Neftegorsk quake rescue ends as search wanes
Rescue teams depart Neftegorsk on Sakhalin Island amid declining odds of finding more survivors after the May 28 earthquake. A 6-year-old boy was rescued from the rubble as the confirmed death toll rose to 1,197 with about 500 bodies believed still buried. Moscow's Central Rescue Team was among units departing.
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Israel to Withdraw Troops from West Bank Towns
Israeli media report the army will begin withdrawing from Palestinian towns in the West Bank under the peace accord with the PLO. New bases and command posts will be built to replace old posts and communications gear set up to support the new outposts ahead of fall elections.
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Dole objects to Gingrich novel passage on Meet the Press
Senate leader Bob Dole voiced concern about a forthcoming Newt Gingrich novel after NBC host Tim Russert read a steamy paragraph describing a pouting sex kitten and a dangerous exchange. Dole said he does not care for the passage and tied it to broader criticisms of Hollywood.
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White House and GOP clash over terrorism bill in limbo
Washington Republicans and the White House clash over the Oklahoma City bombing bill. Senator Bob Dole warns of shelving the package amid Democratic amendments while Clinton accuses GOP delays. Debate to resume after recess as civil libertarians warn of constitutional rights erosion. A separate Lincoln Memorial rally by gun owners and militia groups, led by G Gordon Liddy, decries gun control efforts with 1,100 attendees.
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Japan War Apology Debate Divides Coalition Leaders
In Tokyo a rift grows as Japan debates a fifty year anniversary resolution on World War II. The splintered government seeks a compromise on whether to apologize, while South Korea protests remarks denying forcible Korean colonization. Declassified wartime papers reveal pre war discussions and labor needs from Korea.
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OAS Opens Haiti Conference Eyes Democracy and Cuba
Haiti hosts the Organization of American States ministerial meeting with 900 delegates from 34 member states and 17 observers. Cuba, absent for 31 years, remains the lone nonparticipant as ministers push anti corruption goals and a post communist shift toward free trade and politics.
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