Mutiny by military in Ivory Coast for wages
A military mutiny in Cote D'Ivoire's main city Abidjan continued early Friday with troops shooting into the air and overrunning Abidjan international airport.



Prosecutors urge death for Aum Shinrikyo cult member
State prosecutors today demanded the death penalty for a former Aum Supreme Truth member for his involvement in the doomsday cult's 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway.



Yeltsin to retire in 2000
Russian President Boris Yeltsin will retire at the expiration of his second term this summer, his spokesman said.



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