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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1999

Page

8

Bosnian Serb general handed to war crimes tribunal

Gen Stanislav Galic, linked to Sarajevo siege shellings, was arrested by NATO in Bosnia and handed to the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal at a Dutch base. He faces war crimes and crimes against humanity charges and will appear before U.N. judges. Other Balkan commanders Krstic and Talic are already in custody.

The Hague Netherlands Sarajevo Stanislav Galic NATO Bosnia U.N Paul Risley Risley Galic Radislav Krstic Srebrenica Momir Talic U.N. Security Council

Calls From Trapped Flood Victim Turn Out to Be Hoax

Venezuelans faced floods and mudslides while authorities chased a caller claiming a family was trapped. President Chavez and units searched through the night before tracing the cell phone to a Caracas area. the hoax victim, Luis Landaeta, does not exist.

Caracas Venezuela Hugo Chavez Chavez Luis Landaeta Union Radio Cesar Miguel Rondon el Universal Landaeta Rondon Peril

Cuban DC-10 crash kills eight in Guatemala City runways

A Cubana de Aviacion DC-10 carrying 278 Guatemalan students skidded off a rain slick runway at La Aurora airport and struck nearby shacks, killing eight aboard and six on the ground. The pilot perished. Daniel Alarcon of the Cuban embassy died later. Firefighters fought fuel risk as residents and students evacuated.

Guatemala City Daniel Alarcon Guatemala Marco Tulio Sosa School of Medical Sciences Cubana de Aviacion Havana la Aurora Edgar Amilcar Morales Cuba Amilcar Morales

Serbia vows tougher media rules amid Milosevic regime

Belgrade officials from the ruling Socialist Party signaled a broader crackdown on Western and local independent media. They cite existing harsh laws and aim to curb publication of what they call lies and libel while claiming the press remains free.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Serbia Socialist Party Slobodan Milosevic Rade Drobac Federal Information Directorate

First opposition budget in Mexican congress

Mexico City AP reports opposition parties seek a 2000 federal budget written by outsiders, favoring education funding and reduced subsidies for bankers. The Labor Party joins the PRI opposition to push the bill from committee to the floor, signaling a historic budget clash in a party-dominated congress.

Mexico City Congress Institutional Revolutionary Party Labor Party PRI Ieoet

Unions Call Strike at Disneyland Paris This Week

Five unions plan a Thursday walkout at Disneyland Paris to press for higher pay and to challenge the government’s 35 hour work week. They cite temporary staff paid four times the rate of regular workers for the December 31 show, while the company defends its pay levels.

Disneyland Paris France Disneyland

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