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- PHILIPPINES HOSTAGES Voice of America 27 May 2000 -- Representatives of the Philippine government and leaders from the Abu Sayyaf Muslim separatist group opened formal talks Saturday to free 21 mainly foreign hostages held by the rebels for nearly five weeks.
- SOUTH LEBANON Voice of America 27 May 2000 -- Israeli border guards fired into the air to disperse stone-throwing youths who were among thousands of people who flocked to southern Lebanon.
- SRI LANKA CEASEFIRE Voice of America 27 May 2000 -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have offered a unilateral ceasefire to allow civilians trapped in the northern Jaffna peninsula to move to areas of safety.
- NORTHERN IRELAND/VOTE Voice of America 27 May 2000 -- Northern Ireland's main Protestant party supported its leader, David Trimble, Saturday and voted to revive a power-sharing regional government with the Catholic Republicans.
- AFGHANISTAN / RUSSIA Voice of America 27 May 2000 -- Afghanistan's dominant Taleban movement says neighboring Uzbekistan will pay a heavy price if Russia carries out threats to attack the country.
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