Burundi President seeks refuge at U S Embassy in Bujumbura
Burundi faced ethnic violence as President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, a Hutu, sought asylum at the U S Embassy after a Tutsi party court ruling left him out of power. A funeral for 300 Tutsis allegedly slain by Hutu rebels earlier sparked stones and dung thrown at him.
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Ujumbura
Burundi
U.S
Bujumbura
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
Ntibantunganya
Charles Mukasi
Uprona Party
Senate OKs welfare bill amid Clinton concerns
The Senate passed a sweeping welfare overhaul 74 to 24, aiming to end open ended federal benefits and replace them with state run, time limited aid. It would cap lifetime aid at five years per family and require work after two years with hardship exemptions up to 20 percent of families. The plan faces House negotiators and a promised Clinton veto risk, with critics warning it harms poor children.
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Senate
Clinton
Trent Lott
Miss
White House
Sacramento
Calif
House
Bob Dole
Sen
Lauch Faircloth
R-N.c
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Nancy Kassebaum
Kan
Carol Moseley-Braun
D-Ill
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Budget Committee
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
America
Rupture at Colombo Suburban Train Kills Dozens
Two bombs exploded on a rush hour train near Dehiwala, Colombo, killing at least 50 and injuring over 200 as passengers fled wrecked cars and shoes and bags lay amid debris. Police say a self-inflicted blast is suspected. ambulances ferried victims to the city hospital amid a tense wartime backdrop.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Dehiwala
U S immigration official to plead guilty in passport racket
Jerry Wolf Stachiner a 19 year INS veteran in Hong Kong plans to plead guilty to possessing fraudulent Honduran passports sold in a scheme authorities say could admit criminals to the United States The indictment ties Honduran consul general Herby Weizenblut to the case and notes arrest on July 15 before Hong Kong District Court with potential penalties up to seven years in prison and a 6470 dollar fine
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Hong Kong
U.S
United States
Jerry Wolf Stachiner
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kevin Zervos
Stuchiner
Honduras
Herby Weizenblut
Weizenblut
Zervos
Khmer Rouge blamed in deaths at Cambodian base raid
Khmer Rouge guerrillas killed 21 villagers during a raid on a military post in Samrong district Siem Reap province. They abducted 25 villagers. four survived. The government linked the attack to ongoing guerrilla activity against the present government formed after 1993 elections. Amnesty International accused Israel of deliberately attacking a U N compound in southern Lebanon in April, and Hezbollah of breaches of international law.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Samrong
Siem Reap
Angkor
Information Ministry
Sieng Lapress
Lapress
U.N
London
Lebanon
Amnesty International
United Nations
Qana
Israel
Hezbollah
U S and Russia back test ban treaty node
U S and Russia agree to accept a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, pressuring China and others to back the pact as talks resume in Geneva. Moscow and Washington voiced reservations but called the compromise the best possible, with 61 nations seeking final terms amid past deadline misses. Secretary of State Christopher plans talks with China’s Qian Qichen in Jakarta ahead of Geneva sessions.
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Indonesia
Russia
United States
China
Geneva
Moscow
Washington
India
Warren Christopher
Qian Qichen
Jaap Ramaker
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