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August 21, 1996
Web posted at: 11:20 a.m. EDT (1520 GMT)Hanoi braces for more flooding
HANOI, Vietnam (CNN) -- Vietnam's Red River has sent rampaging floodwaters into parts of Hanoi, and the approach of Typhoon Niki has raised fears that more flooding is on the way.
Entire neighborhoods along the river are already underwater, and the waters are threatening the first of two dikes that protect the city. Vietnam has been deluged by heavy rains since late July.
Flood waters have also done extensive damage in the mountainous northwestern provinces. The Vietnam News Agency said the floods have washed away more than 1,000 homes and claimed 53 lives.
- 220 Vietnamese fishermen safe from storm - August 20, 1996
De Klerk acknowledges apartheid's abuses
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNN) -- Former South African President F.W. de Klerk told Bishop Desmond Tutu's Truth Commission Wednesday that his National Party made "many mistakes" in administering the apartheid policies that governed the country for 42 years.
De Klerk acknowledged that the policies led to suffering and humiliation for millions of the country's black citizens. But he did not accept responsibility for the abuses committed in his party's name.
The Truth Commission was set up to hear complaints about the former apartheid rule, find ways to compensate victims, and make recommendations to the parliament. It also investigates human rights abuses committed by those who opposed apartheid.
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- Volatile South African region has peaceful election - June 26, 1996
- South Africa adopts new constitution - May 8, 1996
- South Africans to recall painful memories - April 14, 1996
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Burmese democracy supporters sentenced to prison
RANGOON, Burma (CNN) -- Eleven members of a pro-democracy opposition party in Burma have been sentenced to seven years in prison, according to the party's office.
The 11, all supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, were jailed three months ago and sentenced under the military government's emergency national security law.
The military seized power in 1988 and suspended the country's constitution after violently suppressing pro-democracy demonstrations.
Related stories:
- Asian forum rejects Burma sanctions - July 23, 1996
- Burmese democracy leader defies government - June 8, 1996
- Suu Kyi ridicules Burma's pro-government rallies - May 29, 1996
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