Fujimori Signals Third Term Bid In Peru
Peru's Alberto Fujimori, nicknamed The Emperor, announces a bid for a third presidential term despite constitutional challenges. He credits free market reforms for reduced inflation and increased foreign investment, while opponents warn a third term would threaten social peace and stability.
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Lima
Peru
Alberto Fujimori
Fujimon
Fujimori
Diego Garcia-Sagan
Andean Jurists Commission
Congress
Russian forces push into Grozny amid Chechen siege
Federal troops close on Grozny as pro Moscow Chechen fighters retreat from surrounding districts. Officials say the city’s center is under threat with heavy infantry operations and rising Russian casualties as Grozny remains the Chechen bastion. The eventual fall would bolster public support for Moscow’s offensive.
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Grozny
Sergeyev
Chavez denies mishandling Venezuela flood disaster
President Hugo Chavez rejected claims he ignored warnings of deadly floods and said he would be shot if investigations proved irresponsibility. Critics cited the constitutional referendum as a distraction while floods and mudslides followed the constitution vote. Official death toll ranged from 5,000 to 30,000. Chavez welcomed investigations and blamed weather and prior governments for unsafe housing.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Chavez
Freed guerrillas vow to rejoin fight after release
Hashem Fahs and Ahmed Obeid, among five Lebanese Shiite guerrilla prisoners released by Israel, vow to return to combat the Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon. Obeid and Fahs say resistance runs in their blood as peace talks between Israel and Syria approach. The prisoners, held over a decade as bargaining chips for missing Israeli servicemen, were part of a gesture by Israel.
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Hezbollah
Hashem Fahs
Fahs
Ahmed Obeid
Israel
Goodtvill
Syria
Ahmed Srour
Kamal Rizk
Hussein Tleis
Obeid
France Hit by Second Wave of Killer Gales
A second storm battered France killing 13 along the Atlantic coast and causing widespread damage. Winds up to 93 mph uprooted trees and tore roofs while floods inundated the Seine, displacing 2,600+ in the Vendee. Paris sought disaster status as power outages affected 3.4 million homes and transport suffered extensive damage.
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France
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