Greenpeace Estimates War Death Toll and Displaced Aboard Gulf
Greenpeace reports over 150000 killed and 5 million displaced by the war with Iraq. It cites 100000-120000 Iraqi troops and 5000-15000 civilians dead, plus 29,000 in civil conflicts and up to 30000 refugees since May. The group plans a Gulf voyage to assess damage and push for wartime environmental treaties.
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Iraq
Greenpeace
U.S
Persian Gulf
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Saddam Hussein
William Arkin
Mythical Ripton funds mask playful budget prank
In a light moment during budget wrangling, the Massachusetts House earmarked nearly 400 000 dollars for Ripton a mythical town created by legislators to mock the budget process. The joke centers on a nonexistent village used to test who reads the bill and whether the governor notices.
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Ripton
Mass
Howame Antalyst
Robert Austin
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Christopher Hodgkins
Peter
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Department of Environmental Management
Massachusetts
Boondocks
House
Ways and Means
John Regan
State Senate
Congress picks Rao as new party chief in turbulent India
New Delhi AP Leaders of the Congress Party chose scholarly former foreign minister P V Narasimha Rao as the new party chief to steer national elections after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. Rao, aged 69 and in frail health, is unlikely to seek prime ministership. leadership battles loom after mid June polls. The party vows unity and may invoke Gandhi's name for sympathy votes amid a BJP challenge.
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India
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P.V. Narashimha Rao
Congress
Rao
Gandhi
Mr. Rao
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Bharatiya Janata
Congress Working Committee
Sonia
Anti American protests rock Addis Ababa amid rebel takeover
Demonstrators in Addis Ababa stoned the U S Embassy and fought with rebel troops who had seized the city. U S mediation warned that cooperation hinges on democracy, while Eritrean rebels demand a UN supervised referendum and still seek relief access via Red Sea ports. Drought and famine imperil millions as relief pledges lag.
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Ethiopia
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United States
London
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Herman Cohen
Eritrea
Eritrean People’s Liberation Front
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Red Sea
Massawa
Assab
Meles Zenawi
Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front
Looting at crash site mars Austrian jet disaster scene
As many as 20,000 villagers swarmed the Sauda Air Boeing 767 wreck 100 miles northwest of Bangkok, looting valuables and possible evidence. Officials said all 223 aboard died. bodies recovered, many mangled. Police and officials blamed unsafe sealing of the site and widespread scavenging by locals. Reuters reports note heroin rumors and drug-matte speculation linked to the crash.
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Bangkok
Sauda Air
Ed Shore
Boeing Co
Lauda Air
Vienna
Austria
Niki Lauda
Mr. Lauda
Lauda
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