Refugees fear renewed brutality in Rwanda as exodus continues
Rwandan refugees in Zaire describe brutal conditions and mass expulsions amid a state of siege after last year’s genocide. Prisons in Rwanda overflow with Hutu detainees, while the judicial system remains nonfunctional and international help is limited. Exiled Hutu forces near the Zaire border raise the risk of renewed conflict.
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Coca Cola opens first North Vietnam bottling plant near Hanoi
Coca Cola inaugurated its first bottling plant in northern Vietnam ten miles south of Hanoi. The $24 million facility aims to bottle 136 million gallons annually with plans to add a canning line later. PepsiCo already operates in the region as Coca Cola seeks market share post embargo.
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Communists vow revival of Soviet state platform
In Moscow the Communist Party adopted a campaign platform promising to restore the old Soviet state. Leader Gennady Zyuganov said the goal is national salvation and to reverse post-Soviet reforms. The plan seeks guaranteed jobs housing vacations education medical care state prices and state ownership of land and resources.
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Bangladeshi beaten after stopping boy on street
In Chittagong Abdus Sattar said he only sought a friend's home when he stopped a 10-year-old boy to verify an address. A crowd mobbed him, chanting abducter accusations, and he was beaten for about 30 minutes before police rescued him. He remained in serious condition in hospital. Police urged residents to contact authorities rather than mob suspects.
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Mugabe Faces Gay Protest as SA Trip Begins
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrived in Johannesburg to jeers from hundreds of gay protesters upset by his anti homosexuality stance. He avoided the crowd, sped away by limousine, and took a back road to dodge demonstrations during a regional summit arrival.
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