Militia members arrested in West Virginia FBI plot
Seven people tied to the Mountaineer Militia were arrested on charges of plotting to blow up the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Center in Clarksburg and two other federal buildings. FBI agents describe meetings where explosives were shown, with up to five to ten year ranges and significant fines possible.
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W Va
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West Virgina
Floyd Raymond Looker
Mountaineer
John P. O’connor
Pittsburgh
O’connor
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Nobel Peace Prize honors East Timor leaders Belo and Ramos-Horta
The Nobel Committee awarded the 1996 Peace Prize to Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and exiled activist Jose Ramos-Horta for their peaceful push toward East Timor independence. The decision criticized Indonesia’s rule, highlighting mass suffering since 1975 and urging policy change, with Belo and Ramos-Horta receiving 1.12 million dollars and global recognition.
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East Timor
Asia
Indonesia
China
Burma
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
Jose Ramos-Horta
Java
Australia
Darwin
Belo
Ramos Horta
Awards Committee
Francis Sejersted
Major heroin network smashed by team
Washington AP reports a international heroin smuggling ring largely run by Nigerian women was dismantled with 34 arrests spanning New York to Bangkok. The operation, linked to Bangkok based syndicates, moved heroin from Southeast Asia to U.S. cities including Boston Chicago Detroit and Milwaukee. Authorities estimate over 26 million dollars in heroin seized and multiple leaders arrested or at large.
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New York
Thailand
Justice Department
Southeast Asia
U.S
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Janet Reno
Ms Reno
America
France
Britain
Bangkok
Europe
Mexico
Midwest
Thomas A. Constantine
Drug Enforcement Administration
Pakistan
Constantine
DEA
United States
Nigeria
Clinton
Jumoke Kalayat Majekodunmi
Kafi
Anthony Smith
Musiliu Balogun
Singapore
Far East
Central America
Seven executed in China for selling women in Anhui
The China Consumers Daily reports seven people were executed by gunfire in Anhui province for trafficking women into marriage or prostitution. Of 61 tried, others received suspended sentences or prison terms, while some were spared from death. The case involved rescue of 334 women and was heard by the Fuyang City Intermediate People's Court on May 31.
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Voter guide called racist sparks apologies and concern
The Christian Coalition apologized after a sample voter guide used a black man to oppose its positions and a white man to support them. Texas NAACP and religious leaders condemned it as racist. The guide circulated to churches in Texas and possibly elsewhere.
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Christian Coalition
Texas
NAACP
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