Conviction in plot to bomb 12 U.S. jetliners
Ramzi Yousef Abdul Hakim Murad and Wali Khan Amin Shah are found guilty on all seven counts in a two-day terrorist plot to destroy 12 U.S. airliners. The verdicts carry life sentences for Yousef and implicate the Manila cell linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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World Trade Center
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Wali Khan Amin Shah
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Honolulu
New York City
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Middle East
Israel
Philippines Airlines
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Philippines
Manila
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Christopher maps new NATO link with Russia and Europe
Secretary of State Warren Christopher proposes a formal NATO charter linking Russia to the alliance with a future role and joint actions. He urges upgrading France and Spain to full members, while including Russia in peacekeeping and exercises, as NATO expands eastward next year.
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Dick Morris faces new tabloid sex scandal claims
New York tabloids report former White House aide Dick Morris acknowledged a long extramarital relationship with a Texas woman ending in a daughter. Star and Enquirer allege a 15 year affair with Barbara Pfafflin, while Morris allegedly discussed the child with a prostitute. No comment available.
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Ms. Rowlands
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Cosco settles two reporting lawsuits over child beds
The government and Cosco Inc settle allegations of dozens of incidents where children were trapped in headboards or footboards. Cosco pays 725000 dollars in five installments to avoid protracted litigation despite Cosco's expected trial victory. The CPSC sought 25 million dollars for reporting violations in Indianapolis court.
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Cosco Inc
Nick Costides
Columbus
Ind
Cosco
Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S
Mother Teresa May Go Home From Calcutta Hospital
Mother Teresa, 86, may be released this weekend from Calcutta hospital after two weeks with fever a respiratory infection and heart problems. Doctors cited slow steady progress and said she might be discharged Saturday. She has prayed and chatted with Missionaries of Charity sisters and can walk a little, though age and medical history prompt caution.
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India
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S.K. Sen
Woodlands Nursing Home
Missionaries of Charity
Whoopi backs Rosie as next year's Oscars host
Whoopi Goldberg, current Oscar host, declares on Rosie O'Donnell's show that there is no one else she would choose to host next year. She urges viewers to write to the Academy. O'Donnell reacts with flattered gratitude to the nomination.
Three Fishermen Die After Capsized Boat Near Boston
In fog near Boston a 45-foot Heather Lynne II capsized while being towed by a barge tug. Steve Smith, a nearby fisherman, heard tapping from the hull but divers arrived too late. All three crew were dead. bodies recovered more than two hours after a 5:24 a.m. distress call. Coast Guard officials cautioned on how the accident occurred.
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Rival Kurdish factions pause fighting near Irbil in Iraq
Rival Kurdish factions halted clashes outside Irbil after a day of heavy fighting. Iraqi tanks remained nearby and U S forces continued no fly zone patrols. Reports said secret police and troops were entrenched near the 36th parallel as tension remained high.
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