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The troubles started on March 11. Carter was covering the unsuccessful invasion of Bophuthatswana by white right-wing vigilantes intent on propping up a black homeland, a showcase of apartheid. Carter found himself just feet away from the summary execution of right-wingers by a black "Bop" policeman. "Lying in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Life and Death of Kevin Carter | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

But Yummy Sandifer was found under a South Side train viaduct last Thursday, shot to death "execution style." He had two .22-cal. bullet wounds in the back of his head. Gang members had hidden Sandifer in various locations for three days, then, fearing the boy would crumble under police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: There Are No Children Here | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

The mysterious demise of Russian princess Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, was resolved today, at least to the satisfaction of a Russian panel. Participants declared she was killed during the Bolshevik execution of her family in 1918. Since then, several women have claimed to be Anastasia, insisting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIAN PUZZLE, SOLVED | 9/7/1994 | See Source »

Now Bukavu fears a repeat of the huge exodus that brought 1.2 million Rwandans into Zaire last month. The latest tide could pour out of southwestern Rwanda this week, when the last of 2,500 French soldiers who established a safe zone in June for 1.5 million frightened Hutu are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Fear of a Nation's Revenge | 8/29/1994 | See Source »

Yet there were good reasons why the Hutu refugees were reluctant to hurry back. The government was by no means promising a blanket amnesty for those who killed at least half a million Tutsi civilians during the past three months. Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister and the Minister of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Destination Unknown | 8/8/1994 | See Source »

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