Bolivian Ex-Dictator Garcia Meza Transferred to Bolivian Prison
LA PAZ Bolivia a bloody chapter in Bolivia's history ended today with the transfer of former dictator Luis Garcia Meza from a Brazilian prison to the Chonchocoro high security jail near La Paz where he began a 30 year term. He arrived amid hundreds of armed police and proclaimed his innocence as he boarded a Bolivian jet from Ilia Brazil. Arrested in Brazil last year, Meza had been a fugitive since 1989 after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered extradition Oct 19 but lawyers delayed it.
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US Israel Syria to reopen peace talks in Washington
US and Israel and Syria agreed to restart negotiations ending a three month impasse. Dennis Ross to participate as Washington hosts talks on Golan Heights peace terms and border security with Warren Christopher overseeing the effort.
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Haitian vigilantes escalate killings amid rising crime
In Port au Prince mobs beat and skinned a man to death over theft rumors as 10 vigilante killings occur since Saturday. Foreign troops rescued three suspects. Haiti awaits a smaller UN force as police struggle with limited arms and weak courts.
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US astronaut to live amid Mir clutter and heat
NASA’s Norman Thagard will become the first American guest on the Mir space station, arriving after a cramped, noisy, hot stint with antiseptic smells. He brings NASA meals for a three month stay as Dezhurov and Strekalov prepare Soyuz systems after blasting off from Baikonur.
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Space stake grows to 13 aboard Mir and shuttle
In Houston NASA notes a 13 person space crew after Norman Thagard and two cosmonauts lift to Mir while Mir carries three and the Endeavour shuttle has seven. Commander Stephen Oswald says such crews may seem routine in a decade though NASA has not confirmed a record.
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