Greenpeace and Tahiti clash over Mururoa atoll visit
Reports say French officials denied hiding protesters at Mururoa while planes and boats searched the site after Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior II met Tahiti supporters. France plans eight nuclear blasts at Mururoa in September, deemed irrevocable by President Chirac.
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Rebels give India two days to free jailed militants
In a statement Al-Faran extended an evening deadline by two days to free 21 jailed rebels. Five Western tourists remain captive as families plead for release while diplomats fail to contact the group. The hostages are Donald Hutchings, Keith Mangan, Paul Wells, Dirk Hasert, Hans Christian Ostro. John Childs escaped. Muslim rebels seek Jammu Kashmir independence. over 11,600 killed since 1989.
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Release of Aung San Suu Kyi draws large crowds in Rangoon
Crowds gathered outside the home of dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon despite state media silence on her release. Police protected her ramshackle residence as diplomats visited and supporters cheered her pledge to work for her country. She urged discipline and courage as the nation weighs civilian rule and a new constitution amid military control.
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