Fujimori faces embezzlement charges amid exile in Japan
Peru lawmakers voted 62 to 0 to lift Alberto Fujimori's immunity, enabling the attorney general to press embezzlement and illegal enrichment charges for allegedly channeling Defense Ministry funds to intelligence activities. He faces existing Interpol warrants for murder and disappearances. Japan has not extradited him.
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Fears of power struggle grip Serbia after prime minister's assassination
Serbia faces a turbulent aftermath after the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. Snipers killed him near government headquarters in Belgrade, triggering a nationwide state of emergency, three days of mourning, and a massive police manhunt as authorities warn of a dangerous power struggle and renewed crime influence.
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Ratko Mladic
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Vojislav Kostunica
Yugoslavia
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Iran says nuclear program aims at electricity not arms
Iran rejected U S accusations that its nuclear program aims to secretly produce weapons. Deputy head Assadollah Sabori said the program targets 6000 megawatts of electricity by 2020 and all facilities are open to AEA inspectors. White House disputes peaceful aims and urges treaty signing for tougher inspections. Washington has kept sanctions on dual use technology.
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le Monde
Israeli forces strike West Bank villages. clashes leave two dead
Israeli forces raided West Bank villages arresting 18 suspects and clashing with gunmen. One Israeli soldier and one Palestinian militant were killed. Mahmoud Hasib, a senior Fatah official, was captured in Ramallah with ties to Marwan Barghouti. Additional raids in Saida and Qalqiliya yielded arrests and weapons finds as Arafat contemplates a power-sharing move with Mahmoud Abbas.
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Police rescue 23 migrants taken hostage in Tijuana
In Tijuana police freed 23 migrants including a 14 month old after five days held by a gang that planned to smuggle them into the United States. Five suspected kidnappers were arrested as investigators seized two Kalashnikov rifles a machete and three cars. Victims from Michoacan and Jalisco said they were lured promised illegal entry and then abducted to a private house before demanding ransoms. An anonymous tip led prosecutors to the scene.
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