Refugees From Burundi and Rwanda Headed to United States
A group of 228 mixed Hutu and Tutsi Burundian and Rwandan refugees left Tanzania heading to the United States. They passed screening, received basic aid, and will be dispersed to cities including Washington DC and Louisville after a Karachi flight to Nairobi.
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Mwanza
Tanzania
Niyiragira
Burundi
Rwanda
United States
Iyiragira
Regine Katabarwa
Nigiragira
Hutuland
U.N. High Commissioner For
Africa
Great Lakes Region
Nio
Kevin Richardson
U.S
East Africa
Mkugwa
International Organization For Migration
America
Nairobi
Kenya
John F Kennedy
New York
Emmanuel Sibomana
Sibomana
Kigali
Zaire
Washington, D.C
Louisville
Nationalists claim victory in Taiwan elections and council seat gains
Nationalist Party supporters celebrated after a strong showing in Taiwan's legislative and mayoral vote. The party secured 123 of 225 seats, won Taipei mayoralty with Ma Ying-jeou, and captured Kaohsiung, signaling a bargaining strengthening with Beijing and voter approval of steady economic stewardship amid regional tensions.
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Taiwan
Nationalist Party
Taipei
China
Lee Teng-hui
Liaw Guang-sheng
National Chengchi University
Liaw
Ma Yingjeou
Chen Shui-bian
Democratic Progressive Party
Kaohsiung
Chen
Oppo
Sition Party
Lee
Chou Po-lun
Lin Yi-hsiung
Lin
New Party
Inde
Ming Chu-cheng
National Taiwan University
Beijing
Ming
Jou Shen
Jou
Gabon Votes on Omar Bongo Seven Year Term
Gabonese voters decide if longtime autocrat Omar Bongo will receive another seven years amid scattered violence and electoral irregularities. turnout varied as polling stations opened late and some ballot boxes were destroyed, with opposition accusing the government of rigging lists and weakening oversight. Bongo remains broadly popular due to stability and wealth distribution through patronage.
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Libreville
Gabon
Omar Bongo
Bongo
National Electoral Commission
Pierre Mamboundou
Paul Mba Abessole
Netanyahu says Arafat makes a farce of Wye accords
In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Netanyahu accuses Yasser Arafat of undermining the Wye River peace accords and says no further troop withdrawals will occur while anti Israeli violence continues. He urges U.S. intervention and warns against Palestinian statehood moves before the Oslo era ends.
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Jerusalem
Benjamin Netanyahu
Yasser Arafat
Wye River
Netanyahu
Associated Press
United States
Silvan Shalom
Clinton
Gaza
West Bank
Wye
Israel
Channel 2
Air Force One
Arafat
EU nations split on key expansion issues before summit
EU foreign ministers opened a two day session amid divisions over financing and timing of a near doubling of the bloc. Poland Czech Republic and Hungary seek early entry while others push for budget freezes or growth linked spending. Agricultural subsidies and Cyprus expansion fuel discord ahead of Vienna talks.
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EU Nations
Brussels
Belgium
European Union
Vienna
Poland
Czech Republic
Hungary
Joschka Fischer
Austria
Germany
Fischer
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Ireland
Cyprus
Netherlands
Sweden
European Commission
European
Commission
Slovenia
Estonia
France
Italy
Lithuania
Latvia
Slovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
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Ahmed Qurein
Palestinian Legislative Council
Bank
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