Orangemen Standoff Over Garvaghy Road Parade Sparks Clash
In Portadown, more than 1,000 Orangemen and four accordion bands began their march toward a fortified Garvaghy Road barrier as British troops block the route. Riot police arrested two protesters amid a tense standoff, while Protestant women protested at army HQ nearby.
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Northern Ireland
Garvaghy Road
Harold Gracey
Belfast
Pic
Bexin
Om Glammaal Aa Iaeea
Oviite Wiediegan
Drumcree Anglican Church
David Trimble
Seamus Mallon
Orangemen
Orange
Drumcree
Joel Patton
Spirit of
Patton
Orange Order
Drumcree Portadown
PRI Eyes Governorship Return in Chihuahua Contest
In Chihuahua, PRI runs a novel primary to reclaim the governor seat from PAN. Former mayor Patricio Martinez leads polls over Ramon Galindo in a race seen as a barometer for PRI revival and possible push toward a national presidential primary ahead of 2000.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Texas
National Action Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Patricio Martinez
Ramon Galindo
National Action
Martinez
Kosovo leaders urged to back Rugova amid clashes stalls
U S and Russian envoys pressed Kosovo ethnic Albanian leaders to unite behind moderate Ibrahim Rugova as talks with Rugova and Albanian parties sought a peaceful settlement. The KLA rejects Rugova, complicating mediation amid ongoing Serb crackdowns and new clashes in northwest Kosovo.
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Kosovo
Pristina
Yugoslavia
Ibrahim Rugova
Richard Holbrooke
Nikolai Afanasyevsky
Rugova
Serbia
Holbrooke
United Nations
Belgrade
KLA
Afanasyevsky
Moscow
Russia
Afansyevsky
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Vojislav Zivkovic
Radio
Spiegel
Jakub Krasniqi
Rugovo
Vojislav Seselj
Indonesia President urges fasting to stretch rice supply
President B J Habibie appealed to Indonesians to fast daylight hours every Monday and Thursday to save rice amid a brutal economic crisis. He said if 150 million people fasted, three million tons of rice could be saved annually. The call comes as aid flows and IMF bailout aid face political turmoil.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
B.J. Habibie
Habibie
Mohammed
International Monetary Fund
IMF
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