Carlos the Jackal on trial in Paris amid protest and Zionist plot claims
Carlo Ramirez Sanchez known as Carlos the Jackal faces a 30 year sentence for 1975 Paris incidents involving two French intelligence agents and a Lebanese man. Defense lawyers walked out after court refused to order a new investigation into CIA and Mossad roles. He labeled proceedings a judicial scandal and claimed Zionist plots while denouncing the trial in Spanish accented French.
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Paris Court of Justice
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Iran hardliners silent as Khatami calls for talks with U S
Iran's hard-line clergy offered no comment after President Khatami urged closer relations with the United States. President Clinton welcomed the gesture, while police detained Ebrahim Yazdi in Tehran. Analysts note Khamenei's ultimate control over any talks and question whether reformers and hard-liners can converge.
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U N inspector fails to win Iraqi promise
U N arms chief Richard Butler ends two days of talks in Baghdad without Iraqi consent to inspect Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces. He says access to other sensitive sites progressed but palaces remain off limits, risking prolonged friction with the United Nations. Butler planned remarks to the Security Council on Thursday and met Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz on ballistic missiles and chemical and biological weapons programs.
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Charter plane crashes near Sharjah airport killing 85
A Tu-154 charter flight from Tajikistan crashed on approach to Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. Emirates officials denied a blast report. The crash left a ruined fuselage amid desert sand with 77 passengers and nine crew on board. Ground witnesses described smoke and twisted wreckage.
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