Clinton Returns From Historic Vietnam Visit
President Clinton concluded a weeklong trip by saying the United States and Vietnam should be partners. He spoke in Ho Chi Minh City about shared future prosperity and longstanding ties, saying the years of animosity are past and noting a strong welcome from Vietnamese people. He toured Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, spent time with Chelsea, and departed after a total of 22,192 miles flown.
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Japan PM Mori survives no confidence vote amid compromise
In Tokyo the Liberal Democratic Party averted Mori's ouster by an agreement. A senior Mori ally Koichi Kato abstained with his bloc of over twenty followers ensuring opposition defeat. Parliament began deliberations minutes after the deal was announced today.
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Queen photographed wringing live pheasant at Sandringham
Photo shows Queen Guzavelil wringing the neck of a pheasant with bare hands during a royal hunt at Sandringham as a hunting dog carried the wounded bird to the queen. Buckingham Palace justified the act as humane. Animal rights activists condemned the display as brutality in royal entertainment.
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United States signals limit on forest offset use at Kyoto talks
In The Hague negotiators signaled a new stance to curb forest project use to meet greenhouse gas cuts. The shift, amid European and activist criticism, comes during a two week session drafting Kyoto Protocol details. If ratified, 36 nations would cut emissions to at least 5 percent below 1990 by 2010, with individual targets, though methods remain unresolved.
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Bombing injures five children in Gaza City camp attack
Five children were among those hurt when a rocket and mortar attack struck a refugee camp in Gaza City. The episode marks the first reported targeting of a refugee site amid the two month conflict that has claimed at least 238 lives, mostly Palestinians. Groups claiming responsibility include Palestinian Hezbollah, Al Aqsa Martyrs and Omar Al Mukhtar, with Hamas asked about group ties.
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