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In the wake of the Australian-led peacekeeping force in East Timor, concerns arise regarding the inconsistency of United Nations humanitarian interventions. Secretary-General Kofi Annan describes this as a new era of humanitarian interventions, but the reasons behind selected interventions are unclear. The case of East Timor and Kuwait demonstrates that
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NATO and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) negotiators continued talks into the early morning hours, ultimately agreeing to postpone the deadline for demilitarization by 48 hours. The initial deadline of midnight Sunday was set for the KLA to demilitarize and transform into a civilian Kosovo Corps. However, KLA leaders refused
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As the UN prepares to deploy an international force to restore order in East Timor, a UN emergency expert has traveled out of the capital to visit the largest concentration of refugees, finding them struggling to survive on minimal aid. The Security Council has approved the deployment of up to
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Tens of thousands of refugees in East Timor are facing the threat of mass starvation and disease, prompting the United Nations to warn that emergency airdrops are needed within days to prevent widespread suffering. The Australian government has promised to "carry the bulk of the burden" of providing
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed deep concern over the escalating violence in East Timor, urging the Indonesian government to take immediate measures to control the situation. Annan's remarks came after an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which dispatched a fact-finding mission to Indonesia to
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Following the overwhelming vote for independence in East Timor, Indonesian President B.J. Habibie has expressed the government's acceptance of the outcome, citing the democratic choice made by the majority of the population. This move comes after the voting process, which saw 78% of the 446,953 voters
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in East Timor to await the results of a historic referendum on the territory's future, but violence erupted outside U.N. headquarters in Dili on Wednesday, leaving one teenager dead and several others injured. The clashes between pro-Indonesia militiamen and rock-throwing independence
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The Indonesian government, led by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, has expressed satisfaction with the fairness and honesty of the August 30 UN-administered ballot in East Timor, but will investigate reports of wrongdoing by UN Mission In East Timor (Unamet) staff. The government will wait for the results of the investigation
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Seven months after the Indonesian government announced a referendum for East Timor, the province's future hangs in the balance as violence and intimidation threaten to derail the vote. The referendum, which was supposed to settle the colony's fate once and for all, has been twice postponed
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The United Nations will announce the result of the August 30 direct autonomy ballot in East Timor simultaneously in New York and Dili, the capital of East Timor, about one week after the popular consultation. The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan himself will announce the result, according to U.N. Mission
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Tensions ran high in the Kosovska Mitrovica region of Kosovo, where a protest by ethnic Albanians had the potential to ignite violence with NATO peacekeepers. However, a deal brokered by the United Nations and NATO officials has averted this confrontation, allowing 25 families per day to return to their homes
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Approximately 2,000 Serbs demonstrated in Kosovska Mitrovica, determined to defend their enclave in the town. A speaker blamed the United States for violence against Serbs, resulting in their exodus from Serbia's southern province. The speaker called on Serbs to come together to recover their homes and demanded
