Fiji hostage standoff stalls after four released
In Suva Fiji four female hostages were freed but talks to free 27 men in parliament broke down. Speight and allies demand the right to name a president, while the army pushes for chief council selection and a return to democracy amid ethnic tensions and international pressure.
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Suva
Filipo Tarakinikini
South Pacific
Tarakinikini
Insurance and Timber
George Speight
Mahendra Chaudhry
Chaudhry
Speight
Jo Nata
Radio Fiji
Adi Koila Mara
Tourism and Transport
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
Council of
Ilisoni Ligairi
Ligairi
Fiji Times
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Safe and Sound
Akanisi Koroitamana
Muslims Christians clash in Indonesia Ambon violence death toll rises
In Ambon, fierce clashes between Muslims and Christians continued for a fourth day leaving at least six dead and raising the four day total to 41. Rioters attacked police, seized arms, and authorities warned of more bloodshed amid sectarian fighting in the Maluku Islands since January 1999.
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Indonesia
Maluku Islands
Ambon
Duma
Halmahera
Laksar Jihad
Holy War Front
Abdurrahman Wahid
Wahid
Moluccas
Spice Islands
Emigration still a tradition in China
In Fujian province, generations pursue distant work abroad despite dangers and rising foreign investment at home. Up to 100,000 Chinese migrate annually, paying up to 60,000 for smugglers to seek jobs in the United States, Europe, and Asia, with Dover and Canada tragedies shaping lingering beliefs about leaving.
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China
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Fujian
Canada
Ying Chan
Hong Kong University
United States
Japan
Europe
Hong Kong
Apple Daily
Chan
Wenzhou
Changle
Taiwan
Guangdong
Southeast Asia
Hawaii
California
Singapore
Philippines
Liem Sioe Liong
Indonesia
Forbes Magazine
Britain
New York City
Albright salutes Poland as author of the new Europe in Gdansk
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright honored Poland during a three day visit ending in Gdynia with a ceremony at the Solidarity Monument and a briefing with Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek. She recalled 1981 ties to Solidarity activist Bronislaw Geremek and urged durable democratic values amid Poland's political shifts.
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Madeleine Albright
Gdansk University
Marcin Plinski
Poland
Gdansk
University of
Albright
Solidarity
Bronislaw Geremek
Geremek
Warsaw
America
Solidarity Monument
Gdynia
NATO
United States
Kazimierz Pulaski
Jerzy Buzek
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