Northern Ireland peace talks hit by violence and stalls
Belfast faced renewed bloodshed as gunmen killed a Catholic man and wounded a Catholic taxi rider amid intensified security. Ben Hughes, 55, died after a point blank shooting in Sandy Row, the latest in a four day toll and eight since Christmas. The IRA truce and Loyalist cease-fire face new strain as political leaders urge an end to violence while negotiations consider a new power sharing assembly.
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Bosnian prison camp suspect Jelisic captured by NATO
NATO spokesman Maj. Louis Garneau said Goran Jelisic was detained without incident in his hometown Bijeljina northeastern Bosnia. The 29 year old is indicted by the U N Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague for allegedly commanding Luka prison camp near Brcko in 1992. Jelisic boasted of killing 97 people and planned to kill 97 more, a Luka inmate testified in 1996.
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Police question man in Guatemalan rape case
A fifth man was brought in for questioning and police search for two more suspects in the ambush that robbed and raped five American college students in Guatemala City. Authorities name Julio Antonio Barrientos Godinez as a possible gang member, with multiple warrants pending. Barrientos, known as El Chicharron, is wanted for thefts robberies and muggings. Thirteen St Marys College students from Maryland were robbed. five women were raped.
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Algerian PM gives official insurgency death toll
Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia told lawmakers that 26,536 people have been killed since 1992 in Algeria's insurgency, with 21,000 injured and 5,000 handicapped. He noted the figure excludes Ramadan casualties and differs from higher media estimates.
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Arafat seeks Clinton help to widen land split with Israel
Yasser Arafat said he will ask President Clinton to press Israel to pull back more from the West Bank while he defends the 1995 interim agreement. Netanyahu warned against ceding more territory to reduce terrorism as Clinton urged a linked peace plan.
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