Iraqi units halt retreat as U.S. warns of more troops
Iraqi forces which had been moving away from Kuwait halted their withdrawal near Nasiriya, prompting Washington to signal increased troop strength if Iraq delays with drawing. President Clinton said Iraq heard the message while Perry warned deployment must end if forces return to original lines.
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Baghdad
Iraq
America
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Kuwaiti
Washington
United States
Saddam
State Department
Andrei Kozyrev
Naziryah
White House
Pentagon
Clinton
Jiddah
Saudi Arabia
William Perry
Perry
United Nations
Nizar Hamdoon
Republican Guard
Nasiriya
Hamdoon
New York
U.N
Deadline tight as Israel hunts kidnapped soldier Waxman
Israel faces a crisis as 19 year old Cpl. Nachshon Waxman, an American citizen, is held by Islamic militants. PLO police broaden Gaza searches while 50,000 mourners attend a Western Wall vigil. Rabin and Arafat receive the Nobel Peace Prize amid calls to choose peace over Hamas.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Israel
PLO
Cpl
Nachshon Waxman
Western Wall
Yasser Arafat
Yitzhak Rabin
Shimon Peres
Arafat
Hamas
Waxman
Rabin
Ibrahim Ghosheh
Ghosheh
Mahmoud Zahar
Yassin
Simpson defense seeks leaks source in LAPD case
O J Simpson defense subpoenas Police Chief Willie Williams and Cmdr David Gascon and a TV reporter amid a hearing on leaks. Shield Law may shield journalists, experts say the move is likely a waste of time. The hearing, to begin today after juror questioning, may be closed.
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Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Willie Williams
Cmdr
David Gascon
California
Williams
Gascon
Law
Robert Pugsley
Southwestern University
Pugsley
Jerriaine Hayslett
Simpson
Girl jailed over diary in abuse case sparks fear
In Fort Lauderdale a 12 year old girl was jailed briefly for refusing to surrender a diary in a case accusing her policeman father of abuse. The judge lifted the contempt charge after the diary was handed over and the girl said she feared him, prompting calls from advocates that abuse victims may hesitate to report crimes.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Robert Carney
Ruth McDonald
Phoenix Center
Broward County
Carney
Rich Little to wed Jeanette Markey in private ceremony
Spokesman Bruce Merrin says impressionist Rich Little, 55, will marry comedian Jeanette Markey, 28, in a private Oct 29 ceremony here. The couple, who have performed together for two years, headline in Las Vegas and tour seven countries, often portraying famous pairs like Burns and Allen and Miss Piggy with Kermit.
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Rich Little
Jeanette Markey
Little
Bruce Merrin
Markey
Las Vegas
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Edith
Archie Bunker
Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy
Arafat Rabin and Peres Share Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Yasser Arafat Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres for efforts toward Middle East peace. Rabin urged continued talks while Peres praised Arafat. the award drew protest from a faction in Oslo and acknowledged future peace work amid crisis.
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Oslo
Norway
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Shimon Peres
Middle East
Rabin
Defense Ministry
Cpl
Nachshon Waxman
Peres
Arafat
Alexandria
Egypt
Kare Kristiansen
Truce by cease-fire matched in Northern Ireland
Pro-British Protestant paramilitaries joined the IRA in announcing a cease-fire, saying they would drop all operations as long as the IRA continues its halt. The Combined Loyalist Military Command urged no more hostilities while the IRA holds its truce, signaling possible negotiations and pressure on Britain to start constitutional talks. The IRA had ended its campaign on August 31, with responsibility for a return to war placed on the Protestants.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Britain
Ulster Defense Force
Ulster Volunteer Force
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