Papons wife dies on eve of verdict in deportation case
Paulette Papon, 88, wife of Maurice Papon, died in Bordeaux two days before an expected verdict in his trial for crimes against humanity. Papon, free during the proceedings, had been ill and left for home in Gretz-Armainvilliers after 87 or 88 years of service related to orders sending 1,690 Jews from the Bordeaux region to deportation during World War II.
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Bordeaux
France
Maurice Papon
Paulette Papon
Papon
Gretz-Armainvilliers
Paris
Cort
Crimes Against Humanity
Israel
Annan
Knesset
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Yad Vashem
Raoul Wallenberg
Faisal Hussein
PLO
Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority
Taranlam Martane Dhar Marnant
Jerusa
Mortar attack hits British army base in Forkiul
A mortar attack on a British army base near Forkiul in Northern Ireland injured no one. Up to four shells landed around the base near the border with the Irish Republic amid ongoing Belfast peace talks. No group claimed responsibility though IRA design origins date to the mid-1980s.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Forkiul
Irish Republic
IRA
TB Rates Surge in Europe Amid Health System Strains
The World Health Organization reports rising tuberculosis rates across Europe, driven by faltering health systems, political instability, and weak commitment to containment. TB cases exceed AIDS in 10 of 26 eastern European countries, with 18 showing over 25 percent increases from 1994 to 1996 as immigration adds to the burden in Western Europe.
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Europe
World Health Organization
WHO
U.N. Health Agency
Liberals Hold Nova Scotia But Form Minority Government
In Nova Scotia the Liberal Party maintained power after a tight election surge by the New Democratic Party. Both sides won 19 seats as the Liberals hold a minority with about 35 percent of the vote, needing opposition support to pass laws.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Liberal
New Democratic Party
Kosovo clashes widen as police battle Albanians
Serbian police and ethnic Albanians fought with machine guns and mortars in Kosovo leaving one officer dead and several wounded. Villagers fled as gunfire roared after an ambush, while Kosovo Albanian leaders signaled willingness to enter talks under foreign mediation amid international pressure for sanctions on Belgrade.
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Glamoc
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Washington
Tanjug
Wheel
Nolies
Rzic Tt
Slovodan Milosevic
UN Push to Deliver AZT to Pregnant HIV Infected Women
UN officials urged wealthier nations to fund AZT treatment for pregnant women with HIV in developing countries to prevent mother to child transmission. Brazil Thailand Zimbabwe and South Africa already moving, with Thailand showing a 51 percent reduction in transmission at a fraction of the $800 cost. Glaxo Wellcome offered prices from 50 to 190 dollars per case, but affordability remains a challenge in nations where annual per capita health spending runs under ten dollars.
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Thailand
Geneva
Saba
AZT
Glaxo Wellcome
Israeli Parliament speaker blasts UN chief over Middle East peace
In Jerusalem, Kofi Annan faced a sharp rebuke from Dan Tichon, head of the Knesset, who accused the United Nations of bias and warned it cannot play a constructive role in the Mideast peace process. The clash sparked a shouting match as Annan and his delegation debated with Israeli lawmakers.
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U.N
Kofi Annan
Dan T Chon
United Nations
Mideast
Knesset
Annan
Nane
Israel
Lebanon
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Zimbabwe
South Africa
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