UN peacekeepers freed from RUF clutches in raid at dawn
The 233 United Nations peacekeepers and military observers have finally succeeded in breaking through their detention camp at Kailahun after a 75-day standoff with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF).



Chaudhry wants his govt in Fiji restored
Fiji's deposed Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, who was held hostage by nationalist rebels for 56 days, called for the reinstatement of his multi-racial coalition government.



Britain orders tonsil tests to assess scale of CJD
Britain's Health Department has ordered tests on more than 10,000 tonsils and appendixes to find how many people in the central county of Leicestershire have the human form of "Mad Cow" disease.



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