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Daniel Ortega is contesting the results of last weekend's presidential elections. It would be the second loss for Ortega and the Sandinistas, who ruled the country until six years ago.

Russian troops are slowly leaving, while the locals have started thinking about re-building their shattered homes only to discover they depend on Moscow for much of the construction effort.

a World War 2 drama based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Willem Dafoe.

in the years since the break-up of the Soviet Union, fighting between the government and rebels destroyed much and killed many people.

temporarily blocking California's implementation of Proposition 209. Passed by California voters almost six weeks ago, Proposition 209 would repeal affirmative action in the state.

for choosing recipients of donated livers -- no longer will the organ necessarily go to the sickest patient. Instead, a new priority will be given to those with the best chance of surviving the transplant.

will result in increased competition for low wage jobs and social services. And they say this additional demand comes when those services have already been trimmed.

have agreed to reduce the size of the military and put it under civilian control... a major step towards ending the 30-year civil war.

that would reform the nation's welfare system. But so far, there's no word on whether President Clinton will sign or veto the legislation...

can only slow down the already tortuous negotiations about the future of the high-profile North Korean dissident holed up in the South Korean embassy in Beijing.