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After a day of fighting, Congolese rebels said Sunday they had entered Kindu, the strategic town and airbase in eastern Congo used by the government to halt their advances. Etienne Ngangura, a rebel spokesman, said the rebel fighters were inside Kindu and had taken the adjacent, large airbase, 380 kilometers (235 miles... | After years of civil war, Congo in October 1998 was again in turmoil as rebel forces fought to overthrow the government of President Kabila. The rebels, ethnic Tutsis, disenchanted members of Kabila's army and his political opponents, were said to be supported by Rwandan and Ugandan forces while Kabila was backed by An... |
After a day of fighting, Congolese rebels said Sunday they had entered Kindu, the strategic town and airbase in eastern Congo used by the government to halt their advances. Etienne Ngangura, a rebel spokesman, said the rebel fighters were inside Kindu and had taken the adjacent, large airbase, 380 kilometers (235 miles... | Likely ADF rebels attack Chiondo, Uganda, killing 6 civilians. Soldiers repel attack, killing 2 rebels. Anti-Kabila rebels start a web-site and post their mission statement in a media campaign. Congo Tutsi rebels meet resistance as they enter Kindu and adjacent strategic government airbase. Thousands of rebels in place... |
After a day of fighting, Congolese rebels said Sunday they had entered Kindu, the strategic town and airbase in eastern Congo used by the government to halt their advances. Etienne Ngangura, a rebel spokesman, said the rebel fighters were inside Kindu and had taken the adjacent, large airbase, 380 kilometers (235 miles... | Rebel groups, mostly Tutsis, but backed by Rawandas and Ugandans are fighting the Congolese government of President Kabila, who is accused of corruption and sowing dissent among Congo's 400 tribes. The government controls the western part of the country but the rebels are gaining in the east. Heavy fighting has occurre... |
After a day of fighting, Congolese rebels said Sunday they had entered Kindu, the strategic town and airbase in eastern Congo used by the government to halt their advances. Etienne Ngangura, a rebel spokesman, said the rebel fighters were inside Kindu and had taken the adjacent, large airbase, 380 kilometers (235 miles... | Civil strife, tribal rivalry and rebellion has given Congolese rebels control of 40 percent of Congo. The rebels are ethnic Tutsis, disenchanted members of President Kabila's army and opposition politicians. They are accused of being puppets to Uganda and Rwanda. They launched an attack in Kindu, the strategic town and... |
A panel investigating apartheid-era atrocities said Wednesday it will not implicate the last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, in human rights abuses after he threatened a court challenge. De Klerk said he would sue to block the long-awaited final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was due for r... | The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was established to look into the human rights violations committed during the long struggle against white rule, released its final report. In what has been described as one of the most complete reports of its kind, the commission blames most of the atrocities on the former... |
A panel investigating apartheid-era atrocities said Wednesday it will not implicate the last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, in human rights abuses after he threatened a court challenge. De Klerk said he would sue to block the long-awaited final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was due for r... | South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission headed by Desmond Tutu proposes amnesty to heal the wounds of the apartheid era. If those accused of atrocities confess, they will be given amnesty, if not, they will be prosecuted. The Commission's report said most human rights violations were by the former state thro... |
A panel investigating apartheid-era atrocities said Wednesday it will not implicate the last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, in human rights abuses after he threatened a court challenge. De Klerk said he would sue to block the long-awaited final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was due for r... | South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, appointed to reconcile the sides involved in the crimes of the apartheid era, is releasing its final 2.5- year report. Its purpose is to identify those who committed gross violations of human rights. The report is to lay most of the blame for the violations on the Sta... |
A panel investigating apartheid-era atrocities said Wednesday it will not implicate the last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, in human rights abuses after he threatened a court challenge. De Klerk said he would sue to block the long-awaited final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was due for r... | South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 3,500-page report on apartheid-era atrocities was issued on Oct 30. This report was intended to clear the air, grant amnesty to those who confessed, and begin the healing process. Those named for prosecution were warned before the release. Ex-prime minister de Klerk's ... |
China made trading in the euro official Monday, announcing authorization for the European common currency's use in trade and financial dealings starting Jan. 1. The expected announcement from the central People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, carried by the official Xinhua News Agency,... | Eleven countries were to adopt a common European currency, the euro, on Dec. 31, 1998. In November and December there were various reactions. France made moves toward a pan-European equity market. Ten of the countries quickly cut interest rates causing fear of overheating in some economies. In Denmark, which had earlie... |
China made trading in the euro official Monday, announcing authorization for the European common currency's use in trade and financial dealings starting Jan. 1. The expected announcement from the central People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, carried by the official Xinhua News Agency,... | Eleven European nations are forming a "Euro zone". Britain, Denmark, Sweden, and Greece are not part of it. Danes favor joining. The Euro became official for intergovernmental transfers on Dec 31, 1998, but bills and coins will not come until 2002. The Paris, London, and Frankfurt stock exchanges have formed an allianc... |
China made trading in the euro official Monday, announcing authorization for the European common currency's use in trade and financial dealings starting Jan. 1. The expected announcement from the central People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, carried by the official Xinhua News Agency,... | France's offer to host a financial meeting for nine other European nations is seen as a precursor to a pan-European market. It shows how the new currency, the euro, is reshaping Europe financially. Eleven European nations lowered key interest rates in preparation for the conversion. China made trading in euro official ... |
China made trading in the euro official Monday, announcing authorization for the European common currency's use in trade and financial dealings starting Jan. 1. The expected announcement from the central People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, carried by the official Xinhua News Agency,... | On 1 Jan 1999, the euro, a currency serving 11 European nations, entered the world financial market. As time grew short, questions remained over the pan-European market. When the head--serving an 8-year term--of the European Central Bank, which governs the euro, expressed fear of a slowing economy, the nations simultan... |
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) _ U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan left for Libya Saturday to hold talks aimed at putting two suspects on trial for the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie. Annan's one-day, 2nd graf pvs ||||| After meeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a desert tent, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he thi... | Kofi Annan talked with Gadhafi in Libya on bringing the 1988 Pan Am bombing suspects to trial. He thinks it will happen soon. Libya agrees to a trial in a 3rd country. The West demands any sentence be served in Scotland. Libya insists on a Libyan jail. Libya claims Gadhafi doesn't have authority to give up the suspects... |
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) _ U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan left for Libya Saturday to hold talks aimed at putting two suspects on trial for the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie. Annan's one-day, 2nd graf pvs ||||| After meeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a desert tent, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he thi... | UN sanctions barring air travel force Gadhafi to travel by land to visit Tunisia. Farrakhan visits Gadhafi and urges the UN to lift sanctions imposed to force the hand over of 2 1988 Pan Am bombing suspects. UN Secretary General Annan goes to Libya for talks aimed at bringing the suspects to trial. Annan thinks an arra... |
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) _ U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan left for Libya Saturday to hold talks aimed at putting two suspects on trial for the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie. Annan's one-day, 2nd graf pvs ||||| After meeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a desert tent, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he thi... | On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 1988 downing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, there is hope that the Libya suspects might soon be brought to trial. UN General Secretary Kofi Annan has met with Libyan officials and an agreement in principle has been reached on the need for a trial. Libya seeks assurance... |
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) _ U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan left for Libya Saturday to hold talks aimed at putting two suspects on trial for the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie. Annan's one-day, 2nd graf pvs ||||| After meeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a desert tent, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he thi... | The UN, US,and Britain continue to press Libya to turn over the two Libyans accused of the Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. Libya has agreed to a trial for the two by a Scottish court in the Netherlands, but if found guilty, insists they be jailed in Libya, not Scotland as Britain wants. UN Secretary General Ko... |
At least 231 people have been confirmed dead in Honduras from former-hurricane Mitch, bringing the storm's death toll in the region to 357, the National Emergency Commission said Saturday. Mitch _ once, 2nd graf pvs ||||| Nicaraguan Vice President Enrique Bolanos said Sunday night that between 1,000 and 1,500 people we... | Hurricane Mitch approached Honduras on Oct. 27, 1998 with winds up to 180mph a Category 5 storm. It hit the Honduran coast on Oct. 28 bringing downpours that forced large-scale evacuations. On Nov. 1 Nicaragua announced collapse of a drenched volcano crater killing about 2,000. By then Mitch's winds were down to 30mph,... |
At least 231 people have been confirmed dead in Honduras from former-hurricane Mitch, bringing the storm's death toll in the region to 357, the National Emergency Commission said Saturday. Mitch _ once, 2nd graf pvs ||||| Nicaraguan Vice President Enrique Bolanos said Sunday night that between 1,000 and 1,500 people we... | Honduras braced as category 5 Hurricane Mitch approached. Slow-moving Mitch battered the Honduran coast for 3 days. Honduran death estimates grew from 32 to 231 in the first days, to 6,076, with 4,621 missing. About 2,000 were killed in Nicaragua, 239 in El Salvador, 194 in Guatemala, 6 in southern Mexico and 7 in Cost... |
At least 231 people have been confirmed dead in Honduras from former-hurricane Mitch, bringing the storm's death toll in the region to 357, the National Emergency Commission said Saturday. Mitch _ once, 2nd graf pvs ||||| Nicaraguan Vice President Enrique Bolanos said Sunday night that between 1,000 and 1,500 people we... | Hurricane Mitch, category 5 hurricane, brought widespread death and destruction to Central American. Especially hard hit was Honduras where an estimated 6,076 people lost their lives. The hurricane, which lingered off the coast of Honduras for 3 days before moving off, flooded large areas, destroying crops and property... |
At least 231 people have been confirmed dead in Honduras from former-hurricane Mitch, bringing the storm's death toll in the region to 357, the National Emergency Commission said Saturday. Mitch _ once, 2nd graf pvs ||||| Nicaraguan Vice President Enrique Bolanos said Sunday night that between 1,000 and 1,500 people we... | A category 5 storm, Hurricane Mitch roared across the northwest Caribbean with 180 mph winds across a 350-mile front that devastated the mainland and islands of Central America. Although the force of the storm diminished, at least 8,000 people died from wind, waves and flood damage. The greatest losses were in Honduras... |
Cambodia's ruling party responded Tuesday to criticisms of its leader in the U.S. Congress with a lengthy defense of strongman Hun Sen's human rights record. The Cambodian People's Party criticized a non-binding resolution passed earlier this month by the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an investigation into ... | Prospects were dim for resolution of the political crisis in Cambodia in October 1998. Prime Minister Hun Sen insisted that talks take place in Cambodia while opposition leaders Ranariddh and Sam Rainsy, fearing arrest at home, wanted them abroad. King Sihanouk declined to chair talks in either place. A U.S. House reso... |
Cambodia's ruling party responded Tuesday to criticisms of its leader in the U.S. Congress with a lengthy defense of strongman Hun Sen's human rights record. The Cambodian People's Party criticized a non-binding resolution passed earlier this month by the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an investigation into ... | Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen rejects demands of 2 opposition parties for talks in Beijing after failing to win a 2/3 majority in recent elections. Sihanouk refuses to host talks in Beijing. Opposition parties ask the Asian Development Bank to stop loans to Hun Sen's government. CCP defends Hun Sen to the US Senate.... |
Cambodia's ruling party responded Tuesday to criticisms of its leader in the U.S. Congress with a lengthy defense of strongman Hun Sen's human rights record. The Cambodian People's Party criticized a non-binding resolution passed earlier this month by the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an investigation into ... | Cambodia King Norodom Sihanouk praised formation of a coalition of the Countries top two political parties, leaving strongman Hun Sen as Prime Minister and opposition leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh president of the National Assembly. The announcement comes after months of bitter argument following the failure of any p... |
Cambodia's ruling party responded Tuesday to criticisms of its leader in the U.S. Congress with a lengthy defense of strongman Hun Sen's human rights record. The Cambodian People's Party criticized a non-binding resolution passed earlier this month by the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an investigation into ... | Cambodian elections, fraudulent according to opposition parties, gave the CPP of Hun Sen a scant majority but not enough to form its own government. Opposition leaders fearing arrest, or worse, fled and asked for talks outside the country. Han Sen refused. The UN found evidence of rights violations by Hun Sen prompting... |
Bulent Ecevit, who was asked to form a new government Wednesday, is a former prime minister best remembered for ordering an invasion of Cyprus in 1974 that made him an overnight hero at home. The invasion, after a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece, has led to the division of the island. Throughout the... | Turkey's Prime Minister Yilmaz was ousted by a no-confidence vote in Parliament over allegations of interfering in a bank privatization and having mob ties. Ecevit, a former prime minister, was asked to form a new government. He was unable to win the support of Ciller for a secular coalition. Refusing any alliance with... |
Bulent Ecevit, who was asked to form a new government Wednesday, is a former prime minister best remembered for ordering an invasion of Cyprus in 1974 that made him an overnight hero at home. The invasion, after a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece, has led to the division of the island. Throughout the... | Following charges that he interfered in a privatization contract and helped a businessman with mob ties, Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz was forced to resign. President Demeril asked Bulent Ecevit, former three-time prime minister from the 1970s and champion of Turkish Cypriot rights, to form a new government. Afte... |
Bulent Ecevit, who was asked to form a new government Wednesday, is a former prime minister best remembered for ordering an invasion of Cyprus in 1974 that made him an overnight hero at home. The invasion, after a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece, has led to the division of the island. Throughout the... | Turkish PM Yilmaz was forced to step down due to mob ties and claims of state bank privatization tampering. President Demirel asked highly respected 3-time former PM Bulent Ecevit to form a new majority government. A split between parliament's center left and right is longstanding. Ecevit distrusted Yilmaz and Ciller b... |
Bulent Ecevit, who was asked to form a new government Wednesday, is a former prime minister best remembered for ordering an invasion of Cyprus in 1974 that made him an overnight hero at home. The invasion, after a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece, has led to the division of the island. Throughout the... | For more than a month, Turkish politicians have been trying to form a new government. The last prime minister was voted out after charges of corruption and mob ties. Longtime politician and three-time prime minister, Ecevit, tried for two weeks to form a coalition, which would satisfy the staunchly secular military. He... |
The case of United States vs. Microsoft Corp., the government's most aggressive move against a monopolist in almost 25 years, is playing out against a century of antitrust laws so broadly worded and court rulings so ambiguous that both sides are citing the same rulings to support their opposing arguments. Whatever the ... | The government suit against Microsoft is the most aggressive antitrust case in a quarter century. The heart of the case is the Internet browser battle between Microsoft and Netscape. Microsoft says that its Internet Explorer is an integral part of its Windows system, the industry dominant operating system. Microsoft, i... |
The case of United States vs. Microsoft Corp., the government's most aggressive move against a monopolist in almost 25 years, is playing out against a century of antitrust laws so broadly worded and court rulings so ambiguous that both sides are citing the same rulings to support their opposing arguments. Whatever the ... | Business rivals are seeking to break Microsoft Corp.'s monopoly on computer operating systems. The Government and 20 states have filed an anti-trust suit against Microsoft, invoking the Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890. The suit began with a Microsoft vs Netscape battle over browser software but now extends far beyond th... |
The case of United States vs. Microsoft Corp., the government's most aggressive move against a monopolist in almost 25 years, is playing out against a century of antitrust laws so broadly worded and court rulings so ambiguous that both sides are citing the same rulings to support their opposing arguments. Whatever the ... | In 1998 the Justice Department filed a civil suit against Microsoft to change its 9-year pattern of anti-competitive conduct. Bill Gates appears a schemer ready to crush competitors by any means. He uses Microsoft's clout to squelch internet competition. A 1996 Netscape complaint over browsers was central to the case, ... |
The case of United States vs. Microsoft Corp., the government's most aggressive move against a monopolist in almost 25 years, is playing out against a century of antitrust laws so broadly worded and court rulings so ambiguous that both sides are citing the same rulings to support their opposing arguments. Whatever the ... | The Justice Department and 20 states filed a suit against Microsoft for violation of the Sherman Act, charging it illegally tried to use its dominance as the provider of Windows, the industry standard operating system, to stifle competition in other areas. At the heart of the case are Microsoft's contracts with compute... |
Ariel Sharon's appointment as the Israeli foreign minister serves as ``the bullet of mercy'' for the Middle East peace process, an official Syrian newspaper said Saturday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Sharon foreign minister on Friday, effectively putting the hard-liner in charge of negotiating Israel's fina... | Prior to his appointment as foreign minister by Israeli Prime Minister Natanyahu in 1998, seasoned warrior Ariel Sharon announced that if appointed, he would not shake hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The remark fit Sharon's long history of unyielding bellicosity towards Palestine. When he was appointed som... |
Ariel Sharon's appointment as the Israeli foreign minister serves as ``the bullet of mercy'' for the Middle East peace process, an official Syrian newspaper said Saturday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Sharon foreign minister on Friday, effectively putting the hard-liner in charge of negotiating Israel's fina... | Appointment of Ariel Sharon as Foreign Minister by PM Netanyahu does not bode well for the peace process. His appointment is surprising in that the two have differed on withdrawal from Palestinian territory and is seen as an effort to placate the right. Sharon, 70, is an unapologetic warrior on the battlefield and in p... |
Ariel Sharon's appointment as the Israeli foreign minister serves as ``the bullet of mercy'' for the Middle East peace process, an official Syrian newspaper said Saturday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Sharon foreign minister on Friday, effectively putting the hard-liner in charge of negotiating Israel's fina... | Ariel Sharon was named Israeli foreign minister just weeks before a scheduled peace summit in the US, aimed at negotiating an Israeli withdrawal from 13% of the West Bank. Arabs reacted strongly and said the hard-line, right-wing, warrior and former defense minister would kill any progress for a settlement in the mid-E... |
Ariel Sharon's appointment as the Israeli foreign minister serves as ``the bullet of mercy'' for the Middle East peace process, an official Syrian newspaper said Saturday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Sharon foreign minister on Friday, effectively putting the hard-liner in charge of negotiating Israel's fina... | In a move widely viewed as an effort to placate the far right as he moves to withdraw from more West Bank land, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu named hardliner Ariel Sharon foreign minister and chief peace negotiator. Sharon, a military leader with legendary victories in the 1967 and 1973 Mideast wars, is infamous in ... |
America Online Inc. wants to become the ``next Microsoft'' in two promising information-age fields where Microsoft Corp. is just another company _ the Internet media business and electronic commerce. With its proposed purchase of Netscape Communications Corp., AOL, the nation's largest dial-up online service with more ... | As the U.S. government pressed its antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. in November 1998, America Online (AOL) proposed an alliance with Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems. The three-pronged deal promised to provide on-line services, Internet software and electronic commerce. AOL was to buy Netscape and for... |
America Online Inc. wants to become the ``next Microsoft'' in two promising information-age fields where Microsoft Corp. is just another company _ the Internet media business and electronic commerce. With its proposed purchase of Netscape Communications Corp., AOL, the nation's largest dial-up online service with more ... | As the government continued to press its anti-trust suit against Microsoft, AOL has begun negotiations to purchase Netscape. Netscape is at the heart of the antitrust suit. Netscape alleges that Microsoft marketing practices, packaging its Internet Explorer in its operating system denied market opportunities to Netscap... |
America Online Inc. wants to become the ``next Microsoft'' in two promising information-age fields where Microsoft Corp. is just another company _ the Internet media business and electronic commerce. With its proposed purchase of Netscape Communications Corp., AOL, the nation's largest dial-up online service with more ... | America Online became the leading force in cyberspace for individuals to exchange e-mail and check the latest news. AOL saw a bright day ahead as a company that could provide online services, Internet software, and electronic commerce. To position itself better in this growing market, AOL sought to buy Netscape and wor... |
America Online Inc. wants to become the ``next Microsoft'' in two promising information-age fields where Microsoft Corp. is just another company _ the Internet media business and electronic commerce. With its proposed purchase of Netscape Communications Corp., AOL, the nation's largest dial-up online service with more ... | In a bid to become a leader in the lucrative cyberspace economy, AOL will buy Netscape and set up a partnership with Sun. The venture will let AOL offer corporations end-to-end services, including servers, software, and accessibility to consumers. Eventually, AOL hopes to capitalize on the production of cheap devices o... |
A liberal lawmaker who planned to run for president in Russia's next elections was shot to death Friday in St. Petersburg, police said. Galina Starovoitova, a member of the lower house of Russia's parliament from the reformist party Democratic Russia, was attacked the entry way of an apartment building, police said. A ... | Liberal Russian lawmaker Galina Starovoitova was gunned down in St. Petersburg. Her aide was seriously wounded. She was a parliament member, aide to Yeltsin and Democratic Choice party leader. She was to run for president in 2000. She is the 1st woman politician killed since Stalin's time. Her slaying may be a watershe... |
A liberal lawmaker who planned to run for president in Russia's next elections was shot to death Friday in St. Petersburg, police said. Galina Starovoitova, a member of the lower house of Russia's parliament from the reformist party Democratic Russia, was attacked the entry way of an apartment building, police said. A ... | Galina Starovoitova, founder of Russia's democratic movement and outspoken reformist member of parliament's lower house, was murdered and her press aide injured. She tried to run for president in 1996 but was barred on technicalities. She planned to run again in 2000. Her death appeared a contract killing. She campaign... |
A liberal lawmaker who planned to run for president in Russia's next elections was shot to death Friday in St. Petersburg, police said. Galina Starovoitova, a member of the lower house of Russia's parliament from the reformist party Democratic Russia, was attacked the entry way of an apartment building, police said. A ... | Galina Starovoitova, a liberal Russian lawmaker, doctor, mother, grandmother and Presidential hopeful, was mourned as a martyr and buried beside other heroes in St. Petersburg. She had been shot four days earlier by two, still unknown, assailants. Her press aide, also shot, was recovering under heavy guard. The death l... |
A liberal lawmaker who planned to run for president in Russia's next elections was shot to death Friday in St. Petersburg, police said. Galina Starovoitova, a member of the lower house of Russia's parliament from the reformist party Democratic Russia, was attacked the entry way of an apartment building, police said. A ... | Galina Starovoitova, a leader of the reformist Russian's Democratic Choice party and a member of the Duma, was killed and an aide, Ruslan Linkov, wounded in an attack in St. Petersburg. Several suspects were arrested; however, the murder is still unsolved. Ms. Starovoitova, a Yeltsin ally and a champion of democracy, h... |
Doctors ordered Russian President Boris Yeltsin to cut short his Central Asian trip because of a respiratory infection and he agreed to return home Monday, a day earlier than planned, officials said. Yeltsin was suffering from tracheobronchitis, had a fever of 37.4 Celsius (99.3 Fahrenheit) and was being treated with a... | Concern over the health of President Boris Yeltsin has led many Russians to question his ability to govern. He has had multiple bypass surgery and is susceptible to respiratory ailments. Periods of illness have caused him to cancel foreign trips and on some travels, he was unable to attend all official functions. He is... |
Doctors ordered Russian President Boris Yeltsin to cut short his Central Asian trip because of a respiratory infection and he agreed to return home Monday, a day earlier than planned, officials said. Yeltsin was suffering from tracheobronchitis, had a fever of 37.4 Celsius (99.3 Fahrenheit) and was being treated with a... | President Boris Yeltsin's health has become a matter of great concern to the Russian leadership. The concern began in 1996 when he had a heart attack followed by bypass surgery. Illness has often sidelined him during his seven years in power. He recently cut short a trip to Central Asia because of a respiratory infecti... |
Doctors ordered Russian President Boris Yeltsin to cut short his Central Asian trip because of a respiratory infection and he agreed to return home Monday, a day earlier than planned, officials said. Yeltsin was suffering from tracheobronchitis, had a fever of 37.4 Celsius (99.3 Fahrenheit) and was being treated with a... | President Boris Yeltsin had a heart attack in 1996, followed by multiple bypass surgery. Doctors say his health is more or less normal but secrecy increases conjecture. The cause of minor burns on his hand were not disclosed. On a trip to Uzbekistan he walked stiffly, stumbled, rambled and seemed confused. Ceremonies w... |
Doctors ordered Russian President Boris Yeltsin to cut short his Central Asian trip because of a respiratory infection and he agreed to return home Monday, a day earlier than planned, officials said. Yeltsin was suffering from tracheobronchitis, had a fever of 37.4 Celsius (99.3 Fahrenheit) and was being treated with a... | Russian President Yeltsin's health was a hot topic in October. First he burned his hand. Next, in Central Asia, he cancelled public appearances and appeared disoriented. The trip was shortened due to a "respiratory infection". He was ordered to rest and take antibiotics. He then cancelled his trip to the Asian Summit. ... |
Protesters on Sunday urged Australian military leaders to identify Indonesian army officers trained here to allow closer monitoring of human rights abuses in East Timor. The Australian military holds joint training exercises with Indonesian troops, including the elite commando units accused ot atrocities in East Timor.... | Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese territory of East Timor in 1975 and annexed it in 1976. By late 1998 while East Timorese called for independence and accused Indonesian troops of yet another massacre of civilians, Portugal cut off talks with Indonesia. Internationally, Taiwan was timid fearing antagonizing Indon... |
Protesters on Sunday urged Australian military leaders to identify Indonesian army officers trained here to allow closer monitoring of human rights abuses in East Timor. The Australian military holds joint training exercises with Indonesian troops, including the elite commando units accused ot atrocities in East Timor.... | The future of the former Portuguese island colony East Timor is in doubt. Indonesia invaded it in 1975 and later annexed it, but not recognized by the UN. East Timor's spiritual leader, Bishop Carlos Belok the 1996 Nobel Peace laureate, has reported killings by Indonesian troops. Portugal has accused Indonesia of faili... |
Protesters on Sunday urged Australian military leaders to identify Indonesian army officers trained here to allow closer monitoring of human rights abuses in East Timor. The Australian military holds joint training exercises with Indonesian troops, including the elite commando units accused ot atrocities in East Timor.... | After Portugal left East Timor, Indonesia invaded and annexed it. Rebels have waged a small war since 1975. The UN doesn't recognize Indonesian claims. UN talks, suspended by Portugal, were revived after Suharto's ouster. The EU urges a permanent UN presence and an E. Timor referendum on its future. Taiwan denied entry... |
Protesters on Sunday urged Australian military leaders to identify Indonesian army officers trained here to allow closer monitoring of human rights abuses in East Timor. The Australian military holds joint training exercises with Indonesian troops, including the elite commando units accused ot atrocities in East Timor.... | The UN envoy, brokering a solution for the fate of East Timor, is hopeful that both sides have softened their positions and Indonesia and Portugal will resume talks. Debate centers on having a referendum and the extent of final Timorese control. Talks had ended last month and several incidents have occurred, with dead,... |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here Sunday with Syrian President Hafez Assad to try to defuse growing tension between Syria and Turkey. Mubarak left after the two-hour meeting without speaking to reporters. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said before their departure that Mubarak ``backs dialogue for solving ... | In early October 1998 Turkey moved 10,000 troops to the Syrian border accusing its neighbor of harboring Kurdish rebels and their leader Abdullah Ocalan. Syria denied the charges and blamed Turkey's belligerence on its military alliance with Israel. As the dispute threatened to ignite the whole volatile region, Egypt's... |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here Sunday with Syrian President Hafez Assad to try to defuse growing tension between Syria and Turkey. Mubarak left after the two-hour meeting without speaking to reporters. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said before their departure that Mubarak ``backs dialogue for solving ... | Tensions between Syria and Turkey increased as Turkey sent 10,000 troops to its border with Syria. The dispute comes amid accusations by Turkey that Syria helping Kurdish rebels based in Syria. Kurdish rebels have been conducting cross border raids into Turkey in an effort to gain Kurdish autonomy in the region. Egypti... |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here Sunday with Syrian President Hafez Assad to try to defuse growing tension between Syria and Turkey. Mubarak left after the two-hour meeting without speaking to reporters. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said before their departure that Mubarak ``backs dialogue for solving ... | Tensions rose between Syria and Turkey over claims that Syria harbored Kurdish rebels, Turkey's growing ties with Israel, and Turkish dams on the Euphrates. Turkey sent 10,000 troops to the Syrian border. Israel declared non-involvement and limited border exercises. Egypt's President traveled to Syria and Turkey to med... |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here Sunday with Syrian President Hafez Assad to try to defuse growing tension between Syria and Turkey. Mubarak left after the two-hour meeting without speaking to reporters. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said before their departure that Mubarak ``backs dialogue for solving ... | On October 1, Turkey moved 10,000 troops toward the Syrian border, and later sent jets along--possibly across--the border. Turkey warned Syria it could no longer tolerate Syria's sheltering Kurdish rebels in Syria and Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Fighting with Kurdish rebels began in 1984. The Syrian denial included claims ... |
Stunned by the Democratic resurgence in the mid-term elections, congressional Republicans tore into each other Wednesday over who was to blame for their failure to make the traditional opposition party gains in an off-year election. The soul-searching and recriminations _ and a possibility of congressional leadership c... | James Carville complained that fellow Democrats didn't join his war against Speaker Newt Gingrich leading up to the congressional elections of 1998. Gingrich had led the impeachment inquiry against President Clinton in the House. When, contrary to all predictions, the Democrats gained five seats in the House and held t... |
Stunned by the Democratic resurgence in the mid-term elections, congressional Republicans tore into each other Wednesday over who was to blame for their failure to make the traditional opposition party gains in an off-year election. The soul-searching and recriminations _ and a possibility of congressional leadership c... | Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has announced that he will not seek re-election to the post when the vote comes up on November 18th. He also announced that he would be leaving the House when his current term as Speaker expires in January. This announcement comes on the heels of a poor Republican showing in the mid-t... |
Stunned by the Democratic resurgence in the mid-term elections, congressional Republicans tore into each other Wednesday over who was to blame for their failure to make the traditional opposition party gains in an off-year election. The soul-searching and recriminations _ and a possibility of congressional leadership c... | Most Democrats, except for former Clinton strategist James Carville, were hesitant to attack Speaker Newt Gingrich as the 1998 elections approached. Republicans were expected to add to their majority in Congress. However, Republicans lost seats in both the House and Senate. Republicans became disenchanted with the Ging... |
Stunned by the Democratic resurgence in the mid-term elections, congressional Republicans tore into each other Wednesday over who was to blame for their failure to make the traditional opposition party gains in an off-year election. The soul-searching and recriminations _ and a possibility of congressional leadership c... | The 1998 election ended the political career of Newt Gingrich, who had become Speaker in 1994, leading a conservative, issue-driven, GOP majority. In Oct Democrats were urged to go after him. Although both houses retained a narrowed GOP majority, Newt, with his combativeness and Impeachment-fixation, was blamed for the... |
North Korean news media on Thursday said the communist nation's military is on full alert for war with the United States if a dispute over nuclear inspections comes to blows. The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that North Korean soldiers and people of all walks of life were ``on full alert for war.... | S. Korea says N. Korea may be producing plutonium in at least one underground site. Satellite photos show a possible nuclear complex. If it is, it will strain U.S.-N. Korean relations and stop aid. The U.S. wants a delegation to check the site. N. Korea wants huge payment for inspection. A recent missile test firing ov... |
North Korean news media on Thursday said the communist nation's military is on full alert for war with the United States if a dispute over nuclear inspections comes to blows. The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that North Korean soldiers and people of all walks of life were ``on full alert for war.... | The meeting of the US, China, and the two Koreas in Geneva appeared to ease tension on that Asian peninsula. However, indications of a revived North Korean nuclear program clouded President Clinton's "economics and security" Asian trip. North Korea's economy is bad, malnutrition widespread, yet the country maintains a ... |
North Korean news media on Thursday said the communist nation's military is on full alert for war with the United States if a dispute over nuclear inspections comes to blows. The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that North Korean soldiers and people of all walks of life were ``on full alert for war.... | North Korea agreed to receive a U.S. delegation to discuss concerns about an underground site feared to house a nuclear weapons program. South Korea supports the U.S. and calls for full access to the site by U.S. inspectors. North Korea denies the concerns and proposes a $300 mil payment to visit the site. President Cl... |
North Korean news media on Thursday said the communist nation's military is on full alert for war with the United States if a dispute over nuclear inspections comes to blows. The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported that North Korean soldiers and people of all walks of life were ``on full alert for war.... | In August, US intelligence found a underground construction site near North Korea's nuclear complex. North Korea, suffering a devastating famine, claims the site is civilian and offered an inspection for a $300 million payment. This follows their August missile launch and suggests they are reneging on the 1994 agreemen... |
By one vote, Premier Romano Prodi's center-left coalition lost a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies Friday, and he went to the presidential palace to resign. President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro must now decide whether to call early elections or to ask Prodi or someone else to try to forge a new majority. The vote in... | Italy's Communist Refounding Party rejected Prime Minister Prodi's proposed 1999 budget. Loss of the party's support put his 2.5-year coalition at risk. The proposed budget was needed to meet terms for the Jan. 1 switch to the euro currency. Prodi met with President Scalfaro and Parliament, trying to save his governmen... |
By one vote, Premier Romano Prodi's center-left coalition lost a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies Friday, and he went to the presidential palace to resign. President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro must now decide whether to call early elections or to ask Prodi or someone else to try to forge a new majority. The vote in... | Communist Refounding Party vote against proposed deficit-cutting 1999 budget in Italy's Parliament could destabilize the government. The defection imperils the future of the center-left coalition led by Premier Prodi. His 2-1/2-year-old alliance was the longest serving of 55 governments in Italy since WWII. Prodi. who ... |
By one vote, Premier Romano Prodi's center-left coalition lost a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies Friday, and he went to the presidential palace to resign. President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro must now decide whether to call early elections or to ask Prodi or someone else to try to forge a new majority. The vote in... | Italy's Communist Refoundation Party rejected PM Prodi's deficit-cutting budget for insufficient job stimulation. Italy needed to reduce its deficit to participate in the euro, a unifying desire that largely held together Prodi's 2.5-year gov't, the 55th since WWII. The rejection divided communists, whose 34 votes Prod... |
By one vote, Premier Romano Prodi's center-left coalition lost a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies Friday, and he went to the presidential palace to resign. President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro must now decide whether to call early elections or to ask Prodi or someone else to try to forge a new majority. The vote in... | Despite support from a breakaway faction of the far-left Communist Refounding Party, Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a vote of confidence in Parliament, 313 - 312. The crisis was triggered when the Refounding Party rejected the government's 1999 budget. A respected economist with a fragile center-left coalitio... |
News that Exxon and Mobil, two giants in the energy patch, were in merger talks last week is the biggest sign yet that corporate marriages are back in vogue. Even before that combination came to light, deal-making was fast and furious. On Monday alone, $40.4 billion in corporate acquisitions were either announced or de... | Exxon and Mobil consider merger. Partnerships already formed. Oil prices are lowest in 12 years and future exploration will be costly. The new company would be largest in the US and put back together pieces of Standard Oil, a monopoly broken up by courts. Experts mixed on merger's advantages. It would be an anti-trust ... |
News that Exxon and Mobil, two giants in the energy patch, were in merger talks last week is the biggest sign yet that corporate marriages are back in vogue. Even before that combination came to light, deal-making was fast and furious. On Monday alone, $40.4 billion in corporate acquisitions were either announced or de... | Exxon and Mobil discuss combining business operations. A possible Exxon-Mobil merger would reunite 2 parts of Standard Oil broken up by the Supreme Court in 1911. Low crude oil prices and the high cost of exploration are motives for a merger that would create the world's largest oil company. As Exxon-Mobil merger talks... |
News that Exxon and Mobil, two giants in the energy patch, were in merger talks last week is the biggest sign yet that corporate marriages are back in vogue. Even before that combination came to light, deal-making was fast and furious. On Monday alone, $40.4 billion in corporate acquisitions were either announced or de... | In a move considered unthinkable a few years ago, Exxon Corp. and Mobile Corp, have entered into negotiations which could result in a merger of the two companies. Such a merger, should it occur, would form the world's largest oil company and the largest U.S. company, placing it above Wal-Mart. The merger, and talks lik... |
News that Exxon and Mobil, two giants in the energy patch, were in merger talks last week is the biggest sign yet that corporate marriages are back in vogue. Even before that combination came to light, deal-making was fast and furious. On Monday alone, $40.4 billion in corporate acquisitions were either announced or de... | Exxon Corp and Mobil Corp are reported to be discussing a business merger. Other oil companies have merged to compensate for low oil prices and increasing costs of oil exploration in more remote areas. The mergers are consistent with a trend in corporate marriages that is changing U.S. economic history. The mergers are... |
Police arrested two journalists and charged them with writing articles to encourage Muslim youths to stage an Islamic revolution in Bangladesh after the Taliban model in Afghanistan, a police officer said Thursday. Mufti Abdul Hye and Manzoor Ahmed, editors at ``Jago Mujahid'' or ``Wake Up Mujahid,'' a monthy magazine ... | After the bombing of U.S. embassies in East Africa the U.S. on Aug. 20, 1998 made missile attacks on an Al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan and on a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan tenuously linked to Osama bin Laden. In September the U.S. initiated legal action against a Sudanese arrested in Germany and in November ch... |
Police arrested two journalists and charged them with writing articles to encourage Muslim youths to stage an Islamic revolution in Bangladesh after the Taliban model in Afghanistan, a police officer said Thursday. Mufti Abdul Hye and Manzoor Ahmed, editors at ``Jago Mujahid'' or ``Wake Up Mujahid,'' a monthy magazine ... | Evidence shows Sudanese factory bombed by US is linked to bin Laden. US prosecutors ask for an extension to extradite a bin Laden lieutenant. FBI questions witnesses of Nairobi embassy blast, preparing for trial of 6 suspects. The Taliban says the US is using bin Laden as an excuse to attack Afghanistan. Goal of US Aug... |
Police arrested two journalists and charged them with writing articles to encourage Muslim youths to stage an Islamic revolution in Bangladesh after the Taliban model in Afghanistan, a police officer said Thursday. Mufti Abdul Hye and Manzoor Ahmed, editors at ``Jago Mujahid'' or ``Wake Up Mujahid,'' a monthy magazine ... | In the aftermath of the almost simultaneous bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, much has been learned of the terrorist network put together and financed by Saudi billionaire Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the bombings and U.S. cruise missile attack against a supposed terrorist camp in Afghan... |
Police arrested two journalists and charged them with writing articles to encourage Muslim youths to stage an Islamic revolution in Bangladesh after the Taliban model in Afghanistan, a police officer said Thursday. Mufti Abdul Hye and Manzoor Ahmed, editors at ``Jago Mujahid'' or ``Wake Up Mujahid,'' a monthy magazine ... | Following the bombings of the embassies in Africa, the US began a full-scale assault on Osama bin Laden. Attacked were a chemical plant in the Sudan and a camp in Afghanistan where he was believed to be, creating an assassination opportunity. Evidence was gathered from a captured computer and an in-law who defected. Su... |
The Spanish and British governments appeared Wednesday to be seeking shelter from the political storm brewing over the possible extradition of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to Spain. ``Despite everything that has been written, this is not a decision for the British government or the Spanish government,'' Bri... | Britain caused international controversy and Chilean turmoil by arresting former Chilean dictator Pinochet in London for Spain's investigation of Spanish citizen deaths under Pinochet's 17-year rule of torture and political murder. Claims are Pinochet had diplomatic immunity, extradition is international meddling or il... |
The Spanish and British governments appeared Wednesday to be seeking shelter from the political storm brewing over the possible extradition of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to Spain. ``Despite everything that has been written, this is not a decision for the British government or the Spanish government,'' Bri... | Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been arrested in London at the request of the Spanish government. Pinochet, in London for back surgery, was arrested in his hospital room. Spain is seeking extradition of Pinochet from London to Spain to face charges of murder in the deaths of Spanish citizens in Chile under... |
The Spanish and British governments appeared Wednesday to be seeking shelter from the political storm brewing over the possible extradition of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to Spain. ``Despite everything that has been written, this is not a decision for the British government or the Spanish government,'' Bri... | Pinochet arrested in London on Oct. 16 at a Spanish judge's request for atrocities against Spaniards in Chile during his rule. Castro, Chilean legislators and Pinochet's lawyers protested and claimed he had diplomatic immunity. His wife asked for his release because he was recovering from recent back surgery. Pinochet ... |
The Spanish and British governments appeared Wednesday to be seeking shelter from the political storm brewing over the possible extradition of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to Spain. ``Despite everything that has been written, this is not a decision for the British government or the Spanish government,'' Bri... | On Oct. 16, 1998 British police arrested former Chilean dictator Pinochet on a Spanish warrant charging murder of Spaniards in Chile, 1973-1983. Fidel Castro denounced the arrest. The Chilean government protested strongly. While the British government defended the arrest, it and the Spanish government took no stand on ... |
The Taliban's chief justice accused the United States on Wednesday of looking for an ``excuse'' to launch another missile attack on his war-shattered homeland. And that excuse is Osama bin Laden, the man Washington calls Enemy No. 1 and blames for the Aug. 7 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, Justice Noor Moham... | Terrorists bombed the US embassy in Nairobi, killing 213, 12 of them Americans. A near simultaneous bombing of the embassy in Dar es Salaam killed 11, but no Americans. An editorial accused the State Department of ignoring threat warnings. Three suspects in custody in New York have been denied outside contact and their... |
The Taliban's chief justice accused the United States on Wednesday of looking for an ``excuse'' to launch another missile attack on his war-shattered homeland. And that excuse is Osama bin Laden, the man Washington calls Enemy No. 1 and blames for the Aug. 7 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, Justice Noor Moham... | Local and U.S. authorities who are questioning victims for evidence are investigating terrorist bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Three suspects are in custody in New York. They have filed complaints about restrictions and about unsatisfactory conditions in the jail. There is evidence that the State Dep... |
The Taliban's chief justice accused the United States on Wednesday of looking for an ``excuse'' to launch another missile attack on his war-shattered homeland. And that excuse is Osama bin Laden, the man Washington calls Enemy No. 1 and blames for the Aug. 7 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, Justice Noor Moham... | In Oct and Nov 1998, the US was pursuing Osama bin Laden and his associates as suspects in the Aug bombing of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The attacks killed 224 and injured 5,485. The US had ignored a warning of the Kenya attack 9 months earlier. Two men were arrested in Tanzania. One was under arrest in German... |
The Taliban's chief justice accused the United States on Wednesday of looking for an ``excuse'' to launch another missile attack on his war-shattered homeland. And that excuse is Osama bin Laden, the man Washington calls Enemy No. 1 and blames for the Aug. 7 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, Justice Noor Moham... | Seven men have been arrested for the Aug. 7 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Two, Rashid Saleh Hemed and Mustafa Mahmoud Said Ahmed, are in jail in Tanzania. Mohammed Saddiq Odeh and Mohamed Rashed Daoud al' Owhali are being held in isolation in a facility in New York. Three other suspects are bein... |
The New York Times said in an editorial on Saturday, Oct. 17: It is fitting that this most memorable of baseball seasons should conclude with a World Series that opens Saturday night in Yankee Stadium, the aging but still grand cathedral of the sport. Bedecked in bunting and banners, the revered ballpark always elevate... | The New York Yankees prevailed in the sixth game of the American League playoffs to win over the Cleveland Indians and advanced to their second World Series play in three years. In the National League, the San Diego Padres won its series over the Atlanta Braves to ensure its place in the World Series. Enthusiasm is hig... |
The New York Times said in an editorial on Saturday, Oct. 17: It is fitting that this most memorable of baseball seasons should conclude with a World Series that opens Saturday night in Yankee Stadium, the aging but still grand cathedral of the sport. Bedecked in bunting and banners, the revered ballpark always elevate... | The San Diego Padres, excited about the prospect of winning the NLCS playoff and of playing the Yankees in the World Series, have gone bonkers. Some 680 shaved their heads for a raffle to win playoff skybox seats. NY fans, however, are subdued about the Yankees prospects of a collective batting slump (namely by Knoblau... |
The New York Times said in an editorial on Saturday, Oct. 17: It is fitting that this most memorable of baseball seasons should conclude with a World Series that opens Saturday night in Yankee Stadium, the aging but still grand cathedral of the sport. Bedecked in bunting and banners, the revered ballpark always elevate... | The Yankees won the 1st game of the 1998 World Series when Chuck Knoblauch and Tino Martinez redeemed themselves after an early error and a bad batting season. The Yankees had the best defense in baseball and set a League record for season wins. Among Yankee players, Darryl Strawberry sat out after cancer surgery and b... |
The New York Times said in an editorial on Saturday, Oct. 17: It is fitting that this most memorable of baseball seasons should conclude with a World Series that opens Saturday night in Yankee Stadium, the aging but still grand cathedral of the sport. Bedecked in bunting and banners, the revered ballpark always elevate... | Star second baseman Chuck Knoblauch and power hitter Tino Martinez were the heroes in the Yankees' win over the Padres in Game 1 of the 1998 World Series. Knoblauch, who had made a game-losing error in Game 2 of the ALCS, hit a three-run homer off reliever Donne Wall in the seventh inning to tie the score, 5-5. Martine... |
Chechen police were searching Wednesday for the bodies of four kidnapped foreigners who were beheaded during a botched attempt to free them. The deaths _ and the ostentatious display of the heads by killers _ prompted neighboring Russian regions to close off roads into Chechnya, and caused an outpouring of outrage and ... | In Chechnya, 3-5 people a week, many of them children, are hurt by land mines. The heads of 4 kidnapped foreign telephone engineers were found in Chechnya. The hostages were decapitated during a failed rescue attempt. Their bodies are missing. One kidnapper was arrested. The EU condemned the slayings. The Chechen vice ... |
Chechen police were searching Wednesday for the bodies of four kidnapped foreigners who were beheaded during a botched attempt to free them. The deaths _ and the ostentatious display of the heads by killers _ prompted neighboring Russian regions to close off roads into Chechnya, and caused an outpouring of outrage and ... | Chechnya's independence war against Moscow has caused the death of innocent people. Many died accidentally from explosives left behind by the Russians. Hundreds, mostly foreigners, are being taken for ransom, some of whom have been killed. The European Union is condemning the deaths of four kidnapped foreigners, three ... |
Chechen police were searching Wednesday for the bodies of four kidnapped foreigners who were beheaded during a botched attempt to free them. The deaths _ and the ostentatious display of the heads by killers _ prompted neighboring Russian regions to close off roads into Chechnya, and caused an outpouring of outrage and ... | Violence, deaths and kidnappings continue to plague the former Russian state of Chechnya two years after its independence. Exploding landmines are a weekly occurrence. Criminal bands are blamed for the kidnappings, usually for ransom and rarely deadly. However, four UK Telecom engineers, hinted to be spies, were behead... |
Chechen police were searching Wednesday for the bodies of four kidnapped foreigners who were beheaded during a botched attempt to free them. The deaths _ and the ostentatious display of the heads by killers _ prompted neighboring Russian regions to close off roads into Chechnya, and caused an outpouring of outrage and ... | Chechnya's top prosecutor, Mansur Tagirov, was abducted from Grozny, but released the next day. Tagirov was investigating the slaying of four kidnapped foreigners. The victims, all telephone linemen employed by the British firm Granger Telecom, were beheaded in a bungled rescue attempt. Their heads were found near the ... |
China's government said Thursday that two prominent dissidents arrested this week are suspected of endangering national security _ the clearest sign yet Chinese leaders plan to quash a would-be opposition party. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao refused to specify what laws were broken or how Xu Wenli and Qin Yong... | On the eve of China's signing the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in October 1998, police detained Chinese human rights advocate Qin Yongmin for questioning. Eight weeks after signing the ICCPR, Chinese police arrested Qin and an associate in the China Democracy Party (CDP), Xu Wenli, witho... |
China's government said Thursday that two prominent dissidents arrested this week are suspected of endangering national security _ the clearest sign yet Chinese leaders plan to quash a would-be opposition party. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao refused to specify what laws were broken or how Xu Wenli and Qin Yong... | Although China was expected to sign a key U.N. human rights treaty, it continues to question and arrest political dissidents. Qin Yongmin was arrested following his attempt to form a human rights monitoring group. Fellow dissident Xu Wenli was arrested for trying to form an opposition party. Another dissident flew Chin... |
China's government said Thursday that two prominent dissidents arrested this week are suspected of endangering national security _ the clearest sign yet Chinese leaders plan to quash a would-be opposition party. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao refused to specify what laws were broken or how Xu Wenli and Qin Yong... | China continues to arrest dissidents even as it prepares to sign a UN human rights treaty and to host the first visit by a British PM in seven years. The dissident China Democracy Party believes it is legal to challenge the communists' power monopoly, but the PRC cites a "grab-bag" section of the criminal code making a... |
China's government said Thursday that two prominent dissidents arrested this week are suspected of endangering national security _ the clearest sign yet Chinese leaders plan to quash a would-be opposition party. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao refused to specify what laws were broken or how Xu Wenli and Qin Yong... | China arrested an activist on the eve of signing an international human rights agreement. It arrested an activist against official corruption and refused a monitoring group permission to operate. The China Democracy Party was founded during Clinton's visit to China. Founders were arrested for harming national security,... |
Ukraine's parliament on Friday refused to approve President Leonid Kuchma's decree establishing a state fund to compensate people for savings lost in banks. Deputies voted 240-47 to prepare a revised version of the decree and debate it later in the month. They must consider the decree by Oct. 10, or else it automatical... | In October 1998 amid worldwide financial crises, particular concern focused on Russia where economic meltdown was exacerbated by conflicted politics. President Yeltsin's latest Prime Minister, Primakov, was supported by Communists and when word leaked out that a Communist economic program was under consideration, Yelts... |
Ukraine's parliament on Friday refused to approve President Leonid Kuchma's decree establishing a state fund to compensate people for savings lost in banks. Deputies voted 240-47 to prepare a revised version of the decree and debate it later in the month. They must consider the decree by Oct. 10, or else it automatical... | As world finance an banking representatives met in Washington, the economic news continued to be bleak. IMF officials had predicted had predicted a banner year, but stocks continued to slide worldwide and the DOW probably would record its worst third quarter loss in eight years. Russia and Ukraine have been especially ... |
Ukraine's parliament on Friday refused to approve President Leonid Kuchma's decree establishing a state fund to compensate people for savings lost in banks. Deputies voted 240-47 to prepare a revised version of the decree and debate it later in the month. They must consider the decree by Oct. 10, or else it automatical... | Fifteen months of world economic turmoil are threatening political stability. Lowering Federal Reserve interest rates is not countering the crisis. IMF is worried about the turndown in Japan, economic meltdown in Russia, depression in Indonesia, and anxiety about Latin America where investors are pulling out. IMF criti... |
Ukraine's parliament on Friday refused to approve President Leonid Kuchma's decree establishing a state fund to compensate people for savings lost in banks. Deputies voted 240-47 to prepare a revised version of the decree and debate it later in the month. They must consider the decree by Oct. 10, or else it automatical... | Early October was fraught with economic woes as the International Monetary Fund prepared for its annual meeting. The IMF faces criticism for ignoring the social costs of its actions and being a pawn to Western demands. A small cut in US interest rates lowered markets worldwide. Russia, whose economy collapsed in August... |
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