Liberian capital ravaged in new war phase
Reports from Monrovia describe encircled forces setting fires as Charles Taylor and Prince Johnson battle Doe loyalists. Nigerian jets bomb Taylor strongholds while Ghanaian planes retaliate for shelling. West African leaders discuss a joint peace intervention.
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Ivory Coast
Liberia
Monrovia
Charles Taylor
Prince Johnson
Samuel Doe
British Broadcasting Corp
Doe
Taylor
Herman Cohen
U.S
Africa
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Freetown
US weighs phasing out large bases in Philippines
United States acknowledges days of a large military presence in the Philippines may be numbered and seeks time to phase out Clark Air Base Subic Bay and four smaller installations. Talks follow May negotiations with a lease due in 1991 amid rising local opposition and a VOA relay station bombing nearby.
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Philippines
United States
U.S
Richard Armitage
Washington
Clark Air Base
Subic Bay Naval Base
Voice of America
Armitage
Defense Department
Associated Press
General Assembly Opens Amid Gulf Crisis and Hope
The United Nations gathers for a new General Assembly session amid Gulf War tensions and hopes for greater cooperation among the five permanent members. Guido de Marco is expected to be elected president by acclamation as the 45th Assembly focuses on Iraq Kuwait embargo and economic issues. PresidentBush will address the 159 nations, with many heads of state and ministers slated to speak, reflecting high UN prestige after Security Council resolutions.
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General Assembly
Iraq
Kuwait
Ronald I. Spiers
Guido de Marco
Malta
Bush
Security Council
United Nations faces post cold war shifts and funding woes
Ronald I Spiers compares the UN to a global town meeting noting its nonbinding resolutions. A recent South Africa resolution lauds Mandela's release and the lifting of bans while General Assembly votes reflect historic seat and membership changes. Spiers cites debt, development, poverty, environment and narcotics as enduring global issues amid Middle East tensions. The U N sits in arrears as the United States owes over 700 million dollars, amid past funding disputes.
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Nelson Mandela
African National Congress
General Assembly
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West Germany
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Spiers
Middle East
Persian Gulf
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