UN to Renew Iraq Inspections and Extend Aid Program
The UN Security Council approved a six month extension to the humanitarian program in Iraq and set a Monday vote on a comprehensive resolution to return weapons inspectors. Albright spoke with Ivanov and Vedrine to win backing. Britain finalized the draft offering sanctions suspension if Iraq cooperates and advances on disarmament inquiries.
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Security Council
U.N
Iraq
U.S
L Madeleine Albright
Igor Ivanov
Hubert Vedrine
Baghdad
Russia
France
China
Jeremy Greenstock
Council
Britain
Two Kansans die in Kuwait C-130 emergency landing
An Air Force C-130 from Little Rock Air Force Base belly landed in fog and rain after its wheels failed to deploy. Three service members died from smoke inhalation, including two Kansans from Holton and Council Grove, while 16 were injured out of 96 aboard. The incident, caused by a gear malfunction and weather, prompted rapid Kuwaiti runway response and involved personnel from multiple bases.
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Kuwait
Kansas
Pepe
Emirate
Air Force
Washington
Kuwait International
State TV
Zuhair al-Zamel
U.S
Armed Forces Hospital
61St
Little Rock Air Force Base
F.E. Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Travis Hall
90Th Transportation Squadron
Hall
Holton
Kan
Michael D. Geragosian
66Th Rescue Squadron
Nellis Air Force Base
Nev
Pentagon
Washtenaw County
Mich
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
Warren T. Willis
55Th Transportation Squadron
Willis
Council Grove
Offutt
Shaw Air Force Base
Columbia
S.C
Allen Alston
Shaw Base
Bob Oldham
Little Rock
Mike Jones
Elian Gonzalez seeks asylum in United States
Lawyers for six year old Elian Gonzalez filed a petition for political asylum in the United States on a Friday. The move could extend his stay in Miami with relatives for at least 60 days as the immigration service must respond within 60 days and grant a hearing. Elian was found clinging to an inner tube off Fort Lauderdale on Thanksgiving Day after a boating accident.
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United States
Elian Gonzalez
Roger Bernstein
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Cuba
Bernstein
Elian
Fort Lauderdale
Russians Backpedal On Grozny Bomb Plan In Chechnya
Refugees streamed from Grozny as Russia, amid heavy shelling, opened a relief checkpoint at Pervomaiskaya 12 miles northwest. Officials said the deadline to leave was not set while leaflets urged exit by December 11 and rebels were blamed for a toxic chemical incident on the city’s outskirts.
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Russia
Grozny
Sergei Malyovanny
Natasha Kozyreva
Evens
Sergei Shoigu
Moscow
Chechnya
Kremlin
Dagestan
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