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Croatia's rebel Serbs, led by self-styled Krajina Serb president Milan Martic, have refused to review a new peace plan presented by the United States, Russia, the United Nations, and the European Union. The plan, designed to settle the nearly five-year-old dispute between Croatia's minority Serbs and
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Deep divisions over Republican proposals for change emerged in multiple Congressional committee meetings, with fierce debates over legislation that would severely restrict American participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions. Representative William F. Goodling, a Pennsylvania Republican and sponsor of the National Security Revitalization Act, expressed concerns about the safety of
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Lieutenant General Rupert Smith has arrived in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, to take command of the United Nations peacekeeping forces. Smith's predecessors have faced significant challenges, including tensions with NATO and the government, a legacy he is expected to continue, albeit with a lower profile. The situation
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The UN Security Council has decided to maintain economic sanctions on Iraq for another 60 days, despite pleas from France and Russia to reduce the sanctions regime. The decision was met with opposition from Iraq, which claims to have met the major conditions set by the Security Council following the
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The United States has thwarted a bid by the United Nations Security Council to review the 4.5-year-old economic sanctions against Iraq, producing intelligence materials that highlight the country's continued threat to its neighbors. The council is set to hold its regular bi-monthly review of the sanctions, but
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Heavy shelling in the northwestern enclave of Bihac and disagreements over the implementation of the truce accord have threatened the cease-fire between the Muslim-led Government and Bosnian Serb rebels, which began on New Year's Day. Despite the slow-down of fighting elsewhere, the region of Bihac continues to experience
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Senator Bob Dole, as part of his opening-day initiatives for the new GOP-controlled Congress, proposed legislation aimed at expanding presidential war powers in general while reining in President Clinton's exercise of them in particular. Dole's proposed overhaul of the War Powers Act, which currently limits the
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A young mother, 31-year-old Tracey Anne Mertons, was brutally murdered in a churchyard in Britain after being abducted from her home in Birmingham. A revised election law in Japan aims to clean up politics by introducing a new electoral system. Meanwhile, international diplomacy is unfolding as the US and Cuba
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Iranian officials have denied charges that the country is assisting Iraq in smuggling oil in violation of UN sanctions. The denials come after a US representative at the UN claimed to have evidence of Iranian complicity, citing a significant increase in oil smuggling through Gulf ports in 1994. Key Takeaways:
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The United States has accused Iran of violating UN economic sanctions against Iraq by smuggling Iraqi petroleum through the Gulf. The accusation comes as the US push for stricter enforcement of sanctions against Iraq, while other nations, such as France and Russia, advocate for a lifting of the oil embargo.
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Deputy Defense Secretary John Deutch announced Friday that over 4,000 U.S. forces will be sent to Somalia to aid in the withdrawal of 15,000 UN peacekeepers from the conflict-ridden African nation. The pullout, which could begin as early as January or February, poses a significant risk to
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Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has announced a series of concessions aimed at finding a political solution to the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Karadzic announced that the Bosnian Serbs plan to immediately normalize relations with United Nations peacekeepers and implement six concessions, including an immediate cease-fire, the reopening of Sarajevo airport,
