Drug sting widens to Venezuelan banks in money laundering case
The indictment charges four Venezuelan banks Banco Del Caribe Banco Industrial de Venezuela International Finance Bank and Banco Consolidado and five individuals with laundering illegal drug proceeds. Treasury and Justice say Operation Casablanca expanded links between Mexican banks and cartels. 160 arrested 87 million seized. Caracas officials vow full accountability.
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Strikes and Protests Spread Across Russia
Strikes and protests expanded to Moscow and St. Petersburg, with teachers and students marching in Moscow and about 10,000 gathering in Palace Square, protesting education budget cuts, layoffs, and tuition rises. Coal miners led by the Independent Coal Miners Union pressed wage arrears, with thousands on strike. President Yeltsin met the new prime minister seeking urgent solutions to the unrest.
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Ranariddh Quits as Head of Cambodian Opposition Alliance
Former prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh steps down as president of the National United Front, shifting support to Lon Soubert as internal criticism grows. Kong Vibol denies the resignation stems from coalition tensions and says the prince will refocus on his royalist party.
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Clash in Abkhazia Kills At Least 15 in Georgia
Pro government militiamen and separatists fought in Ghali region Abkhazia sparking a deadly clash that left at least 15 dead. Abkhazian tensions flare after separatists seized about 10 people in Sida village triggering the fighting.
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Bandits steal two Van Goghs from Italian museum
Three shoeless masked bandits robbed Italy's National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome stealing both Van Gogh paintings and a Cézanne. Experts say the works are highly famous and unlikely to be sold, suggesting a private-collector ransom motive. Total value estimated around $30 million.
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Pacaya Volcano Erupts Covering Guatemala City in Ash
Pacaya volcano vents ash and lava fragments more than 6000 feet high turning Guatemala City gray with a half inch accumulation. Authorities declare emergency around the base and prep for possible evacuations near the 8420 foot peak, about 15 miles south of the capital.
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Nicaragua offers asylum to Cuban refugees
Nicaragua announced temporary asylum for 196 Cubans at a Bahamas refugee camp one day before deportation. President Arnoldo Aleman, speaking in Miami, framed the action as an act of liberty and gratitude toward Cuban brothers.
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Lebanon elections mark first public vote in 35 years
In Beirut Lebanon Abdul Rahman Skafi a 107 year old mukhtar remains at work awaiting retirement as municipal elections resume after 35 years Balloting for nearly 10 000 posts begins Sunday and runs three Sundays introducing new blood into local government right wing Christians return to politics amid unlikely alliances and shifts in power
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British nurses freed by Saudi king return home
Deborah Parry and Lucille McLauchlan, British nurses freed after 18 months in a Saudi prison for the murder of Australian colleague Yvonne Gilford, arrived in Britain. Parry’s lawyer criticized police treatment and lack of a full open trial as the pair faced controversy over rumored tabloid story sales.
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