Whistles Rise in Belgrade Protests Against Milošević
In Belgrade, both young and old join anti-government demonstrations using whistles to drown out state TV and rally for democracy. Rioters, students, pilots, and locals flood streets nightly, trading police clashes for a cacophony of sound and badges quoting Milošević.
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Yugoslavia
Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic
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Belarusians protest autocratic rule in Minsk rally
About 5,000 demonstrators gathered in Minsk organized by the Belarusian Popular Front opposing President Alexander Lukashenko. An unauthorized march toward the theater square drew thousands more as protesters raised funds for regime victims and linked the push for freedom to Serbia and Bulgaria.
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China frees Hong Kong reporter amid takeover tensions
Xi Yang, 41, released on probation after three years in prison for stealing state secrets. He cannot work as a reporter during probation. His 1993 reporting on anticipated rate hikes angered Beijing, and the case chilled Hong Kong newsrooms ahead of China’s planned takeover.
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China
Beijing
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Conflict Deepens as Zaire Goma Faces Air Strike Fears
In Goma, several British aid workers evacuated Saturday amid fear of an air strike by the Zairian army against rebels in control. The government accuses neighboring armies of joining the battle and claims rebels use drugged children as human shields.
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Zaire
Battle leaves 3 militants dead in Cairo crackdown
In Minya province security forces killed three Muslim militants after a long gun battle. The Interior Ministry called them dangerous terrorists linked to al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, part of Egypt’s Islamist violence tied to Mubarak’s regime. Police said 40 men were arrested over alleged plots against politicians and officers.
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Egypt
Minya
Interior Ministry
al-Gamaa al-Islamiya
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Albanians mount protest in Lushnja over failed investment schemes
In Lushnja, Albania, angry investors seized control of a central town beating a government minister and riot police. Deputy prime minister Tritan Shehu was struck and injured as protesters gathered around the town stadium, with trouble also reported in Berat and Belsh.
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Tritan Shehu
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Shehu
Berat
Belsh
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