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The diversity of legal systems around the world also allows terrorists to seek refuge in countries with lax extradition laws, Boutros-Ghali added.

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, | Title: U.N. Leader Delivers Address | 10/25/1996 | See Source »

EXECUTED. NAJIBULLAH, 49, former Soviet-backed President of Afghanistan who had spent more than four years in refuge at a U.N. compound; in Kabul. Najibullah, a ruthless security chief who ruled from 1986 until 1992, was found hanged after the Taliban rebels captured Kabul. Afghanistan will now be ruled by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 7, 1996 | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

DIED. SABINE ZLATIN, 89, Polish-born nurse who risked her life to give dozens of Jewish children refuge at an isolated farmhouse in Izieu, France, during World War II; in Paris.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 7, 1996 | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

Among those still at large, Lee claims, are three "special commandos" wearing South Korean army uniforms and helmets and carrying rifles, grenades and pistols. The South Korean military has warned villagers in the area to be alert. Well-trained operatives like these, categorized by the South as "communist guerrillas" rather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SPIES FROM THE SEA | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

Students in the day school generally worked anywhere from 20 to 40 hours a week in order to finance their studies. Those who came in the evening were reconstructing their lives or merely finding refuge from the monotony of officework or their personal lives.

Author: By Thomas C. Conley, | Title: From the 'U' to the 'H' | 9/20/1996 | See Source »

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