Submarine Kursk Rescue Efforts Grow Bleaker
Frantic attempts to rescue 116 crew of the Kursk failed as 12-foot waves and strong winds lashed Barents Sea. Navy officials warned the situation remained grave with no communication and possible flooding inside the submarine, while weather showed no improvement for days.
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Igor Dygalo
Dygalo
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Igor Baranov
Star-Tass
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Britain
Kuroyedov
U.S. Navy
Clinton Administration
U.S
Norway
Koreans Reunited Across Border After Decades Apart
One hundred North Koreans embraced and wept with South Korean relatives in Seoul in a live televised reunion. Elders spoke of missing family, while both sides vowed more gatherings, signaling cautious thaw amid long hostility and a 1985 precedent for such meetings.
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South Korea
Pyongyang
North
Chang Chung-shik
Kim Il Sung
Yoo Mi Young
Yoo
North Korea
South
Choi Duk Shin
Kim Jong Il
Kim Ho Keun
Associated Press
Chung Myung-hoi
Chung Duk Hwa
Kosovo miners protest U.N. shutdown at Trepca plant
Hundreds of workers crowded the gates at the Trepca mining complex in Zvecan as NATO peacekeepers seized control after the U.N. shut down the plant over toxic emissions. Four soldiers and a Serb civilian were injured. pollution levels were said to reach 200 times WHO norms, prompting a temporary closure for repairs.
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Oliver Ivanovic
Trepcea
Bernard Kouchner
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Special court approved to prosecute Sierra Leone rebels
United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to create an independent special court to prosecute crimes against humanity war crimes and other violations in Sierra Leone. Secretary General Annan given 30 days to recommend tribunal type and appeals court and to consider an alternative host country.
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Security Council
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Sador Richard Holbrooke
U.N
Ibrahim Kamara
Council
Kofi Annan
Annan
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