Parades panel eases tension over Orange Order march
Protestants attacked police and hijacked cars in Northern Ireland after authorities blocked the Portadown Orange march. Hundreds camped outside Drumcree church as barbed wire barricades held back the parade route. The Parades Commission later granted permission for a July 13 Belfast Lower Ormeau march, while violence spread to Belfast and Londonderry with damaged vehicles and injuries.
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Garvaghy Road
Lower Ormeau
Alastair Graham
Londonderry
David Trimble
Crumlin
Golden Mile
Sandy Row
First genocide trial opens at The Hague for Bosnian Serb
Milan Kovacevic, 57, goes on trial in the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal as the court's first genocide case. He faces 15 charges including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity for atrocities at Omarska Keraterm and Trnopolje camps near Prijedor in 1992. he pleads not guilty. If convicted, a life sentence is possible.
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War Crimes Tribunal
Milan Kovacevic
Prijedor
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U.N
Omarska
Keraterm
Trnopolje
Diplomats begin Kosovo tour amid fighting near Pec
Envoys from the United States, Russia, Poland and the European Union departed Belgrade on a nine car convoy to inspect Kosovo's volatile southwest. The route nears Pec, 45 miles west of Pristina, amid reports of clashes along the road to Srbica and Klina. Richard Miles said the trip is inaugural, designed to minimize risk while signaling future outreach.
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Yugoslavia
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Russia
Poland
European Union
Kosovo
Pec
Kosovo Liberation Army
Richard Miles
U.S
Belgrade
Srbica
Klina
Miles
Ruling PRI Appears To Secure Chihuahua Governor Race
Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party leads in Chihuahua with 48 percent to National Action's 43 percent as counts remain partial. PRI candidate Patricio Martinez celebrates in Chihuahua City while the PAN disputes the tally and calls the race too close to call.
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Mexico
Patricio Martinez
PRI
Martinez
National Action Party
Art Theft Case Busts Eight in Italy Recovering Van Gogh and Cezanne
Police recovered three stolen paintings including van Gogh’s The Gardener and A Woman from Arles and Cezanne’s The Cabin of Jourdan, arresting eight. The works were stolen May 19, with The Gardener and Jourdan found in Rome and Arles found in Turin. authorities say the gang acted on commission.
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van Gogh
Cezanne
Italy
National Gallery of Modern Art
Arles
Turin
Hong Kong Opens New Airport Amid Glitches and Optimism
Hong Kong opened the new Chek Lap Kok airport amid baggage and flight info system glitches causing delays up to three hours for some passengers. Officials said bugs would be fixed and sentiment remained generally positive as the project aims to secure Hong Kong as a century-spanning transport hub despite recession pressures and airline cost moves. Cathay Pacific leadership defended the investment as essential for long-term economy.
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Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
Asia
Chek Lap Kok
Tung Chee-hwa
Cathay Pacific
Peter Sutch
Hong
Kai Tak
Kowloon
China
Lead Mob Trial Defendant Found Dead in Home Car
Rick, N J AP authorities investigate apparent suicide of George Weingartner 67 reputed Genovese crew boss and lead defendant in murder and racketeering trial. He was found in a running car in his garage. autopsy cites carbon monoxide asphyxia. Toxicology pending to rule out foul play amid ongoing case against 13 defendants linked to DiGilio killing and related crimes.
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N.J
George Weingartner
New Jersey
Genovese Crime Family
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Weingartner
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Sakowicz
Peter Verniero
Louis Auricchio
Genovese
John DiGilio
DiGilio
Verniero
Roger Shatzkin
Armageddon opens shy of Deep Impact at box office shows
Disney budget busting epic Armageddon debuted to 34.8 million over the Fourth of July weekend, missing Deep Impact's 41.2 million start earlier this year. Analysts say Deep Impact's prior success limited Armageddon's gains as the holiday fell on a Saturday and drew attention away from theaters. Bruce Willis leads with Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck amid generally unfavorable reviews. The season still sees several 100 million plus films, but no 200 million blockbuster yet.
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Earth
David Davis
Bruce Willis
Liv Tyler
Ben Affleck
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