Le 14 juin 2000 était un mercredi sous le signe astral du ♊. C'était le 165ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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Date: 15 June 2000
By Emma Sussman Starr
Emma Starr
Emma Sussman Star Op-Ed article, expressing empathy with women who were marauded in Central Park, describes her own experience of being harassed and chased by group of men outside Prospect Park in Brooklyn; says best line of long-term defense is that taken by Peyton Bryant, who, when she got no help from police reporters on scene, made sure she got attention of media (M)
Date: 14 June 2000
By Howard W. French
Howard French
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korean Pres Kim Dae Jung hail as historic South Korean's visit to North Korea; opening formalities are surprisingly relaxed; two leaders discuss setting up hot line; South Koreans cheer visit; North Korea's state-controlled media are more subdued, but positive; photos (M)
Date: 15 June 2000
By Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer
Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, arrives in Turkey, carrying some of Turkey's darkest secrets with him; Agca, in 1970's, was part of network who believed that it was their mission to cleanse Turkey of leftist influence; considerable evidence has emerged to suggest that network was closely tied to far-right politicians, police commanders and intelliegence officers; Agca was also convicted in absentia of 1979 murder of liberal newpaper editor Abdi Ipekci after he escaped from prison while awaiting trial; Agca has served 19 years of life term in an Italian prison, but was released for extradition to Turkey at urging of the Pope, who had visited and forgiven him (M)
Date: 14 June 2000
By Michael Wines and Michael R. Gordon
Michael Wines
Russia arrests Vladimir A Gusinsky, head of media empire that sharply criticized government, on suspicion of embezzling at least $10 million in federal property, case apparently related to purchase of government-owned television station; arrest rouses fears of suppression of press; Pres Vladimir V Putin, traveling abroad, calls arrest unwelcome surprise to him; arrest follows weeks of government-orchestrated pressure on Media-Most news organization, which includes Russia's lone independent television network and numerous newspapers; stirs protests from Gusinsky's supporters and enemies; photo (M)
Date: 15 June 2000
Editorial says arrest in Russia of Vladimir Gusinsky, owner of media properties that have criticized government, endangers Russia's fragile freedoms; questions whether Pres Vladimir Putin knew in advance of arrest, in which case he has done a disservice to press freedom he says he supports, or whether it occurred without his knowledge, in which case it is disturbing evidence of palace intrigue and political instability
Date: 15 June 2000
By Howard W. French
Howard French
Deluge of remarkable scenes from South Korean Pres Kim Dae Jung's visit to Pyongyang for summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il keeps South Koreans locked to their television sets all day long and far into night; but people in North see only sparse and carefully edited coverage of historic event that includes no quotes from visiting head of state; photo of South Korea's first lady Lee Hee Ho, embracing her former teacher Kim Ji Han in their first encounter in more than 60 years (M)
Date: 15 June 2000
By Roger Cohen
Roger Cohen
Russian Pres Vladimir V Putin arrives in Germany for first visit since taking power; he is greeted by newspaper headlines like 'Putin the German' that suggest German hopes vested in a Russian president who formerly resided in East Germany; Putin's visit is seen as part of ambitious strategy to hitch Russia firmly to Western Europe, prod Germany to look east as much as west, and, if possible, drive wedge between Europe and United States; Germany's susceptibility to these overtures is certainly limited, given country's fierce attachment to NATO, but Chancellor Gerhard Schroder's government has left little doubt of its determination to strengthen Russian relations; photo (M)
Date: 15 June 2000
By Rachel L. Swarns
Rachel Swarns
Zimbabwe's upcoming elections are depicted on television mostly as contest between Pres Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai but real battle is being fought far from the cameras, in rural hamlets where little-known opposition candidates are struggling to spread their message in campaign characterized by intimidation and political violence; since March, at least 26 people have been killed and about 150 injured, most of them supporters of Tsvangirai's new party, Movement for Democratic Change; Amnesty International has accused government of either instigating or condoning attacks, echoing some Western observers who have warned that climate of fear is making free and fair elections unlikely; for first time in nation's history, opposition candidates are contesting all 120 parliamentary seats that are up for election, and fiercest battles are being fought in countryside; situation in Mutasa, where mob recently torched houses of dozens of opposition party members, described; photo of Mutasa opposition candidate Evelyn Masaiti; map (M)
Date: 15 June 2000
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Seventeen of Russia's most powerful businessmen condemn arrest of Vladimir A Gusinsky, owner of Russia's leading independent media conglomerate, and warn that it threatens nation's hard-won freedoms; with protest, issue becomes more than just freedom of press; it also reflects uneasy relationship that Pres Valdimir V Putin's government has with nation's power elite; Guginsky's supporters say charges of embezzling millions of dollars in government property were trumped up in politically inspired effort to punish media mogul who's independent television network opposed Kremlin in recent elections and presented unvarnished account of war in Chechnya (M)
Date: 14 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sykes Enterprises, which runs customer-support centers for Microsoft and other companies, is selling its employee-benefits unit for $165.5 million in cash to Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe as part of reorganization that will include some office closings and firing of unspecified number of workers (S)