British try to unstick Ulster talks
Ulster Unionists and Sinn Fein clashed over disarmament linked to government formation in Northern Ireland. Talks adjourned after 18 hours with a midday reconvening planned as Trimble and Adams accuse each other of stalling. Blair and Clinton pressed for a compromise while Sinn Fein signals possible policy shift on IRA disarmament.
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Trimble
Gerry Adams
Adams
Stormont
Tony Blair
Edinburgh
Scotland
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Blair
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Ervine
Ulster Volunteer Force
Alps cable car disaster kills 20 in French Alps
A private gondola at a ski resort near Saint-Etienne-en-Devoluy descended about 262 feet to a rocky slope. All 20 aboard, employees of the space observatory on the summit, were French victims as regional leaders and officials mourned.
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Indians Press Tiger Hill In Kashmir Front Assault
Indian fighter jets and artillery pound rebel positions on Himalayan peaks as ground troops push toward the 16,500 foot Tiger Hill. The airstrikes enter a fourth night as India seeks to prevent guerrillas from regrouping amid heavy clashes near the Line of Control.
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Kashmir
Pakistan
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Government moves to Berlin mark Bonn exit
The German Parliament bid farewell to Bonn as it heads to Berlin, ending four decades of Bonn as postwar capital. Helmut Kohl, exiting as chancellor, urged unity in Europe while cautioning against a Berlin Republic, and called for continued support of eastern Europe integration after the Cold War.
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Europe
Australian party leader quits to become deputy PM
John Anderson named as Australia's new deputy prime minister and head of the National Party replacing Tim Fischer who quit. Anderson will join Prime Minister John Howard's cabinet on July 20 after noting a gap between rich cities and struggling country towns. In China, Jiang Zemin marks the party anniversary and rejects broad privatization to preserve communist rule amid reforms.
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Australia
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Communist Party
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China
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Shanghai
Global economy slogs on as UN warns growth lags
The United Nations reports that despite market recoveries the world economy grows slowly with the poorest nations suffering most. 1999 growth is seen at about 2 percent globally, down from 1.9 percent last year, and only 13 developing countries may hit a 3 percent per capita growth target.
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