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Iran 's deputy representative to the United Nations , Majid Takht Ravanchi , made the allegations in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on Friday , the agency said .
<response> <location>Iran</location> 's deputy representative to the <organization>United Nations</organization> , <person>Majid Takht Ravanchi</person> , made the allegations in a letter to <organization>U.N.</organization> Secretary-General <person>Boutros Boutros-Ghali</person> on Friday , the agency said . </response>
4301
" The Islamic Republic of Iran has reported some 32 new cases of ceasefire violations by the Iraqi regime between March 31 and May 31 , 1996 , " it reported from New York .
<response> " The <location>Islamic Republic of Iran</location> has reported some 32 new cases of ceasefire violations by the <misc>Iraqi</misc> regime between March 31 and May 31 , 1996 , " it reported from <location>New York</location> . </response>
4302
It said violations included constructing observation posts , installing mortars and anti-aircraft cannons , setting up tents , penetrating Iranian territory , and firing rifle grenades towards Iranian territory .
<response> It said violations included constructing observation posts , installing mortars and anti-aircraft cannons , setting up tents , penetrating <misc>Iranian</misc> territory , and firing rifle grenades towards <misc>Iranian</misc> territory . </response>
4303
The eight-year war between the two countries ended with a U.N.-sponsored ceasefire .
<response> The eight-year war between the two countries ended with a <misc>U.N.-sponsored</misc> ceasefire . </response>
4304
PRESS DIGEST - Iraq - Aug 24 .
<response> PRESS DIGEST - <location>Iraq</location> - Aug 24 . </response>
4305
BAGHDAD 1996-08-24
<response> <location>BAGHDAD</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4306
These are some of the leading stories in the official Iraqi press on Saturday .
<response> These are some of the leading stories in the official <misc>Iraqi</misc> press on Saturday . </response>
4307
Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy .
<response> <organization>Reuters</organization> has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy . </response>
4308
JUMHOURIYA
<response> <organization>JUMHOURIYA</organization> </response>
4309
- Istanbul chamber of commerce urges Ankara to resume trade with Iraq .
<response> - <location>Istanbul</location> chamber of commerce urges <location>Ankara</location> to resume trade with <location>Iraq</location> . </response>
4310
- Offers from Arab and foreign companies to supply Iraq with goods .
<response> - Offers from <misc>Arab</misc> and foreign companies to supply <location>Iraq</location> with goods . </response>
4311
- Four ships unload tonnes of Iraq-bound sugar at Jordan 's Aqaba .
<response> - Four ships unload tonnes of <misc>Iraq-bound</misc> sugar at <location>Jordan</location> 's <location>Aqaba</location> . </response>
4312
- Editorial blames U.S. for latest flare-up of fighting between Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq .
<response> - Editorial blames <location>U.S.</location> for latest flare-up of fighting between <misc>Kurdish</misc> rebels in northern <location>Iraq</location> . </response>
4313
- Black market booms in the shadow of state-run supermarkets .
<response> - Black market booms in the shadow of state-run supermarkets . </response>
4314
- Parliament completes draft law on protection of river waters in Iraq .
<response> - Parliament completes draft law on protection of river waters in <location>Iraq</location> . </response>
4315
QADISSIYA
<response> <organization>QADISSIYA</organization> </response>
4316
- Iraq denounces violation of airspace by U.S. warplanes .
<response> - <location>Iraq</location> denounces violation of airspace by <location>U.S.</location> warplanes . </response>
4317
IRAQ
<response> <location>IRAQ</location> </response>
4318
- Editorial lambasts Jalal Talabani , leader of a Kurdish rebel faction in the north , for liaising with Iran in its fight against rivals .
<response> - Editorial lambasts <person>Jalal Talabani</person> , leader of a <misc>Kurdish</misc> rebel faction in the north , for liaising with <location>Iran</location> in its fight against rivals . </response>
4319
BABEL
<response> <organization>BABEL</organization> </response>
4320
- Blaming Iraq for riots in Jordan is a dirty game .
<response> - Blaming <location>Iraq</location> for riots in <location>Jordan</location> is a dirty game . </response>
4321
Clinton campaign busy making " news " .
<response> <person>Clinton</person> campaign busy making " news " . </response>
4322
Laurence McQuillan
<response> <person>Laurence McQuillan</person> </response>
4323
WASHINGTON 1996-08-24
<response> <location>WASHINGTON</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4324
President Bill Clinton has served notice he intends to be busy " making news " -- or at least doing things that look and sound like it in a campaign year .
<response> President <person>Bill Clinton</person> has served notice he intends to be busy " making news " -- or at least doing things that look and sound like it in a campaign year . </response>
4325
With Democrats gathering in Chicago to start a convention on Monday to nominate him for a second term as president , Clinton plans a steady parade of events designed to highlight his leadership and dim the glow of the just-concluded Republican conclave that gave a boost to rival Bob Dole .
<response> With <misc>Democrats</misc> gathering in <location>Chicago</location> to start a convention on Monday to nominate him for a second term as president , <person>Clinton</person> plans a steady parade of events designed to highlight his leadership and dim the glow of the just-concluded <misc>Republican</misc> conclave that gave a boost to rival <person>Bob Dole</person> . </response>
4326
After a week of carefully orchestrated events signing into law bills passed by the Republican-controlled Congress , Clinton used his Saturday radio address to the nation to proudly " announce " a development in the war on crime .
<response> After a week of carefully orchestrated events signing into law bills passed by the <misc>Republican-controlled</misc> <organization>Congress</organization> , <person>Clinton</person> used his Saturday radio address to the nation to proudly " announce " a development in the war on crime . </response>
4327
" Sixty days ago I directed the attorney general to draw up a plan for a national registry of sex offenders , " Clinton said . "
<response> " Sixty days ago I directed the attorney general to draw up a plan for a national registry of sex offenders , " <person>Clinton</person> said . " </response>
4328
That plan has now reached my desk . "
<response> That plan has now reached my desk . " </response>
4329
" Today I am pleased to announce that we are following through on our commitment to keep track of these criminals , not just in a single state but wherever they go , " he said .
<response> " Today I am pleased to announce that we are following through on our commitment to keep track of these criminals , not just in a single state but wherever they go , " he said . </response>
4330
Actually , creation of such a registry was underway without Clinton lifting a finger .
<response> Actually , creation of such a registry was underway without <person>Clinton</person> lifting a finger . </response>
4331
Attorney General Janet Reno 's report -- all nine pages of it , including footnotes -- offers only the interim services of the FBI until a formal registry on sex offenders has been established .
<response> Attorney General <person>Janet Reno</person> 's report -- all nine pages of it , including footnotes -- offers only the interim services of the <organization>FBI</organization> until a formal registry on sex offenders has been established . </response>
4332
Two months ago , Clinton announced he wanted an interim effort established .
<response> Two months ago , <person>Clinton</person> announced he wanted an interim effort established . </response>
4333
Now , 60 days later , he had a chance to talk about it again .
<response> Now , 60 days later , he had a chance to talk about it again . </response>
4334
It is an example of Clinton 's strategic planning as he heads into the stretch drive for the Nov. 5 presidential election .
<response> It is an example of <person>Clinton</person> 's strategic planning as he heads into the stretch drive for the Nov. 5 presidential election . </response>
4335
Such things do not happen by chance in the Clinton White House , they are part of his political chess game .
<response> Such things do not happen by chance in the <person>Clinton</person> <location>White House</location> , they are part of his political chess game . </response>
4336
In the past week Clinton signed into law an increase in the minimium wage , a bill that makes it easier for someone with a pre-existing health problem to change jobs , and sweeping changes overhauling the nation 's welfare system .
<response> In the past week <person>Clinton</person> signed into law an increase in the minimium wage , a bill that makes it easier for someone with a pre-existing health problem to change jobs , and sweeping changes overhauling the nation 's welfare system . </response>
4337
" America can look back on a week of remarkable achievement , " Clinton said , without even a passing reference to the Republican majority in the House and Senate .
<response> " <location>America</location> can look back on a week of remarkable achievement , " <person>Clinton</person> said , without even a passing reference to the <misc>Republican</misc> majority in the <organization>House</organization> and <organization>Senate</organization> . </response>
4338
" America is on the right track offering more opportunity , demanding more responsibility , building a stronger community , the sense of shared values and stronger families , " he said in striking the theme of his coming week .
<response> " <location>America</location> is on the right track offering more opportunity , demanding more responsibility , building a stronger community , the sense of shared values and stronger families , " he said in striking the theme of his coming week . </response>
4339
According to a senior campaign official , Clinton " will be making a lot of news in the coming week -- something different each day . "
<response> According to a senior campaign official , <person>Clinton</person> " will be making a lot of news in the coming week -- something different each day . " </response>
4340
Clinton departs on Sunday on a four-day train trip through West Virginia , Kentucky , Ohio , Michigan and Indiana while fellow Democrats are gathered in Chicago .
<response> <person>Clinton</person> departs on Sunday on a four-day train trip through <location>West Virginia</location> , <location>Kentucky</location> , <location>Ohio</location> , <location>Michigan</location> and <location>Indiana</location> while fellow <misc>Democrats</misc> are gathered in <location>Chicago</location> . </response>
4341
" He 'll make news during the day ... and then at night the attention will go to the convention , " said the campaign official . "
<response> " He 'll make news during the day ... and then at night the attention will go to the convention , " said the campaign official . " </response>
4342
We think it 'll work really well . "
<response> We think it 'll work really well . " </response>
4343
Although officials decline to say just what each day 's " news " will be , the intent is to put a focus on Clinton himself and not just those attending the party 's convention .
<response> Although officials decline to say just what each day 's " news " will be , the intent is to put a focus on <person>Clinton</person> himself and not just those attending the party 's convention . </response>
4344
Each day of the trip will have a late start , so that network television correspondents will be able to do live reports for morning programmes .
<response> Each day of the trip will have a late start , so that network television correspondents will be able to do live reports for morning programmes . </response>
4345
Campaign officials then hope the day 's " news " event will be showcased on evening television news shows as a lead-in for that night 's convention programme .
<response> Campaign officials then hope the day 's " news " event will be showcased on evening television news shows as a lead-in for that night 's convention programme . </response>
4346
" We 'll be concentrating ... on supporting the president as he is on the trip and making significant public policy statements related to some of his plans for the future , " said White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry .
<response> " We 'll be concentrating ... on supporting the president as he is on the trip and making significant public policy statements related to some of his plans for the future , " said <location>White House</location> Press Secretary <person>Mike McCurry</person> . </response>
4347
McCurry said that when Clinton delivers his acceptance address on Thursday night to fellow Democrats and a national television audience , he will " set out a road map " for the nation 's future -- one the president hopes guides him back to the White House for four more years .
<response> <person>McCurry</person> said that when <person>Clinton</person> delivers his acceptance address on Thursday night to fellow <misc>Democrats</misc> and a national television audience , he will " set out a road map " for the nation 's future -- one the president hopes guides him back to the <location>White House</location> for four more years . </response>
4348
Hurricane expected to veer north of Caribbean .
<response> Hurricane expected to veer north of <location>Caribbean</location> . </response>
4349
MIAMI 1996-08-24
<response> <location>MIAMI</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4350
Hurricane Edouard grew stronger on Saturday as it swirled across the Atlantic Ocean , but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said the storm would likely swing north and miss the Caribbean .
<response> Hurricane <misc>Edouard</misc> grew stronger on Saturday as it swirled across the <location>Atlantic Ocean</location> , but forecasters at the <organization>National Hurricane Center</organization> said the storm would likely swing north and miss the <location>Caribbean</location> . </response>
4351
" Edouard is getting stronger and stronger , and it already has winds of 105 mph ( 185 kph ) , " said hurricane forecaster Lixion Avila .
<response> " <misc>Edouard</misc> is getting stronger and stronger , and it already has winds of 105 mph ( 185 kph ) , " said hurricane forecaster <person>Lixion Avila</person> . </response>
4352
" But the good news is that all our computer models indicate Edouard is going to turn to the west-northwest on Sunday and miss the islands , " he added .
<response> " But the good news is that all our computer models indicate <misc>Edouard</misc> is going to turn to the west-northwest on Sunday and miss the islands , " he added . </response>
4353
At 11 a.m. EDT ( 1500 GMT ) , Edouard was 1,130 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and moving west at 14 mph ( 25 kph ) .
<response> At 11 a.m. EDT ( 1500 <misc>GMT</misc> ) , <misc>Edouard</misc> was 1,130 miles east of the <location>Lesser Antilles</location> and moving west at 14 mph ( 25 kph ) . </response>
4354
Its exact position was latitude 14.5 north , longitude 44.2 west .
<response> Its exact position was latitude 14.5 north , longitude 44.2 west . </response>
4355
France hands suspected ETA member to Spain .
<response> <location>France</location> hands suspected <organization>ETA</organization> member to <location>Spain</location> . </response>
4356
PARIS 1996-08-24
<response> <location>PARIS</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4357
France on Saturday handed a suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA to Spanish authorities , French Interior Ministry officials said .
<response> <location>France</location> on Saturday handed a suspected member of the <misc>Basque</misc> separatist group <organization>ETA</organization> to <misc>Spanish</misc> authorities , <misc>French</misc> <organization>Interior Ministry</organization> officials said . </response>
4358
Ignacio Olascoaga Mugica , who had just ended a prison sentence in France , is suspected of having taken part in several guerrilla attacks in Spain .
<response> <person>Ignacio Olascoaga Mugica</person> , who had just ended a prison sentence in <location>France</location> , is suspected of having taken part in several guerrilla attacks in <location>Spain</location> . </response>
4359
ETA ( Basque Homeland and Freedom ) has killed about 800 people in its campaign for an independent Basque state since the 1960s .
<response> <organization>ETA</organization> ( <organization>Basque Homeland and Freedom</organization> ) has killed about 800 people in its campaign for an independent <misc>Basque</misc> state since the 1960s . </response>
4360
German troops to remain in Bosnia for 1997--Ruehe .
<response> <misc>German</misc> troops to remain in <location>Bosnia</location> for <misc>1997--Ruehe</misc> . </response>
4361
BONN 1996-08-24
<response> <location>BONN</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4362
Defence Minister Volker Ruehe said that German troops would stay on in Bosnia next year as part of an international force to ensure the establishment of peace , a newspaper reported on Saturday .
<response> Defence Minister <person>Volker Ruehe</person> said that <misc>German</misc> troops would stay on in <location>Bosnia</location> next year as part of an international force to ensure the establishment of peace , a newspaper reported on Saturday . </response>
4363
The current NATO-led peace force ( IFOR ) in Bosnia is due to return home at the end of the year .
<response> The current <misc>NATO-led</misc> peace force ( <organization>IFOR</organization> ) in <location>Bosnia</location> is due to return home at the end of the year . </response>
4364
But Ruehe told Bild am Sonntag in an interview that a " new and different mandate " for the troops would be agreed on for next year after the current mandate expires in December .
<response> But <person>Ruehe</person> told <organization>Bild am Sonntag</organization> in an interview that a " new and different mandate " for the troops would be agreed on for next year after the current mandate expires in December . </response>
4365
" After the ( Bosnian ) elections ( on September 14 ) the troops will start being reduced from the beginning of October from 60,000 to about 20,000 .
<response> " After the ( <misc>Bosnian</misc> ) elections ( on September 14 ) the troops will start being reduced from the beginning of October from 60,000 to about 20,000 . </response>
4366
A completely new and different mandate will be agreed for next year , " Ruehe said .
<response> A completely new and different mandate will be agreed for next year , " <person>Ruehe</person> said . </response>
4367
" The defence ministers will begin negotiations for this at the beginning of September at a NATO meeting , " he told the newspaper in an interview , excerpts of which were released ahead of publication on Sunday .
<response> " The defence ministers will begin negotiations for this at the beginning of September at a <organization>NATO</organization> meeting , " he told the newspaper in an interview , excerpts of which were released ahead of publication on Sunday . </response>
4368
" But we must avoid giving the impression this peace deployment in former Yugoslavia is being perceived in the long run as an occupation .
<response> " But we must avoid giving the impression this peace deployment in former <location>Yugoslavia</location> is being perceived in the long run as an occupation . </response>
4369
On the other hand we must prevent any return of war and massacres " he said .
<response> On the other hand we must prevent any return of war and massacres " he said . </response>
4370
Italian comics hope independence-joke 's on Bossi .
<response> <misc>Italian</misc> comics hope independence-joke 's on <person>Bossi</person> . </response>
4371
ORVIETO , Italy 1996-08-24
<response> <location>ORVIETO</location> , <location>Italy</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4372
A group of Italian comics hope the joke will be on separatist leader Umberto Bossi next month when they lead the ancient Etruscan town of Orvieto in a mock split from Rome .
<response> A group of <misc>Italian</misc> comics hope the joke will be on separatist leader <person>Umberto Bossi</person> next month when they lead the ancient <misc>Etruscan</misc> town of <location>Orvieto</location> in a mock split from <location>Rome</location> . </response>
4373
Orvieto mayor Stefano Cimicchi said the comics , including popular actor Roberto Benigni , would declare Orvieto " capital of Etruria " on September 15 -- the day Bossi plans a march across the north in favour of independence from Rome .
<response> <location>Orvieto</location> mayor <person>Stefano Cimicchi</person> said the comics , including popular actor <person>Roberto Benigni</person> , would declare <location>Orvieto</location> " capital of <location>Etruria</location> " on September 15 -- the day <person>Bossi</person> plans a march across the north in favour of independence from <location>Rome</location> . </response>
4374
" We will then proceed with the annexation of Sardinia , Corsica and Cyprus , " Cimicchi told reporters on Saturday .
<response> " We will then proceed with the annexation of <location>Sardinia</location> , <location>Corsica</location> and <location>Cyprus</location> , " <person>Cimicchi</person> told reporters on Saturday . </response>
4375
He said the city council would be " ironically present " when the comics made their proclamation on the same day Bossi has threatened to declare the birth of Padania , the name he has given to northern Italy .
<response> He said the city council would be " ironically present " when the comics made their proclamation on the same day <person>Bossi</person> has threatened to declare the birth of <location>Padania</location> , the name he has given to northern <location>Italy</location> . </response>
4376
Orvieto , located in Umbria between Rome and Florence , was once the capital of Etruria , an ancient federation of 12 Etruscan towns .
<response> <location>Orvieto</location> , located in <location>Umbria</location> between <location>Rome</location> and <location>Florence</location> , was once the capital of <location>Etruria</location> , an ancient federation of 12 <misc>Etruscan</misc> towns . </response>
4377
" We want to pop some air out of this balloon of tension that has been blown up around September 15 , " Cimicchi said .
<response> " We want to pop some air out of this balloon of tension that has been blown up around September 15 , " <person>Cimicchi</person> said . </response>
4378
" We want to help turn down the rhetoric in a country that borders former Yugoslavia yet in which people are still talking about secession , " he added .
<response> " We want to help turn down the rhetoric in a country that borders former <location>Yugoslavia</location> yet in which people are still talking about secession , " he added . </response>
4379
Bossi has intensified his separatist rhetoric since his Northern League party 's good showing in last April 's general election , when it took 10 percent of the vote nationally .
<response> <person>Bossi</person> has intensified his separatist rhetoric since his <organization>Northern League</organization> party 's good showing in last April 's general election , when it took 10 percent of the vote nationally . </response>
4380
He has recently dropped a drive for federalism , saying secession from Rome 's wasteful and centralised bureaucracy is the only solution for northerners .
<response> He has recently dropped a drive for federalism , saying secession from <location>Rome</location> 's wasteful and centralised bureaucracy is the only solution for northerners . </response>
4381
Italian farmer says he mutilated four women .
<response> <misc>Italian</misc> farmer says he mutilated four women . </response>
4382
VERONA , Italy 1996-08-24
<response> <location>VERONA</location> , <location>Italy</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4383
An Italian farmer accused of multiple homocide has confessed to mutilating the bodies of four women after having sex with them , the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday .
<response> An <misc>Italian</misc> farmer accused of multiple homocide has confessed to mutilating the bodies of four women after having sex with them , the <misc>Italian</misc> news agency <organization>ANSA</organization> reported on Saturday . </response>
4384
It quoted the lawyer of Gianfranco Stevanin as saying the 35-year-old farmer confessed on Friday to a Verona magistrate that he had killed and mutilated the women .
<response> It quoted the lawyer of <person>Gianfranco Stevanin</person> as saying the 35-year-old farmer confessed on Friday to a <location>Verona</location> magistrate that he had killed and mutilated the women . </response>
4385
ANSA said Stevanin was unable to recall how he had killed the women , remembering only that he had found them " lifeless in his arms " after having sadmasochistic sex with them .
<response> <organization>ANSA</organization> said <person>Stevanin</person> was unable to recall how he had killed the women , remembering only that he had found them " lifeless in his arms " after having sadmasochistic sex with them . </response>
4386
Stevanin , arrested in 1994 and jailed for three years for assaulting an Austrian prostitute , is accused of murdering five women , three of whose bodies were found near his villa outside Verona between July and December 1995 .
<response> <person>Stevanin</person> , arrested in 1994 and jailed for three years for assaulting an <misc>Austrian</misc> prostitute , is accused of murdering five women , three of whose bodies were found near his villa outside <person>Verona</person> between July and December 1995 . </response>
4387
Two of the corpses were identified but not the third , found headless and decomposed in a sack in a nearby canal .
<response> Two of the corpses were identified but not the third , found headless and decomposed in a sack in a nearby canal . </response>
4388
Lawyer Cesare dal Maso told ANSA that Stevanin confessed to beheading and dumping the body of a fourth woman in the nearby Adige river .
<response> Lawyer <person>Cesare dal Maso</person> told <organization>ANSA</organization> that <person>Stevanin</person> confessed to beheading and dumping the body of a fourth woman in the nearby <location>Adige</location> river . </response>
4389
Dal Maso declined to comment on the alleged fifth murder , saying only that " the interrogations are not over yet " with investigators .
<response> <person>Dal Maso</person> declined to comment on the alleged fifth murder , saying only that " the interrogations are not over yet " with investigators . </response>
4390
It said investigators believed Stevanin had suffocated them by putting plastic bags on their heads .
<response> It said investigators believed <person>Stevanin</person> had suffocated them by putting plastic bags on their heads . </response>
4391
Stevanin was first sentenced for assault but investigators began digging in the garden of his villa after the first body was found by a passer-by .
<response> <person>Stevanin</person> was first sentenced for assault but investigators began digging in the garden of his villa after the first body was found by a passer-by . </response>
4392
Belgium asks how paedophile suspect eluded police .
<response> <location>Belgium</location> asks how paedophile suspect eluded police . </response>
4393
Jeremy Lovell
<response> <person>Jeremy Lovell</person> </response>
4394
BRUSSELS 1996-08-24
<response> <location>BRUSSELS</location> 1996-08-24 </response>
4395
Belgian police searched two more houses on Saturday for bodies in a child-sex scandal of murder , kidnapping and pornography that has sent a shockwave of revulsion throughout Europe .
<response> <misc>Belgian</misc> police searched two more houses on Saturday for bodies in a child-sex scandal of murder , kidnapping and pornography that has sent a shockwave of revulsion throughout <location>Europe</location> . </response>
4396
Recriminations built up over how the scandal 's central figure , convicted child rapist Marc Dutroux , managed to prey on children unhindered for so long .
<response> Recriminations built up over how the scandal 's central figure , convicted child rapist <person>Marc Dutroux</person> , managed to prey on children unhindered for so long . </response>
4397
In just over a week two young girls have been found dead , from starvation , two have been freed from a dungeon-like secret compartment and an international hunt has started for at least two others .
<response> In just over a week two young girls have been found dead , from starvation , two have been freed from a dungeon-like secret compartment and an international hunt has started for at least two others . </response>
4398
On Saturday investigators with dogs trained to find bodies searched one house at Ransart and one at Mont-sur-Marchienne -- both suburbs of the southern city of Charleroi .
<response> On Saturday investigators with dogs trained to find bodies searched one house at <location>Ransart</location> and one at <location>Mont-sur-Marchienne</location> -- both suburbs of the southern city of <location>Charleroi</location> . </response>
4399
Both houses are owned by Dutroux .
<response> Both houses are owned by <person>Dutroux</person> . </response>