UN trims food aid to 100,000 in Bosnia and Iraq fighting widens
In Croatia, UNHCR cuts aid to over 100,000 needy Croatian Serbs and rebel Bosnian Muslims after leaders obstruct aid, amid Bihac siege and control by Croat and Serb factions. In Iraq, opponents report fighting in northern regions, defecting soldiers, and Kurdish rebel gains amid tensions with Saddam Hussein’s government.
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Zagreb
Croatia
U.N. Relief Agency
Bosnia
U.N. High Commissioner For
Bihac
U.N
Alemka
Fikret Abdir
Cairo
Egypt
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Baghdad
United States
Saddam
Iraqi National Congress
Erbil
Associated Press
UN summit highlights gender inequality and poverty fight
At the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, the UN cites violence, illiteracy, and legal barriers as driving women into poverty. Hillary Clinton unveils a 10 year 100 million program to fund girls education in a dozen countries, while the US hesitates on wider aid.
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Denmark
United Nations
U.N. Development Program
U.N. World Summit For Social Development
Interna
Hillary Rodham Clinton
U.S
Clinton
United States
Washington
Carol Lancaster
U.S. Agency For International Development
State Department
Timothy Wirth
Kiss as greeting sparks Britain debate on manners
Britain debates kissing as a social gesture with hugs, class lines, and alleged French influence. The Green Party sparked the trend at its annual conference with a workshop on “politically correct hugging,” after female members complained of discomfort with male colleagues touching sensitive areas.
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Britain
Green Party
David Taylor
Associated Press
Taylor
US offers $2 million reward for Karachi killings
The United States offered up to $2 million for information leading to the arrest of gunmen who killed two U S Consulate employees in Karachi and wounded a third. An FBI anti-terrorism team headed to Pakistan to aid the search. Witnesses described a taxi hijacking and a white Toyota van attack at a red light near the consulate. A Manila caller claimed responsibility for the assault on behalf of the Liberation Army, though the group and claim's seriousness remained unverified. Memorial services were planned for Jackie Van Landingham and Gary Durell.
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Pakistan
U.S
Manila
Liberation Army
Zulfikar Ahmed
Associated Press
Ahmed
World Trade Center
New York
Washington Post
Ramzi Yousef
Associated Press Bureau
Philippines
Yousef
John Monro
United States
Jackie van Landingham
Camden
S.C
Russian women face rising violence and discrimination in Russia
Human Rights Watch warns of a nightmare of domestic violence and sexual harassment as unemployment climbs. Police inaction and dismissive attitudes by authorities allow abuse and firing of women, while job ads seek girls who are young and compliant. The report notes post-Soviet decline in women’s rights and intensified gender bias amid economic hardship.
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Moscow
Human Rights Watch
Soviet Union
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