Belgrade rallies endure as riot police clash with protesters
About 60,000 opposition supporters filled Belgrade’s Republic Square for the 38th day of protests against Slobodan Milosevic. Police blocked routes, clubbed demonstrators, and one man died from injuries days earlier, while international mediators urged acceptance of November election results.
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Guatemalan rebels seek new path after peace deal
Guatemalan guerrillas poised to demobilize after a landmark peace accord with the government. With about 3,000 fighters remaining, observers expect a costly transition to civilian life, demobilization, and a future political role for former rebels amid UN oversight and international aid.
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Death toll climbs after Tropical Storm Greg hits Borneo
Rescue teams recovered eight more bodies in Sabah as Tropical Storm Greg, packing 45 mph winds, dumped heavy rains. The death toll rose to at least 120 with 172 missing and 3,000 homeless. most victims were Filipino and Indonesian migrant workers in Keningau. Authorities planned a mass burial site for Indonesian victims at the Indonesian consul’s request.
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France declines participation in reduced Kurdish mission
France said it will not join a scaled back operation to protect Kurds in northern Iraq, arguing the humanitarian aspect of the original plan is not included in the new arrangement. The air surveillance by the United States, Britain and France, called Operation, remains.
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Turkey Extends Kurdish Protect Mission Flights
Following a failed 1991 Kurdish uprising after Saddam Hussein's Gulf War defeat, a mission protecting Kurds provided from Turkey began with a takeoff to safeguard Kurds. Parliament extended flights six months despite France's claimed non-decision, as the U.S. evacuated about 3780 Iraqi Kurds and other minorities.
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Rwanda genocide trial opens in Kibungo port town
The first suspects in Rwanda 1994 massacres go on trial in Kibungo as the government pursues prosecutions unseen by the slow UN tribunal. Deo Bizimana testifies amid jeers, charged with 11 crimes from genocide to unlawful weapon discharge, accused of organizing Interahamwe mobs. Prosecutor says he is known as a killer who supplied guns.
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Chinese Leader Li Peng Visits Moscow Amid Border Deescalation Talks
In Moscow Li Peng and Boris Yeltsin forge a warming China Russia ties as they plan troop reductions along the vast border and agree to broaden arms sales and large scale energy projects. Conversations key to a planned April Moscow summit with Jiang Zemin and regional leaders.
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