Ailing Aeroflot faces mounting safety scrutiny abroad
Moscow reports cite a string of former Soviet aviation disasters and global warnings as Aeroflot's safety image worsens. Officials defend Russian oversight while critics warn US and Western carriers push Aeroflot out. A 1991 breakup left many carriers underfunded, yet Aeroflot remains dominant domestically.
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U S resumes North Korea nuclear talks in Geneva
In Geneva eight hours of talks between the United States and North Korea yielded no breakthroughs. The two sides discussed inspections, security, and nonproliferation with mutual disagreement remaining on key issues. North Korea sought aid and a light water reactor while opposing outside inspections.
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Search team finds bodies of prisoners in Russia
A Japanese team from the Health Ministry has located four burial sites in the Jewish Autonomous Region on the China border containing remains of at least 400 Japanese prisoners of war. The World War II detainees were held as unpaid labor. about 60,000 internees may have died though Soviet records show under 4,000 deaths.
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Moscow faces upheaval as 14th Army chiefs ousted
AP reports Moscow moved to disband the 14th Army in Trans-Dniester amid claims Gen Alexander Lebed was ousted. Soldiers told to stay in barracks while Defense Ministry denies the ouster, citing a reorganization. The unit, about 2,000 strong, helped halt a Moldova civil conflict in 1992 and now faces withdrawal.
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