Serjeant questioned in Okinawa rape case amid probe
Investigators questioned a U S Air Force sergeant for a second day over an alleged rape near Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. Police, citing a witness circle, said the woman in her 20s described being surrounded by men including the suspect. The Pentagon confirmed the sergeant was involved. he denies the accusation as several witnesses are interviewed.
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Okinawa City
Japan
U.S. Air Force
Okinawa
U.S
Pentagon
Akira Nakano
Okinawa Prefectural
Bush
Junichiro Koizumi
Cmdr
Jeff Davis
Air Force
Kadena Air Base
Kadena
Asia
Davis
Ir Nakasone
Hijijigen
Tokyo
Former officer found guilty in 1992 Carandiru massacre
A Brazilian jury convicts former police colonel Abiratan Guimaraes of 102 murders tied to the October 2, 1992 Carandiru prison massacre in Sao Paulo. He receives a 632 year sentence but faces a maximum 30 years under Brazilian law, with possible transfer after five years.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Abiratan Guimaraes
Carandiru
Latin America
Guimaraes
Maria Cristina Cotrose
Vicente Cascione
Cascione
Ae Hss Cascione
Felipe Locke Cavalcanti
Cavalcanti
Caran¢iru
WTO rules in lumber dispute over Canadian exports
The WTO rejected Canada's claim that the United States breached trade rules in the lumber dispute. It ruled the U S statement of administrative action under the 1930 Tariff Act is legal but that a raw logs export ban is not a subsidy under WTO terms, leaving room for Canada to pursue future cases.
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Geneva
World Trade Organization
United States
WTO
U.S
Canada
Ottawa
WTO Dispute Resolution Panel
U.S. Coalition For Fair Lumber Imports
Commerce Department
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