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4200 | The government had been threatening to fire the workers since the strike began on Tuesday , saying it was illegal . | <response> The government had been threatening to fire the workers since the strike began on Tuesday , saying it was illegal . </response> |
4201 | But the strikers ignored the threat and vowed to stay on the streets until their demands for wage rises of 30 to 60 percent were met . | <response> But the strikers ignored the threat and vowed to stay on the streets until their demands for wage rises of 30 to 60 percent were met . </response> |
4202 | The stoppage has left essential services stretched with many hospitals handling only emergency cases under senior doctors with the help of army medical personnel and the Red Cross . | <response> The stoppage has left essential services stretched with many hospitals handling only emergency cases under senior doctors with the help of army medical personnel and the <organization>Red Cross</organization> . </response> |
4203 | It has also disrupted flights . | <response> It has also disrupted flights . </response> |
4204 | Some internal services were cancelled , leaving tourists at the Victoria Falls resort stranded , and flights abroad were delayed . | <response> Some internal services were cancelled , leaving tourists at the <location>Victoria Falls</location> resort stranded , and flights abroad were delayed . </response> |
4205 | The PSA said 80 percent of the country 's 180,000 civil servants took part in the strike which is a rare challenge to President Robert Mugabe , who has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980 . | <response> The <organization>PSA</organization> said 80 percent of the country 's 180,000 civil servants took part in the strike which is a rare challenge to President <person>Robert Mugabe</person> , who has been in power since independence from <location>Britain</location> in 1980 . </response> |
4206 | Opposition parties , civic organisations and private-sector unions have expressed support for the action and denounced the government 's pay rises of up to eight percent for its workers . | <response> Opposition parties , civic organisations and private-sector unions have expressed support for the action and denounced the government 's pay rises of up to eight percent for its workers . </response> |
4207 | Civil servants earn on average Z$ 1,000 ( $ 100 ) a month . | <response> Civil servants earn on average <misc>Z$</misc> 1,000 ( $ 100 ) a month . </response> |
4208 | They say their pay has not kept up at all with inflation , currently running at 22 percent . | <response> They say their pay has not kept up at all with inflation , currently running at 22 percent . </response> |
4209 | Rwanda says Zaire expels 28 Rwandan refugees . | <response> <location>Rwanda</location> says <location>Zaire</location> expels 28 <misc>Rwandan</misc> refugees . </response> |
4210 | KIGALI 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>KIGALI</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4211 | Rwanda said on Saturday that Zaire had expelled 28 Rwandan Hutu refugees accused of being " trouble-makers " in camps in eastern Zaire . | <response> <location>Rwanda</location> said on Saturday that <location>Zaire</location> had expelled 28 <misc>Rwandan</misc> <misc>Hutu</misc> refugees accused of being " trouble-makers " in camps in eastern <location>Zaire</location> . </response> |
4212 | Captain Firmin Gatera , spokesman for the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan army , told Reuters in Kigali that 17 of the 28 refugees handed over on Friday from the Zairean town of Goma had been soldiers in the former Hutu army which fled to Zaire in 1994 after being defeated by Tutsi forces in Rwanda 's civil war . | <response> Captain <person>Firmin Gatera</person> , spokesman for the <misc>Tutsi-dominated</misc> <misc>Rwandan</misc> army , told <organization>Reuters</organization> in <location>Kigali</location> that 17 of the 28 refugees handed over on Friday from the <misc>Zairean</misc> town of <location>Goma</location> had been soldiers in the former <misc>Hutu</misc> army which fled to <location>Zaire</location> in 1994 after being defeated by <misc>Tutsi</misc> forces in <location>Rwanda</location> 's civil war . </response> |
4213 | Zairean Prime Minister Kengo wa Dondo said on Thursday in a visit to Rwanda that his country would expell all the refugees back to Rwanda but he gave no timeframe . | <response> <misc>Zairean</misc> Prime Minister <person>Kengo wa Dondo</person> said on Thursday in a visit to <location>Rwanda</location> that his country would expell all the refugees back to <location>Rwanda</location> but he gave no timeframe . </response> |
4214 | Zaire is home to 1.1 million Rwandan Hutu refugees who fled three months of civil war in 1994 . | <response> <location>Zaire</location> is home to 1.1 million <misc>Rwandan</misc> <misc>Hutu</misc> refugees who fled three months of civil war in 1994 . </response> |
4215 | Many had taken part in the genocide that year of one million people , mostly Tutsis , and refuse to go home for fear of reprisal at the hands of the new Tutsi-dominated government in Kigali . | <response> Many had taken part in the genocide that year of one million people , mostly <misc>Tutsis</misc> , and refuse to go home for fear of reprisal at the hands of the new <misc>Tutsi-dominated</misc> government in <location>Kigali</location> . </response> |
4216 | Gatera said the refugees were handed over following a deal made at a meeting between the governor of Zaire 's north Kivu region and his counterpart in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi . | <response> <person>Gatera</person> said the refugees were handed over following a deal made at a meeting between the governor of <location>Zaire</location> 's north <location>Kivu</location> region and his counterpart in the <misc>Rwandan</misc> border town of <location>Gisenyi</location> . </response> |
4217 | " After a meeting between the governor of north Kivu and the prefect of Gisenyi , 28 prisoners ( refugees ) were handed over to Rwandan authorities on Friday , " Gatera said . " | <response> " After a meeting between the governor of north <location>Kivu</location> and the prefect of <location>Gisenyi</location> , 28 prisoners ( refugees ) were handed over to <misc>Rwandan</misc> authorities on Friday , " <person>Gatera</person> said . " </response> |
4218 | Out of these 17 were former soldiers . | <response> Out of these 17 were former soldiers . </response> |
4219 | These people are now in Gisenyi prison , " Gatera added . | <response> These people are now in <location>Gisenyi</location> prison , " <person>Gatera</person> added . </response> |
4220 | Revered skull of S. Africa king is Scottish woman 's . | <response> Revered skull of <location>S. Africa</location> king is <misc>Scottish</misc> woman 's . </response> |
4221 | JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>JOHANNESBURG</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4222 | A limelight-loving South African chief was in disgrace on Saturday after a prized skull he brought home from Scotland was identified as belonging not to his sacred tribal ancestor , but to a middle-aged white woman . | <response> A limelight-loving <misc>South African</misc> chief was in disgrace on Saturday after a prized skull he brought home from <location>Scotland</location> was identified as belonging not to his sacred tribal ancestor , but to a middle-aged white woman . </response> |
4223 | A forensic scientist who examined the supposed skull of 19th century King Hintsa , a chief of President Nelson Mandela 's Xhosa tribe killed in battle by the British , said it was in fact the cranium of a European woman . | <response> A forensic scientist who examined the supposed skull of 19th century King <person>Hintsa</person> , a chief of President <person>Nelson Mandela</person> 's <misc>Xhosa</misc> tribe killed in battle by the <misc>British</misc> , said it was in fact the cranium of a <misc>European</misc> woman . </response> |
4224 | Chief Nicholas Gcaleka , dressed in animal skins and full tribal regalia , journeyed to a wintry Scotland in February on a hugely publicised quest to find Hintsa 's skull . | <response> Chief <person>Nicholas Gcaleka</person> , dressed in animal skins and full tribal regalia , journeyed to a wintry <location>Scotland</location> in February on a hugely publicised quest to find <person>Hintsa</person> 's skull . </response> |
4225 | The witchdoctor said ancestors had appeared to him in a dream and ordered him to return the head , said to have been carried off as a colonial trophy by the officer who shot and allegedly beheaded Hintsa after a battle in 1835 . | <response> The witchdoctor said ancestors had appeared to him in a dream and ordered him to return the head , said to have been carried off as a colonial trophy by the officer who shot and allegedly beheaded <person>Hintsa</person> after a battle in 1835 . </response> |
4226 | But Gcaleka ran into trouble as soon as he returned to South Africa with a skull he found in a cottage in a lonely Highland forest near Inverness . | <response> But <person>Gcaleka</person> ran into trouble as soon as he returned to <location>South Africa</location> with a skull he found in a cottage in a lonely <location>Highland</location> forest near <location>Inverness</location> . </response> |
4227 | He said the spirit of a hurricane had guided him there . | <response> He said the spirit of a hurricane had guided him there . </response> |
4228 | Members of the Xhosa royal family , branding Gcaleka a charlatan , confiscated the head and sent it for tests to a forensic scientist , who examined the shape of the skull and the hole that he determined had not come , as supposed , from a bullet . | <response> Members of the <misc>Xhosa</misc> royal family , branding <person>Gcaleka</person> a charlatan , confiscated the head and sent it for tests to a forensic scientist , who examined the shape of the skull and the hole that he determined had not come , as supposed , from a bullet . </response> |
4229 | " It can be stated beyond reasonable doubt that this skull is not that of the late king , " the scientist said in a statement . | <response> " It can be stated beyond reasonable doubt that this skull is not that of the late king , " the scientist said in a statement . </response> |
4230 | Sudan arrests opposition sewing machine smugglers . | <response> <location>Sudan</location> arrests opposition sewing machine smugglers . </response> |
4231 | KHARTOUM 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>KHARTOUM</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4232 | Sudanese police have arrested three people trying to smuggle sewing machines and army clothing to Sudanese opposition groups in Eritrea , an official newspaper reported on Saturday . | <response> <misc>Sudanese</misc> police have arrested three people trying to smuggle sewing machines and army clothing to <misc>Sudanese</misc> opposition groups in <location>Eritrea</location> , an official newspaper reported on Saturday . </response> |
4233 | The government-owned al-Ingaz al-Watani said the smugglers were caught in Banat in the eastern state of Kassala , on the border with Eritrea , and had confessed they were on their way to " the so-called alliance forces which have been undertaking subversive operations on the eastern border " . | <response> The government-owned <organization>al-Ingaz al-Watani</organization> said the smugglers were caught in <location>Banat</location> in the eastern state of <location>Kassala</location> , on the border with <location>Eritrea</location> , and had confessed they were on their way to " the so-called alliance forces which have been undertaking subversive operations on the eastern border " . </response> |
4234 | Authorities in Kassala said opposition forces based in Eritrea have been laying landmines and stealing vehicles and other goods to smuggle them across the border into Eritrea . | <response> Authorities in <location>Kassala</location> said opposition forces based in <location>Eritrea</location> have been laying landmines and stealing vehicles and other goods to smuggle them across the border into <location>Eritrea</location> . </response> |
4235 | Sudan accuses the Eritrean authorities of providing support to Sudanese opposition elements based in Eritrea . | <response> <location>Sudan</location> accuses the <misc>Eritrean</misc> authorities of providing support to <misc>Sudanese</misc> opposition elements based in <location>Eritrea</location> . </response> |
4236 | Eritrea cut diplomatic ties with Sudan in 1994 , accusing it of training rebels to make raids into Eritrea . | <response> <location>Eritrea</location> cut diplomatic ties with <location>Sudan</location> in 1994 , accusing it of training rebels to make raids into <location>Eritrea</location> . </response> |
4237 | The exiled National Democratic Alliance , a Sudanese umbrella opposition group , has its headquarters in the Eritrean capital Asmara . | <response> The exiled <organization>National Democratic Alliance</organization> , a <misc>Sudanese</misc> umbrella opposition group , has its headquarters in the <misc>Eritrean</misc> capital <location>Asmara</location> . </response> |
4238 | It uses the former Sudanese embassy . | <response> It uses the former <misc>Sudanese</misc> embassy . </response> |
4239 | Albanian Socialists start landmark reform congress . | <response> <misc>Albanian</misc> Socialists start landmark reform congress . </response> |
4240 | TIRANA 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>TIRANA</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4241 | Albania 's opposition Socialist Party began a two-day congress on Saturday to discuss major jettisoning its links with almost half a century of Stalinist dictatorship in the Balkan country . | <response> <location>Albania</location> 's opposition <organization>Socialist Party</organization> began a two-day congress on Saturday to discuss major jettisoning its links with almost half a century of <misc>Stalinist</misc> dictatorship in the <location>Balkan</location> country . </response> |
4242 | " The congress will approve new concepts that will turn the party into a Social-Democratic and electoral party , not a class and ideological one , " the Socialist Zeri i Popullit daily said in an editorial . | <response> " The congress will approve new concepts that will turn the party into a Social-Democratic and electoral party , not a class and ideological one , " the Socialist <organization>Zeri i Popullit</organization> daily said in an editorial . </response> |
4243 | Jailed Socialist leader Fatos Nano made the first call for change in July , a month after the party 's chief opponents , the conservative Democrats of President Sali Berisha , almost swept the board in a disputed general election . | <response> Jailed Socialist leader <person>Fatos Nano</person> made the first call for change in July , a month after the party 's chief opponents , the conservative <misc>Democrats</misc> of President <person>Sali Berisha</person> , almost swept the board in a disputed general election . </response> |
4244 | The Socialists , reformed heirs to the communists , pulled out of the poll saying it was a sham . | <response> The Socialists , reformed heirs to the communists , pulled out of the poll saying it was a sham . </response> |
4245 | Acting Socialist leader Servet Pellumbi has said he too will urge the party to scrap the ideas of Karl Marx at the congress . | <response> Acting Socialist leader <person>Servet Pellumbi</person> has said he too will urge the party to scrap the ideas of <person>Karl Marx</person> at the congress . </response> |
4246 | The pro-reform stance of some of the party leadership initially caused a storm and triggered the resignation last month of the party 's Secretary-General Gramoz Ruci . | <response> The pro-reform stance of some of the party leadership initially caused a storm and triggered the resignation last month of the party 's Secretary-General <person>Gramoz Ruci</person> . </response> |
4247 | More recently political commentators have reported a growing consensus , however , and a rift at the meeting looks increasingly unlikely . | <response> More recently political commentators have reported a growing consensus , however , and a rift at the meeting looks increasingly unlikely . </response> |
4248 | Nicaraguan president to go to U.S. for medical care . | <response> <misc>Nicaraguan</misc> president to go to <location>U.S.</location> for medical care . </response> |
4249 | MANAGUA , Nicaragua 1996-08-23 | <response> <location>MANAGUA</location> , <location>Nicaragua</location> 1996-08-23 </response> |
4250 | Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro was due to fly to the United States on Saturday for a medical check-up to determine if surgery was needed on the lower part of her spinal column , the government said on Friday . | <response> <misc>Nicaraguan</misc> President <person>Violeta Chamorro</person> was due to fly to the <location>United States</location> on Saturday for a medical check-up to determine if surgery was needed on the lower part of her spinal column , the government said on Friday . </response> |
4251 | Chamorro has complained of lower back pain since her trip to Taiwan in May , when the pain forced her to go to Taipei University Hospital for an examination . | <response> <person>Chamorro</person> has complained of lower back pain since her trip to <location>Taiwan</location> in May , when the pain forced her to go to <location>Taipei University Hospital</location> for an examination . </response> |
4252 | Chamorro , 66 , suffers from osteoporosis , a disease that weakens the bones , and has repeatedly flown to Washington for treatment by her longtime doctor , Sam Wilson . | <response> <person>Chamorro</person> , 66 , suffers from osteoporosis , a disease that weakens the bones , and has repeatedly flown to <location>Washington</location> for treatment by her longtime doctor , <person>Sam Wilson</person> . </response> |
4253 | Nepal wo n't help split Tibet , king tells China . | <response> <location>Nepal</location> wo n't help split <location>Tibet</location> , king tells <location>China</location> . </response> |
4254 | BEIJING 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>BEIJING</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4255 | King Birendra of Nepal has told China his nation will not become the tool of people who want Tibetan independence from Beijing , the official China Daily newspaper said on Saturday . | <response> King <person>Birendra</person> of <location>Nepal</location> has told <location>China</location> his nation will not become the tool of people who want <misc>Tibetan</misc> independence from <location>Beijing</location> , the official <organization>China Daily</organization> newspaper said on Saturday . </response> |
4256 | King Birendra , in Tibet at the start of a one-week unofficial visit to China , said the Nepalese government had " maintained a sharp vigilance against such intentions " , the newspaper said . | <response> King <person>Birendra</person> , in <location>Tibet</location> at the start of a one-week unofficial visit to <location>China</location> , said the <misc>Nepalese</misc> government had " maintained a sharp vigilance against such intentions " , the newspaper said . </response> |
4257 | Nepal shares a long mountain border with the restive Himalayan region , where opposition to Beijing 's four-decade rule is widespread . | <response> <location>Nepal</location> shares a long mountain border with the restive <misc>Himalayan</misc> region , where opposition to <location>Beijing</location> 's four-decade rule is widespread . </response> |
4258 | Chinese official media has often accused foreign forces , notably the United States , of seeking to support Tibetan independence activists . | <response> <misc>Chinese</misc> official media has often accused foreign forces , notably the <location>United States</location> , of seeking to support <misc>Tibetan</misc> independence activists . </response> |
4259 | King Birenda told Gyaicain Norbu , chairman of the Tibetan government , that Nepal would not " become a tool for others to split Tibet " , the newspaper said . | <response> King <person>Birenda</person> told <person>Gyaicain Norbu</person> , chairman of the <misc>Tibetan</misc> government , that <location>Nepal</location> would not " become a tool for others to split <location>Tibet</location> " , the newspaper said . </response> |
4260 | Gyaicain told the royal visitor increased cooperation between Nepal and Tibet was possible in the fields of trade , tourism , communications and sports , it said . | <response> <person>Gyaicain</person> told the royal visitor increased cooperation between <location>Nepal</location> and <location>Tibet</location> was possible in the fields of trade , tourism , communications and sports , it said . </response> |
4261 | It gave no details . | <response> It gave no details . </response> |
4262 | Iran hangs two men for drug trafficking . | <response> <location>Iran</location> hangs two men for drug trafficking . </response> |
4263 | TEHRAN 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>TEHRAN</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4264 | Iran has hanged two drug traffickers in the southern city of Shiraz , the evening newspaper Resalat reported on Saturday . | <response> <location>Iran</location> has hanged two drug traffickers in the southern city of <location>Shiraz</location> , the evening newspaper <organization>Resalat</organization> reported on Saturday . </response> |
4265 | The two Iranian men were arrested in July with 419 kilograms ( 924 lbs ) of opium after they opened fire on police and killed a pedestrain and wounded four , the newspaper quoted a police commander as saying . | <response> The two <misc>Iranian</misc> men were arrested in July with 419 kilograms ( 924 lbs ) of opium after they opened fire on police and killed a pedestrain and wounded four , the newspaper quoted a police commander as saying . </response> |
4266 | Resalat said the executions were ordered by the Islamic Revolutionary Court . | <response> <organization>Resalat</organization> said the executions were ordered by the <organization>Islamic Revolutionary Court</organization> . </response> |
4267 | It did not say when they took place . | <response> It did not say when they took place . </response> |
4268 | One of the men , who killed the pedestrian , was hanged at the site of the crime and the other was executed in Adel prison in Shiraz , the newspaper said . | <response> One of the men , who killed the pedestrian , was hanged at the site of the crime and the other was executed in <location>Adel</location> prison in <location>Shiraz</location> , the newspaper said . </response> |
4269 | Possession of 30 grammes ( just over an ounce ) of heroin or five kg ( 11 lb ) of opium is punishable by death in Iran . | <response> Possession of 30 grammes ( just over an ounce ) of heroin or five kg ( 11 lb ) of opium is punishable by death in <location>Iran</location> . </response> |
4270 | More than 1,000 people have been executed in drug-related cases since the law took effect in 1989 . | <response> More than 1,000 people have been executed in drug-related cases since the law took effect in 1989 . </response> |
4271 | Iran has an estimated one million drug addicts and is a key transit route for drugs , mostly opium , smuggled to Europe through Afghanistan and Pakistan -- the so called " Golden Crescent . " | <response> <location>Iran</location> has an estimated one million drug addicts and is a key transit route for drugs , mostly opium , smuggled to <location>Europe</location> through <location>Afghanistan</location> and <location>Pakistan</location> -- the so called " <organization>Golden Crescent</organization> . " </response> |
4272 | Main Tunisian opposition party ousted from HQ . | <response> Main <misc>Tunisian</misc> opposition party ousted from HQ . </response> |
4273 | TUNIS 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>TUNIS</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4274 | Tunisia 's main opposition party on Saturday announced that it had been ousted from its headquarters building by a court decision for failing to pay the rent . | <response> <location>Tunisia</location> 's main opposition party on Saturday announced that it had been ousted from its headquarters building by a court decision for failing to pay the rent . </response> |
4275 | Mohamed Ali Khalfallah , spokesman for the Movement of Socialist Democrats ( MDS ) said that a bailiff who was accompagnied by policemen , on Saturday ordered the party to leave the building . | <response> <person>Mohamed Ali Khalfallah</person> , spokesman for the <organization>Movement of Socialist Democrats</organization> ( <organization>MDS</organization> ) said that a bailiff who was accompagnied by policemen , on Saturday ordered the party to leave the building . </response> |
4276 | " We were not allowed a delay to enable us to transfer the movement 's goods and documents , " Khalfallah added in a statement . | <response> " We were not allowed a delay to enable us to transfer the movement 's goods and documents , " <person>Khalfallah</person> added in a statement . </response> |
4277 | The building is state property . | <response> The building is state property . </response> |
4278 | The MDS was represented in court and admitted owing money for rent but did not give details . | <response> The <organization>MDS</organization> was represented in court and admitted owing money for rent but did not give details . </response> |
4279 | MDS this year lost its president and vice-president , both of whom were tried and given jail sentences . | <response> <organization>MDS</organization> this year lost its president and vice-president , both of whom were tried and given jail sentences . </response> |
4280 | MDS president Mohamed Moada was sentenced last February to 11 years in jail on charges of having secret contacts with Libyan agents and receiving money from Tripoli . | <response> <organization>MDS</organization> president <person>Mohamed Moada</person> was sentenced last February to 11 years in jail on charges of having secret contacts with <misc>Libyan</misc> agents and receiving money from <location>Tripoli</location> . </response> |
4281 | Vice-president Khemais Chammari last July was sentenced to five years in prison on a charge of disclosing secrets of judicial proceedings in Moada 's affair . | <response> Vice-president <person>Khemais Chammari</person> last July was sentenced to five years in prison on a charge of disclosing secrets of judicial proceedings in <person>Moada</person> 's affair . </response> |
4282 | To replace Moada , the MDS after the trial named Khalfallah as " coordinator " but Ismail Boulahya , the last of the MDS founding members still politically active , claimed the title of president , causing a new split within the movement . | <response> To replace <person>Moada</person> , the <organization>MDS</organization> after the trial named <person>Khalfallah</person> as " coordinator " but <person>Ismail Boulahya</person> , the last of the <organization>MDS</organization> founding members still politically active , claimed the title of president , causing a new split within the movement . </response> |
4283 | MDS was founded in 1978 by a group led by Ahmed Mestiri , who withdrew from politics in 1992 . | <response> <organization>MDS</organization> was founded in 1978 by a group led by <person>Ahmed Mestiri</person> , who withdrew from politics in 1992 . </response> |
4284 | Succeeding him as head of the movement , Moada , an Arab nationalist , ousted liberals led by MDS secretary-general Mustapha Ben Jaafar in 1993 . | <response> Succeeding him as head of the movement , <person>Moada</person> , an <misc>Arab</misc> nationalist , ousted liberals led by <organization>MDS</organization> secretary-general <person>Mustapha Ben Jaafar</person> in 1993 . </response> |
4285 | Kurdish group says two killed in Iraqi shelling . | <response> <misc>Kurdish</misc> group says two killed in <misc>Iraqi</misc> shelling . </response> |
4286 | NICOSIA 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>NICOSIA</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4287 | An Iraqi Kurdish guerrilla group on Saturday accused Iraqi government forces of killing two civilians in shelling in northern Iraq , the Iranian news agency IRNA reported . | <response> An <misc>Iraqi Kurdish</misc> guerrilla group on Saturday accused <misc>Iraqi</misc> government forces of killing two civilians in shelling in northern <location>Iraq</location> , the <misc>Iranian</misc> news agency <organization>IRNA</organization> reported . </response> |
4288 | IRNA said it was monitoring a report from a radio station affiliated to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) . | <response> <organization>IRNA</organization> said it was monitoring a report from a radio station affiliated to the <organization>Patriotic Union of Kurdistan</organization> ( <organization>PUK</organization> ) . </response> |
4289 | " Iraqi army heavily shelled the Kanie Karzhala camp , west of Arbil , on Friday ... | <response> " <misc>Iraqi</misc> army heavily shelled the <location>Kanie Karzhala</location> camp , west of <location>Arbil</location> , on Friday ... </response> |
4290 | Two civilians were killed in the Iraqi bombing , " IRNA quoted the radio report as saying . | <response> Two civilians were killed in the <misc>Iraqi</misc> bombing , " <organization>IRNA</organization> quoted the radio report as saying . </response> |
4291 | The PUK-run radio on Friday said Iraqi heavy artillery was pounding its positions in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq but it gave no details of casualties . | <response> The <misc>PUK-run</misc> radio on Friday said <misc>Iraqi</misc> heavy artillery was pounding its positions in <misc>Kurdish-controlled</misc> northern <location>Iraq</location> but it gave no details of casualties . </response> |
4292 | There was no independent confirmation of the reports . | <response> There was no independent confirmation of the reports . </response> |
4293 | The rival Kurdistan Democratic Party ( KDP ) , which accuses Iran of supporting the PUK , said on Thursday that its forces had halted an Iranian-backed attack by thousands of PUK fighters . | <response> The rival <organization>Kurdistan Democratic Party</organization> ( <organization>KDP</organization> ) , which accuses <location>Iran</location> of supporting the <organization>PUK</organization> , said on Thursday that its forces had halted an Iranian-backed attack by thousands of <organization>PUK</organization> fighters . </response> |
4294 | The United States said in Washington on Friday that it had brokered a ceasefire to end six days of fighting between the two main Kurdish factions and persuaded them to attend U.S.-mediated peace talks next month . | <response> The <location>United States</location> said in <location>Washington</location> on Friday that it had brokered a ceasefire to end six days of fighting between the two main <misc>Kurdish</misc> factions and persuaded them to attend <misc>U.S.-mediated</misc> peace talks next month . </response> |
4295 | The clashes , shattering a ceasefire negotiated last year by Washington , had threatened a U.S.-led peace plan to unite the Kurdish region against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein . | <response> The clashes , shattering a ceasefire negotiated last year by <location>Washington</location> , had threatened a <misc>U.S.-led</misc> peace plan to unite the <misc>Kurdish</misc> region against <misc>Iraqi</misc> President <person>Saddam Hussein</person> . </response> |
4296 | U.S. , British and French planes have been patrolling the skies of northern Iraq since shortly after the 1991 Gulf War to shield Iraq 's Kurds from any attack by Iraqi troops . | <response> <location>U.S.</location> , <misc>British</misc> and <misc>French</misc> planes have been patrolling the skies of northern <location>Iraq</location> since shortly after the 1991 <misc>Gulf War</misc> to shield <location>Iraq</location> 's <misc>Kurds</misc> from any attack by <misc>Iraqi</misc> troops . </response> |
4297 | Iran accuses Iraq of ceasefire violations . | <response> <location>Iran</location> accuses <location>Iraq</location> of ceasefire violations . </response> |
4298 | NICOSIA 1996-08-24 | <response> <location>NICOSIA</location> 1996-08-24 </response> |
4299 | Iran has accused Iraq of violating the ceasefire ending their 1980-88 war some 32 times between the end of March and May 31 this year , the Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Saturday . | <response> <location>Iran</location> has accused <location>Iraq</location> of violating the ceasefire ending their 1980-88 war some 32 times between the end of March and May 31 this year , the <misc>Iranian</misc> news agency <organization>IRNA</organization> reported on Saturday . </response> |
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