Macedonian push for rebel disarmament derails talks
In Ohrid Macedonia the VMRO party demanded full rebel disarmament before final political settlement. After a breakthrough on police reform the new demand, described as a setback by a Western mediator, seeks faster disarmament by about 3500 NATO troops and could delay ratification. State Department said NATO troops won’t deploy before a political agreement.
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Ohrid
Macedonia
VMRO
Ljubco Georgievski
Balkan
NATO
Georgievski
Washington
State Department
Richard Boucher
IRA eyes disarmament step amid Northern Ireland crisis
The IRA agreed on a secret weapon disposal method but gave no start date. Gen John de Chastelain led an independent commission which said the plan begins a process to render arms beyond use, while Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble demanded an actual decommissioning start.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Britain
Ireland
Ulster Unionists
Disarmament Commission
John de Chastelain
IRA
Ulster Unionist Party
David Trimble
Trimble
Banzer Resigns Amid Cancer Struggle In Bolivia
President Hugo Banzer announced his resignation due to cancer, saying his illness prevents him from governing Bolivia. He handed the medal to Vice President Jorge Quiroga and noted his love for the country as supporters cheered in Sucre. He will remain technically president until Quiroga is sworn in.
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Sucre
Bolivia
Hugo Banzer
South America
Banzer
Jorge Quiroga
Washington, D.C
Quiroga
United States
Italian doctor risks license over human cloning plans
In Rome AP Italian medical authorities warn Dr Severino Antinori could lose his license for plans to clone humans. He cited 1300 American couples mainly Kentucky and 200 Italians as candidates and said cloning embryos would begin in November. He is to discuss cloning science at a National Academy of Sciences panel in Washington.
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Rome
Italy
Severino Antinori
la Stampa
America
Kentucky
Antinori
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C
To be Queen of Ivory Coast pageant built on fuller figures
ABIDJAN Ivory Coast AP contestants Isabelle Zisson Sina and peers train for the Queen of Ivory Coast event by eating heavy meals to reach a fuller figure. Sponsors seek a rounded, full-fleshed look while critics note fat farms and cultural ideals. Ministers award the winner with rice sacks and trips abroad.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Isabelle Zisson Sina
Zisson Sina
Africa
France
Britain
Senegal
West Africa
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