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...foregone conclusion. "This regime is completely worn out," he said with a laugh during an interview with TIME. "Mobutu can go wherever he wants...to die. He can go to Nice. He can go to [his village of] Gbadolite. We will guarantee his safety, but he must relinquish power. That is our condition for a cease-fire...
...country, killed some 100,000 civilians and turned the President into an international pariah. Within Serbia, however, his iron rule remained unchallenged--until last November, when the first sustained attempts to defy Milosevic began rocking the Serbian capital, Belgrade. During recent weeks, the protesters' calls for Milosevic to relinquish absolute rule have won support both at home and abroad, but so far the Serbian strongman remains unbowed. One reason is his hidden source of power...
...lead the Crimson would never relinquish...
Gingrich, in a hurried round of phone calls, managed to silence most of his detractors. And even though he won't give up the job of Speaker, he will relinquish some of his power in order to quiet grumbling in the ranks. Having centralized authority to the point where he was regarded as the strongest Speaker in eight decades, Gingrich is now moving to return more policy-setting freedom to committee chairmen and has promised to consult more closely with members before taking controversial stands, as he did on Bosnia and the Mexican bailout...
GOMA, Zaire: Rwandan refugees and displaced Zairians began flocking toward home today as if the doors to their cells suddenly had been flung open, and across the world, diplomats were crossing their fingers. A Tutsi offensive had driven Hutu forces westward into Zaire, potentially forcing the Hutu militias to relinquish control of the bursting Mugunga refugee camp that has served as a barren purgatory to more than 1 million people, and as cover for thousands of militiamen hiding from their enemies. A significant exodus would greatly ease the need for the U.N. humanitarian and military intervention that has been hurriedly...