuwaiti zoo director Moosa al Khashti reports Iraqi troops killed 63 monkeys and many other animals, leaving only seven monkeys, two zebras, gazelles, ostriches, camels and a baby water buffalo eaten. Delal the elephant bears a bullet wound amid the ruined grounds of the 18 acre facility once home to 52 mammal species and 80 bird species.
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Kuwait
Emirate
al-Baghri
Iraq
Muaid Said
Persian Gulf
al-Baghli
U.S
Ahmed Al-Tattan
Kuwait City
Kuwait Zoo
Delal
Animal Kingdom
Moosa al- Khashti
Baghdad
al-Khashti
Gasoline price dips below prewar Kuwait level
The national average gasoline price for all grades fell to about $1.16 at the pump, down 3.46 cents from Feb 2, edging near the July 1990 prewar level of about $1.17. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg cautioned prices could rise as winter ends and driving increases.
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Los Angeles
Iraq
Kuwait
Trilby Lundberg
Lundberg
Albanian refugees sail back from Brindisi as exodus widens
In Brindisi Italy more than 1500 Albanian refugees sailed back home after days of hunger and rain while about 18000 remained in Italy fearing deportation. Italian authorities seized ships and blocked further crossings as police broke up dockside scuffles. In Washington PAHO warns over 3 million Western Hemisphere residents may be infected with HIV by the mid 1990s and AIDS deaths could double official counts.
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Brindisi
Italy
Albani
Washington
Pan American Health Organization
Western Hemisphere
PAHO
North
South America
Caribbean
Emergency meetings urged to halt Belgrade unrest
In Belgrade Yugoslavia police used tear gas and truncheons against 4000 students seeking release of two opposition leaders and resignations of Serbia’s interior minister and the TV chief. Milosevic planned emergency talks with protesters as clashes left several injured and two dead.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Belgrade Television
Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic
Tanjug
Western hostages moved from Beirut to Baalbek hideouts
Western captives held by Iranian Muslim extremists have been moved from slums of southern Beirut to hideouts around Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley. The group includes six Americans, four Britons, two Germans and an Italian. The move coincides with Western efforts to secure their release through Iran and Syria as Lebanon's civil war demilitarization proceeds.
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Lebanon
United States
Britain
Iran
Syria
Baalbek
Bekaa
East
Hezbollah
Party of God
Hajjaj
Hay Madi
Terry Anderson
Thomas Sutherland
Jesse Turner
Alain Steen
Joseph Cicippio
Edward Tracy
Anderson
Middle East
Associated Press
Elias Hrawi
Right claims victory in Salvador vote
Preliminary results show the governing party ahead while a leftist coalition makes strong gains. Analysts warn official seat totals are uncertain due to the complex apportionment formula as the 60 to 84 seat legislature shifts and voters ponder who will control the new congress.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Assembly of Deputies
Democratic Convergence
Alfredo Cristiani
Republican Nationalist Alliance
Arena
Congress
Morgan Bojorquez
Channel 12
Christians Democrats
Ruben Zamora
U.N
Armando Calderon Sol
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