Boy Survives After 5 Story Building Crushed in Turkish Quake
Rescuers pull an 11 year old from rubble in Ceyhan amid a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 112 in Turkey and injured more than 1,100. Five downtown buildings collapsed as rescue teams used backhoes and hands to free survivors.
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Adana
Channel
Incirlik
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Iraq
Joel Langton
U.S. Geological Survey
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Suleyman Demirel
Ibrahim Civelek
Mesut Yilmaz
Albanians in Revolt Seize Kosovo Coal Mine
In Belacevac Kosovo, ethnic Albanians and Kosovo Liberation Army irregulars seized a coal mine supplying a power plant. They built barricades and trenches, armed with a mix of Kalashnikovs and hunting rifles, while Serb police control entry and the Yugoslav army sits nearby. Eight Serb hostages were taken during the capture, and the operation may have been a freelance effort not cleared by KLA leadership.
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Yugoslavia
Kosovo Liberation Army
Forsaken
Kosovo
Slobodan Milosevic
UCK
Chicago Bulls
USA
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China Sets Stage For Clinton Summit Breakthrough
The Chinese government grants a televised joint news conference and a high level welcome to President Clinton, aiming to soften domestic critics and present openness. Jiang Zemin engages Clinton in a direct, uncensored debate on human rights and Tibet, a historic move in U.S.-China relations.
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White House
Zhang Yebai
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Jiang
Tibet
Jiang Zemin
Wang Meiqing
Beijing Park
United States
Dalai Lama
James Sasser
ABC
Xi'an
Tiananmen Square
Joseph Fewsmith
Boston University
Seattle
Fewsmith
Oran gemen march test for Northern Ireland parade
In Portadown the Parades Commission faces a key decision on whether Protestant Orangemen may march through a Catholic area amid historic sectarian tension. British soldiers have been airlifted in as protests loom, with Catholics vowing to confront police if blocked and Orange supporters pressing for a negotiation path to avert renewed violence.
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Portadown
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Mo Mowlam
Britain
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England
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Mowlam
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David Trimble
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Trimble
IRA
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