Red Cross Ship Explodes and Sinks Off Sri Lanka
A ship chartered by the International Red Cross exploded and sank near the Kanesanthurai port on the Jaffna Peninsula. The navy rescued a Red Cross worker, a U.N. official, and nine Indonesian crew, with one sailor still missing. The Red Cross had been delivering food to over one million civilians in rebel areas. Tamil rebels seek an independent homeland in the north and east.
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Jaffna Peninsula
South Africans urge abortion rights and equal pay in charter talks
Citizens and lawmakers debated a new permanent constitution as South Africa continues weekend sessions. Widespread proposals included abortion rights, affirmative action, and equal pay for equal work, with Cyril Ramaphosa noting the privilege of writing their own charter amid a history of oppression.
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Canada Chopper Firefighter Dies In Forest Fire
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police report says 30 year old Harry Van Beckel was killed when a helicopter lowering him and a partner into a forest fire near Pelican Settlement Alberta swung away as flames rose. His partner survived with minor injuries as 250 fires scorch western Canada and over 271000 acres burn in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Harry van Beckel
Pelican Settlement
Edmonton
Canada
Saskatchewan
van Beckel
Bes
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Fate of F-16 pilot remains uncertain after crash
Pentagon has found no evidence the U S Air Force pilot ejected before the F-16 crash in northern Bosnia. Defense Secretary Perry said search and rescue is continuing amid mixed reports, with no confirmation of the pilot's survival or capture. Ratko Mladic claims he has the pilot, but officials say he may be mistaken or playing a game.
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Defense
William Perry
Ratko Mladic
Perry
Paris
Bosnia
U.N
U.S
Hunger strike marks Tiananmen anniversary in Beijing
Chen Ziming, jailed dissident, begins a one day fast on the sixth anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Police tighten controls in Beijing as activists call for political prisoner's release and an accounting of June 4. Authorities say detentions are within the law.
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Tiananmen Square
Chen Ziming
Chen
Public Security Bureau
Wang Zhihong
Beijing University
China
Poland President lays cornerstone at Katyn forest memorial
Polish President Lech Walesa and mourners attended a solemn Katyn forest ceremony honoring 4,400 Polish officers killed by Soviet secret police in 1940 and 10,600 others. Walesa urged memory of the victims to foster Polish Russian reconciliation as Yeltsin sent a note citing potential compensation concerns.
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Poland
Katyn
Moscow
Kremlin
Boris Yeltsin
Warsaw
Yeltsin
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