Philippine hostage talks begin with Abu Sayyaf
Negotiators from the Philippine government and Abu Sayyaf met in Talipao on Jolo to discuss the fate of 15 hostages including Germans, French, Finns, South Africans, a Lebanese, Malaysians, and Filipinos held for over a month. No immediate releases were promised, and key demands such as an independent Islamic state were rejected.
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Talipao
Philippines
Robert Aventajado
Aventajado
Abu Sayyaf
Malaysia
Sipadan
Jolo
Sabah
Andang
Associated Press
Sulu
Fujimori faces runoff in Peru amid dispute and turmoil
Digest reports that rural Peruvians in Porcon will vote for President Alberto Fujimori, seeking a third five year term despite constitutional limits. Alejandro Toledo blasts election delays as a death of democracy. Across the region, Israeli forces withdraw from two border outposts as UN teams prepare to formalize Lebanon frontier. Peacekeepers monitor tension at the fence amid stone and firebomb clashes.
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Porcon
Peru
Alberto Fujimori
Satuday
Alejandro Toledo
Pema
U.N
Lebanon
Raeli
Bodies found on Chaplin family's land near Lake Geneva
Police found decomposed remains of a man and a woman in the park around the Manoir de Ban mansion in Corsier near Lake Geneva. Officials said the pair remain unidentified and there appears to be no link to Charlie Chaplin's family.
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Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
Corsier
Chaplin
Chinese Executives Sentenced to Death for Bribes
A state run newspaper reports that two Chinese managers were sentenced to death for bribes. Zhou Changqing of Xi'an Shanxi accepted about 5.87 million dollars in bribes. Ku Guangming of Lanzhou Gansu province took 0.7325 million dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
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Xi’an
China
Shanxi
Ku Guangming
Lanzhou
Gansu
Northern Ireland Moves Toward Power Sharing Revival
Proquest press summary notes the Ulster Unionist council backing a restart of the power sharing government with Sinn Fein and IRA disarmament conditions. Clinton Mandelson and British officials praise the move while Trimble and DUP warn of possible stalls if disarmament and symbols of British authority are not protected.
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Northern Ireland
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David Trimble
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Sinn Fein
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Tambie
Fnday
Peter Mandelson
Mandelson
Northen Ireland
John Taylor
Ieland
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Democratic Unionists
Sintir
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