Crash kills 29 children near Cairo in canal accident
CATRO Egypt AP A truck carrying farm workers crashed off a narrow road and toppled into a canal north of Cairo in Maseer village. Twenty nine youths aged 12 to 17 were killed and 54 injured as they traveled to cotton fields in Kafr el Sheikh. The truck belonged to the Agriculture Ministry and the fields were government owned.
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Egypt
Cairo
Kafr el-Sheik
Maseer
Agriculture Ministry
Interior Ministry
U S delays land mines ban talks in Oslo
In Oslo negotiations to ban anti personnel mines were postponed for 24 hours as the United States pushes for concessions including a nine year deferral for Korea and an exit clause. Washington seeks exemptions while activists warn the pact would be weakened.
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United States
Oslo
Korean Peninsula
U.S
Eric Newsom
Newsom
Korea
Pentagon
South Korea
Jody Williams
International
Ottawa
Canada
Russia
King
India
Mir and U S satellite near miss spurs escape capsule drill
An American satellite passed within 470 yards of the Mir in orbit forcing the crew to shelter in the escape capsule for about 30 minutes. NASA said the event was not major, while Moscow reported the distance at over three quarters of a mile. Conflicting accounts followed as officials sought details.
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Mir
U.S
Vera Medvedkova
Russia
Medvedkova
Houston
John Lawrence
NASA
Space Station
El Nino forecast grows harsher with satellite data
NASA scientists report a massive El Nino warming in the Pacific may reach 1.5 times the size of the United States, with satellite measures showing intensified conditions since spring. Predictions warn of severe winter storms in the southwestern U S and amplified global weather disruptions through 1997–98.
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Pacific
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JPL
Australia
South America
Hawaii
William Read
California
Latin America
Polynesia
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Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Indonesia
Philippines
North America
Linda
Mexico
Albright Seeks Realistic Path in Middle East Crisis
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright warned the Middle East faces a crisis of confidence and warned it will not be a quick ride to settlement. She said the United States cannot be preoccupied yet would go if it could make a difference, while leaders must take hard decisions.
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Riter Ashington
Middle East
Madeleine Albright
Israel
United States
Bosnia
Cambodia
Russia
U.S
Albright
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Jordan
Amman
Henry A. Kissinger
George P. Shultz
James A. Baker III
Warren Christopher
Jerusalem
Clinton
Washington
New York
Yasser Arafat
West Bank
Gaza
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