Clinton Visits Poor Village in India's Outback
President Clinton toured Nayla in western India meeting women from a four-member milk cooperative. He praised democracy for reducing poverty and discrimination, joined a folk dance, and received flower petals as villagers spoke of improving care, wages, and girls’ education. He later toured Jaipur and other sites ahead of a planned Pakistan stop.
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Naysa
India
Clinton
Eglahe
Nayla
Sandy Berger
Indian Outback
Jaipur
Chelsea
Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf
Amber Fort
Cooperative
Rwandan President Bizimungu resigns amid power clash
Rwanda's President Pasteur Bizimungu, 49, resigns after accusing parliament and a newly sworn cabinet of disobedience. National Assembly speaker Vincent Biruta named interim president until cabinet and parliament choose a successor. Kagame remains the dominant power in the RPF-led government.
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Kigali
Rwanda
Pasteur Bizimungu
Rwandan Patriotic Front
Republic of Rwanda
Bizimungu
RPF
Paul Kagame
National Assembly
Vincent Biruta
Israeli allied militiaman killed in Beit Lif attack
Guerillas killed an Israeli allied militiaman Ahmed Nasrallah and wounded two others at Beit Lif outpost in southern Lebanon. Israeli and SLA forces bombarded guerrilla positions as Hezbollah claimed the attack. The broader clash followed earlier Israeli strikes and a roadside bombing by Hezbollah. Separate reports note Palestinian advances in the West Bank and Palestinian reactions near Jerusalem.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Ahmed Nasrallah
South Lebanon Army
Beit Lif
SLA
Jerusalem
Hezbollah
Beituif
Israel
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Jamil Malie
Beitunia
Ramallah
U S envoy meets Taiwan president elect in Taipei
U S envoy Lee Hamilton met Taiwan’s president elect Chen Shui-bian in Taipei to assess his China policy and potential impact on cross strait relations. Both sides gave no public comments and planned further talks after Hamilton’s departure.
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Taipei
Taiwan
U.S
China
Lee Hamilton
Hamilton
Indiana
Washington
Beijing
Chen Shui-bian
Chen
Philippines
Stanley Roth
Roth
US S
Lee Teng-hui
United States
Foreign Ministry
Sun Yuxi
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Simply
Acrial Advantage
Maecure
Eely
Aerial Communications, Inc
Aerial 6
Oy Nokis
Helsinki
Finland
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