Demilitarization of KLA to form Kosovo Protection Corps
NATO led peacekeepers and KLA leaders signed an agreement to disarm the rebel force and transform the KLA into a Kosovo Protection Corps of about 5 000 members under Gen Agim Ceku. The corps will operate under KFOR supervision with Gen Wesley Clark attending the signing at NATO headquarters after two days of talks.
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Pristina
Yugoslavia
Kosovo Liberation Army
KLA
Kosovo Protection Corps
Agim Ceku
Raisa Gorbachev dies at 67 in Germany
Russians mourn Raisa Gorbachev who died of leukemia at age 67 in Muenster University Clinic Germany with husband Mikhail and daughter present. Once reviled at home she earned admiration abroad and now many Russians express sympathy and praise for the ex first lady and husband.
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Moscow
Russia
Raisa Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Muenster University Clinic
Germany
Amusement Ride Injuries Jump as Park Accidents Rise
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports an 87 percent increase in emergency room injuries from amusement park rides over five years, rising from about 2,400 in 1994 to 4,500 in 1998. Chairwoman Ann Brown notes the need for more budget and staff to regulate permanent rides and recalls.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Ann Brown
Commission
Edward Markey
D-Mass
Brown
Markey
House
Commerce
Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection
Carnival
Encephalitis spreads to Westchester suburbs
New York officials report two confirmed St Louis encephalitis cases and one highly probable case in Westchester County as city health authorities begin a second round of helicopter spraying. None of the Westchester cases have been fatal, while NYC confirms 12 cases and three deaths since late August.
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White Plains
N.Y
New York City
St Louis
Westchester County
Besienty County
Andrew Spano
Westchester
St. Louis
Swiss banks freeze 16.8 million in New York money laundering case
Swiss banks froze 16.8 million dollars in Russian accounts linked to the Bank of New York money laundering case. Folco Galli said banks reported actions under a new Swiss law requiring freezes and reporting when well founded suspicion arises. Investigators say up to 10 billion may have flowed through the Bank of New York, with no charges yet filed.
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Bern
Switzerland
Bank of New York
Folco Galli
Federal Office For Police Affairs
Associated Press
International Monetary Fund
United States
Second white supremacist found guilty in Byrd dragging death
In Jasper Texas a jury convicted Lawrence Russell Brewer 32 of the dragging death of James Byrd Jr the case tied to a white supremacist group. Brewer faces potential death penalty as sentencing proceeds with testimony expected this week. Prosecution linked the slaying to the Confederate Knights of America with two co defendants already on death row or awaiting trial.
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Bryan
Texas
Lawrence Russell Brewer
James Byrd Jr
Jasper
Brewer
Jasper County
Guy James Gray
Mary Verrett
Shawn Allen Berry
Mr. Byrd
Confederate Knights of America
Mr Berry
U.N. Troops Enter East Timor as Calm Returns
U N forces take control of Dili warehouses looted in militia violence while Australian soldiers guard the capital. Maj Gen Cosgrove says full province cover will take weeks and refugees stream from hills to view the occupation as Indonesians debate independence.
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Dili
East Timor
Toerabvera
Peter Cosgrove
East
Timor
Cosgrove
Indonesia
Rain deepens NC flood toll as Tarboro braces for aid
Heavy rains worsen floods across North Carolina after Floyd and Harvey. President Clinton visits Tarboro pledging federal aid for displaced residents like Isabelle Baker whose home in Princeville remains submerged. As of dawn, 0.5 to 1 inch more rain fell, with 1,600 homes damaged beyond repair and about 1,500 stranded. At least 35 dead in state, 10,000 in shelters. damage pegged at 1.3 billion dollars, potentially surpassing Fran's 1996 toll.
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Tarboro
N.C
North Carolina
Isabelle Baker
Baker
Clinton
Meen Princeville
Floyd
Florida
Bahamas
New England
New Jersey
New York
Trenton
Taichung
Nantou County
Ziang Zemin
China
Taiwan
Taiwan Strait
Xinhua
Jiang
Red Cross
Peng Pai-hsien
Harvey bears down on southern Florida
Tropical Storm Harvey shifted course toward southern Florida with 50 mph winds and heavy rain. Schools closed and an emergency declaration was issued as forecasts warned five to ten inches of rain and possible tornadoes in western Miami-Dade County. The storm was expected to come ashore near Naples and move southeast before turning northeast into the Atlantic.
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Clearwater. Fla. (Ap
Harvey
Florida
Naples
Clearwater
National Weather Service
Miami-Dade County
Keys Island
Atlantic
Gert shifts away from Bermuda as storm battering wanes
Hurricane Gert churned off Bermuda with waves flooding low lying areas and roads. Gusts reached 74 mph per the U S National Hurricane Center while meteorologist Mark Guishard noted the storm would pass about 115 miles east of Bermuda and turn away, with only isolated coastal flooding and no widespread damage feared.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Gert
U.S
Mark Guishard
Bermuda Weather Service
North Carolina
Guishard
Taiwan Earthquake Kills Over 1,600. Tens of Thousands Homeless
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 7.4 hit central Taiwan near Taichung and Nantou, collapsing high rise buildings and stranding thousands. By evening 1,674 were dead, 3,900 injured, 2,600 believed trapped, and 219 missing as rescue teams scoured damaged cities including Taichung and Puli.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Turkey
U.S. Geological Survey
National Earthquake Information
Taichung
Puli
Nantou
Sungshan
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NATO
Gorbachev Foundation
Foundation
Irina Malikova
Irina
Board OF Education OF
Frederick County
Ronald W. , II
East Church Street
Frederick
Maryland
U.N
Pps
Habibie
Sant Tated Press
Pip
Vine Dleanery
Prudential HealthCare
HMO
Aetna U.S. Healthcare
Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc
N. Charles St
Baltimore
Prudential Company of America
Prudential
Aeta Inc
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Hebreton
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