Perry urges continued NATO presence in Bosnia next year
Secretary Perry says ground troops or a rapid reaction force could be kept in Bosnia if needed to prevent renewed war. He favors air power from Aviano and weighs whether a new force should be based in Bosnia or nearby, noting IFOR’s mission should finish by December.
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Skopje
Macedonia
Bosnia
NATO
Defense
William Perry
U.S
Perry
United States
Balkan
Isternosince Ioe Hat Erry
Belgium
IFOR
Aviano
Italy
Bralilian Mall Explosion Kills 44 at Osasco Center
In Osasco near Sao Paulo, 44 people died and more than 100 were injured when a Plaza Shopping Center blast struck at noon. Rescue crews used dogs and sensors as 2,000 shoppers filled a 200-store mall. Authorities cited a gas leak as a possible cause and prepared a memorial service.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Pedro
Maria Isabel Riebeiro
Plaza
Osasco
Ademir Crivelara
Isaias Mascarenhas
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
David Rochasad
A Society Sees Freedom in the Free Press Mirror
Quote reflects view that a society cannot govern what it cannot perceive and that the American free press serves as both its eye and its mirror in a brief national history.
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the Free Press
America
Colombian president labeled a crook amid impeachment debate
A dissident in President Ernesto Samper’s party accused him of being a traitorous criminal who sold his soul to drug lords. She cited testimonies that Samper took $6 million from the Cali cartel to win office. Congress prepares to vote on sending the case to the Senate for impeachment as Samper loyalists dominate the chamber.
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Bogota
Colombia
Ernesto Samper
Ted
Detciagired
Quintad & Acre
Congress
Samper
Cali Cartel
Senate
Mitchell Takes Chair At Northern Ireland Talks
In Belfast former Senator George Mitchell assumed the chair after pro Protestant hard-liners walked out amid 15 hours of bargaining. The largest Protestant party, the Ulster Unionists, agreed to back Mitchell while 12 delegates from other Protestant factions stormed out, as talks aim to end sectarian violence that has killed about 3,200 since 1969.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
George Mitchell
Glster
Mitchell
Ireland
Solidarity Shipyard Closes in Poland After Loss
The Gdansk shipyard once linked to Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement is shut down by the government which owns 60 percent of the yard. Officials say the yard cannot cover mounting debts estimated around 140 million dollars, marking a dramatic failure of a former state enterprise to adapt to new market rules after decades of central planning.
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Warsaw
Poland
Gdensk
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Bangladeshis flood polling stations amid political standoff
Voters in Dhaka and across the country traveled by boat bike and foot to polls as security forces tried to keep order after a month of clashes. Analysts expect no party to secure a clear majority signaling potential for continued instability.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Kaka
Acpi
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Awami League
Pafiaiei
Iia
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Osweco
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Sun
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