Zedillo Opens New Era as Opposition Gains In Mexico
President Ernesto Zedillo signaled a new democratic stage after PRI losses from Mexico City's mayoralty to several state races. He praised electoral reforms, urged dialogue, and noted shifts as opposition groups, including Cuauhtemoc Cardenas's Democratic Revolution, won key posts. The vote affected Congress seats, with PRI forecasts around 235-240 of 500 deputies and markets reacting positively.
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Mark Stevenson
Associated Press
Exico City
Ernesto Zedillo
Mexico
Zedillo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Mexico City
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PRI
Humberto Roque
Chamber of Deputies
Centerright National Action Party
Left Center
Democratic Revolution Party
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Tovar
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Clinton
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas
Democratic Revolution
Cardenas
National Action
Nuevo Leon
Queretaro
Sonora
Gulf Coast
Campeche
Lauda Sansores
Antonio Gonzalez Curi
Colima
San Luis Potosi
Violence in Northern Ireland as marches spark riots
Rioting erupts across Northern Ireland after Britain's decision to allow Protestant marchers through Catholic areas. A police officer is wounded on Garvaghy Road in Portadown. a Protestant man is shot in Ardoyne as clashes intensify in Strabane and Belfast. Arson hits Orange Order halls. over 100 civilians and police injured amid renewed peace-negotiation strain.
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Associated Press
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Britain
Garvaghy Road
Portadown
Belfast
Ardoyne
Strabane
Ballycastle
May
Orange Order
IRA
Orangemen
Mo Mowlam
Former Zimbabwe leader Banana to stand trial for sodomy
Former President Canaan Banana faces charges of sodomy attempted sodomy and indecent assault in Harare. He was released on bail until trial set for August 4 as prosecutors pursue preparatory examinations in a case tied to political and social tensions in Zimbabwe.
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Associated Press
Harare
Zimbabwe
Canaan Banana
Pree
Jacqueline Pratt
Banana
Pratt
Robert Mugabe
Mugabe
Organization of African Unity
Liberia
Cambodian Coup Deepens Grip as Angkor Faces Clash
Phnom Penh amid gunfire as Hun Sen loyalists press the takeover after ousting rival co premier Ranariddh. A royalist official Ho Sok was killed in custody, while fighters push toward Angkor Wat and Siem Reap. Royalist and government forces clash in Battambang and surrounding provinces. Hun Sen appeals for noninterference and urges calm as looting and violence spread.
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Associated Press
Hnom Penh
Cambodia
Angkor Wat
Hun Sen
Norodom Ranariddh
Ranariddh
Ho Sok
Khieu Sopheak
Sopheak
France
Phnom Penh
Ron Abney
Vio
Angkor Thom
Angkor Complex
Siem Reap
Angkor
Banteay Meancheay
Battambang
Kenya under fire after pre election violence in Nairobi
The AP report details at least eight killed and hundreds injured in pre election clashes across major Kenyan towns, with police using live ammunition and tear gas. U S ambassador Prudence Bushnell criticized the violence and cautioned that Kenya risks losing its democratic promise amid party registration disputes and potential election boycotts. The Daily Nation cites higher tolls and reports of looting as demonstrators pressed for reform to limit President Moi and the ruling party.
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Havoje Hranjse
Associated Press
Nairobi
Kenya
U.S
Independent Daily Nation
All Saints
Prudence Bushnell
American Studies Association
Daniel Arap Moi
Kenya African National Union
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