Saddam hails Iraqis after four days of airstrikes
Saddam Hussein urged Iraqis to persevere as U S and British air raids ended their fourth day with reported civilian casualties and significant damage to infrastructure. Officials warned the toll could be in the thousands, while U S and allied leaders signaled possible renewed strikes if Baghdad rebuilds weapons.
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Iraq
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Ariet
U.N
Nizar Hamdoon
CNN
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Madeleine Albright
United States
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Albright
NBC
Al-Musawir Al-Arabi
al- Thawra
Baath Party
U.N. Special Commission
Unscom
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Jacques Chirac
Ali Mahmoud Abdel Munaim
Kuwait
Caroline Cross
Bahrain
New York
Adil Mohammed Nori
Ali al-Gharbi
Royal Air Force
Bryan Collins
al-Tahrar
Britain
Murder shakes Mongolia democracy as minister slain
In Ulan Bator the killing of Sanjaasuren Zoung, 36, a minister of infrastructure, is linked by police to potential political motives rather than robbery. The case disrupts Mongolia’s fragile nine year transition from communism to a free market democracy and fuels speculation of extremist or powerful forces at work.
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Mongolia
Sanjaasuren
Asia
Zorig
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Erdeniin Bat Uul
Democracy Movement
Soviet Union
China
Tiananmen Square
Elbegdorf
Democrats
Janlaviin Narantsatsral
Natsagiin Bagabandi
Sanjaasuren Oyun
Violence Taints St Petersburg City Council Vote
In St Petersburg Russia a second round of city council elections faced violence and irregularities. Voters contended with assassinations and gunfire as liberals led with Yabloko and other reform parties seeking a majority. Turnout at noon was about 30 percent with 1,483 polling stations secured by 5,000 police. Preliminary results expected today.
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Russia
Yabloko
Galina Starovoitova
Starovoitova
Leonid Kesselman
Ker
Viktor Kazakov
Itar-Tass
Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng visits Taiwan in landmark trip
Wei Jingsheng arrives in Taiwan for a nine day visit meeting top officials including President Lee Teng Hui and leaders of the Democratic Progressive Party and New Party. He praises Taiwan's democracy and discusses support for China’s democracy movement. He plans a potential Green Island visit to recall past martial law.
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Taiwan
Wei Jingsheng
Wei
Lee Tenghui
Democratic Progressive Party
China
New Party
Lee
Nationalist Party
United States
Green Island
Government blames slayings on old conflicts in Chiapas
Mexico City AP reports the federal attorney general’s office concluded the Dec 1997 massacre near Acheal involved long standing religious and economic feuds plus the Zapatista presence. The probe found no political root or PRI government recruitment and noted police failures with 18 Chiapas officials removed or banned.
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Mexico
Jorge Madrazo
Chiapas
Zapatista National Liberation Army
National Human
Zapatista
Mexico Reinstates Cuban Ambassador After Castro Apology
Mexico restored its ambassador to Cuba after Fidel Castro apologized for comments on Mexico US trade and youth. Castro said his remarks were taken out of context and noted he spoke informally to friends. Ambassador Pedro Joaquin Coldwell welcomed the move in Havana.
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Pedro Joaquin Coldwell
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Joaquin Coldwell
Castro
United States
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U.S
Roberto Rabaina
Jose Martin
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