China opens door to party congress
China’s Communist Party for the first time allows foreign journalists to view proceedings at a weeklong congress in Beijing. Delegates praised Jiang Zemin’s reform plans as security tightened outside Tiananmen Square, with limited views offered to reporters.
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Plane crash kills 20 en route to Congo meeting
In Rwanda a plane carrying 20 people to a Congo religious conference crashed during approach, killing all aboard. Among the dead were 10 clergymen. The incident occurs amid regional fighting around Virna and Fizi as Babembe seek to expel Banyamulenge with ties to Rwanda. Laurent Kabila's rise and Mobutu Sese Seko's death are noted in context.
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Zapatista rally fills Mexico City's central square
Zapatista rebels drew tens of thousands to a rally in Mexico City's main plaza on Friday despite rain and a holiday weekend. About 1,100 fighters arrived unarmed, wearing black masks, after a five day 750 mile convoy from Chiapas. They urged government to honor February 1996 peace accords and pull troops from Zapatista communities.
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Iran Releases American Imprisoned for Illegal Entry
Iran's official news agency says American Joseph Morris Jr., 38, who had been jailed for illegally entering the country, was released after a two-year term. Morris was arrested after entering Iran from Pakistan, with diplomatic ties between Iran and the United States severed since 1979.
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Islamic militants still inside Algiers mosque standoff
Security forces surrounded a Cherarba mosque outside Algiers where seven suspected militants holed up after firing on an army patrol. Two commandos were evacuated by helicopter. a moderate Islamic politician was later assassinated in Constantine during prayer.
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