Night in Pristina Town Sees Albanian Crime Rise
UN police in Pristina report Albanians using fake KLA ties and forged documents to evict residents. A surge in crime, including thefts, arson, and violence, coincides with foreign forces policing an ethnically mixed city now without local Serb police. Officers note organized crime, unemployment, and refugee influx as drivers of lawlessness.
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Yugoslavia
Pristina
Doidles
KLA
Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovo
J.N
Michael Jorsback
U.N
Jorsback
NATO
Torsback
Albania
Ron Starling
Fayetteville
N.C
Starling
World Bank chief cautions on declaring Asia crisis over
World Bank Senior Vice President Joseph Stiglitz told the East Asia Economic Summit in Singapore it is too early to claim victory over the 1997 crisis. He warned that recovery may mask underlying policy failures and urged careful evaluation of which reforms will sustain growth, stressing governance and anti corruption.
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East Asia
World Bank
Singapore
Joseph Stiglitz
Stiglitz
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
United Nations to send 6000 peacekeepers to Sierra Leone
A final U N Security Council draft approves a six month U N Mission in Sierra Leone with 260 military observers to disarm, demobilize, and protect civilians while EC0MOG maintains security. The draft endorses cooperation with the government and rebels and cites the need for accountability and human rights oversight.
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Sierra Leone
Fement
U.N. Security Council
United Nations
Sienna
Leone
Ecomog
Revolutionary United Front
Foday Sankoh
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
Security Council
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Human Rights Commission
Commission For
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Kofi Annan
Pakistan moves toward stability after Musharraf coup
General Pervaiz Musharraf vows to restore order after deposing Nawaz Sharif. Pakistani troops begin withdrawing 460 miles from the Indian border, easing border tension while the cease-fire line in Kashmir remains excepted. A National Security Council with army officers and legal and foreign experts is to govern. He flags a potential global nuclear test ban but stops short of immediate commitment.
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Nawaz Sharif
Kashmir
National Security Council
Pakistan
India
Musharraf
Army to investigate ex prime minister in protective custody
In Pakistan the deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif remains in protective custody as the military probes alleged corrupt practices after a coup. Brig. Rashid Quereshi said Sharif is healthy and not mistreated while the investigation proceeds, with a decision on the National Security Council pending. An inquiry has begun into the October 12 Karachi Airport drama that blocked the aircraft returning Gen Musharraf to Pakistan.
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Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif
Rashid Quereshi
Sharif
Pervaiz Musharraf
Security Council
Quereshi
Karachi
Musharraf
Sri Lanka
Indonesia legislature prepares vote on Habibie successor
Jakarta observers report a tense session as lawmakers debate Habibie's future and East Timor independence while a looming vote on the next president unfolds. Megawati and Habibie backers flood streets amid polls, and defense minister Wiranto declines a Habibie invite to be running mate. Legislators back ending Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.
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Indonesia
B.J. Habibie
East Timor
Habibie
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Wiranto
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