Russian forces press Grozny amid civilian exit ultimatum
Russian troops intensified bombardment of Grozny while officials clung to a Saturday deadline for civilians to flee or face a major attack. Gen. Shamanov said sorties and shelling target militants, not civilians, though leaflets promised a safe corridor for departures. Western leaders decried the plan as inhumane. Putin framed the warning as civilian protection while not confirming an attack halt.
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Lockerbie suspects to face conspiracy charges in Scotland
A Scottish judge in Camp Zeist, Netherlands, allowed the Libyan defendants to stand trial on conspiracy charges for the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, but postponed the trial to May 3 to give the defense more time. The decision rejected the defense motion to drop conspiracy charges on the basis the crime occurred abroad, stating conspiracies entered abroad can be tried in Scotland. The trial had already been postponed from August and February.
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Lockerbie bombing pretrial opens in the Netherlands
The pretrial session begins charging two Libyans for planting the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland killing 270 people. One defendant, tied to Libyan Intelligence and Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, was Libyan Arab Airlines security chief and Malta office manager who bought clothing used to wrap the bomb.
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Duma May Vote on START II In Wave of Hesitation
Russian lawmakers in the State Duma may consider ratifying START II next week after years of delay. They debated delaying until after the December elections and a Monday session to ratify a Belarus union treaty. The pact would halve arsenals to 3,000–3,500 warheads each, but concerns over Russia's security and Chechnya clashes, as well as ABM treaty disputes, cloud prospects.
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