Rebels shoot down jet in Congo over Kindu attack
Rebels in Kalima Congo say they shot down a Boeing 727 carrying 40 government soldiers to Kindu airport. A Congo Airlines official said civilians were aboard while rescue teams searched wreckage. independent verification was not available.
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Milosevic Signals Flexibility On Kosovo Standoff
In Belgrade amid NATO pressure, Yugoslavia’s president softened his Kosovo stance and signaled willingness to meet six Western demands, including troop withdrawals and aid access, while rejecting a U S backed international monitoring force. Holbrooke’s shuttle talks raised cautious hope as NATO prepared for possible air strikes if Milosevic fails.
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Iljaz Kurtesi
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Ibrahim Rugova
Philip Beeker
Taliban airstrikes kill family members in Afghanistan
Taliban fighter planes hit a northern Afghanistan stronghold on Saturday killing 10 members of a family and wounding several others, opposition sources said, after claiming to seize a strategic airport in Takhar province during overnight fighting.
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Iranian group offers bounty on Rushdie head in Tehran paper
A hard line Iranian student group posted a reward nearly 335000 dollars for killing Salman Rushdie, a second bounty after the 1989 fatwa and a contrast to the government’s distancing. The report notes earlier rewards and Russia seeks food aid amid economic woes and a weak ruble, with grain imports and harvest concerns highlighted.
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Japanese cult that killed 12 in gas attack adds members
The Aum Shinrikyo group, blamed for the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack that killed 12 and injured thousands, is regrouping and recruiting about 5,000 followers, with 28 installations across Japan and alleged ties to several businesses. Security officials warn the sect plans renewed violence unless outlawed.
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