Former Argentine President Menem Indicted in Arms Case
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was indicted by a federal judge in Buenos Aires for heading an illicit organization that allegedly funneled weapons to Croatia and Ecuador amid embargoes in the 1990s. He was ordered held in custody with assets frozen and visits restricted.
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Ecuador
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Menem
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Croatia
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Japan presses on rape suspect amid U S Japan pact friction
Tokyo and Okinawa officials press Washington to hand over Air Force Sergeant Timothy Woodland accused of raping an Okinawan woman. The dispute centers on the Status of Forces Agreement and U S jurisdiction over active duty personnel, amid protests and calls for pact revisions.
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Washington
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America
Howard Baker
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Foreign Ministry
Richard Chrissianson
Ichiro Fujisaki
North American
NHK Television
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Mainichi
Dirty secret: Sewage in Canada's waterways.
St Johns Newfoundland mayor condemns 29 million gallons of raw sewage daily entering harbors from underwater outfalls near quay sites. National pollution debate highlights lack of sewage treatment, political will, and enforcement, with officials citing deep oceans as justification while critics call Canada’s water and harbor health a national embarrassment.
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Andy Wells
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Ottawa
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Brian Tobin
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China close to joining the World Trade Organization
After 15 years of talks, China nears full WTO membership as officials report consensus on most terms following six days of discussions at WTO headquarters in Geneva. The bid comes as China seeks global respect and to host the 2008 Olympic Games, with broader geopolitical contexts noted in the same briefing.
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Immigrant Freeing Off Italy by Navy Rescues 600
The Italian navy rescued about 600 would be illegal immigrants, likely Kurds, from a freighter adrift off Italy’s southern coast. Eight dehydrated passengers were ferried to Crotone aboard a speedboat. A pregnant woman and a child were hospitalized. Captain Giuseppe Bellamone reported the details.
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Court blocks release of ex German leader's file
Court blocks release of Helmut Kohl's secretly recorded conversations by East German spies. The ruling defeats lawmakers seeking the files to probe a slush fund scandal tainting the former chancellor's legacy and Germany's reunification era.
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