South Africa Plot Charges Eyed In Talks To End Apartheid
Johannesburg reports allege a Communist plot to seize power as talks to end white-minority rule proceed. Police claim arms dumps and 40 militants arrested, though no charges yet. Dispute strains ties among government, ANC, and Communist Party ahead of August meetings. Slovo defends democracy and asserts party aims to shape a post-apartheid voice.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
African National Congress
South African Communist Party
ANC
Communist Party
F.W. de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Mandela
de Klerk
Slovo
Mongolian Candidates Rally in Last-Ditch Vote Bid
More than 4,000 youths gathered in Ulan Bator near the Lenin Museum to back opposition parties as Mongolia prepares its first free elections. Dorligjav of the Mongolian Democratic Party urged democratic change, while five new parties challenge the ruling Communists for national and local seats. The Communists expect to control the 130-seat Great Hural, but the opposition targets the 53-seat Small Hural with its power to spur reforms amid nationwide polling.
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Ulan Bator
Mongolia
Communist Party
Tam
Dorligjav
Mongolian Democratic Party
Lenin Museum
Great People’s Hural
Earthquake Crisis Strains Aquino After Philippine Quake
Manila reports the July 16 disaster, killing over 1,600, tests President Aquino’s government as recovery unfolds. International observers warn crises could derail talks on U.S. bases while relief faces customs delays and mismanagement. Recovery may stretch over a decade with damaged bridges and transport links.
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Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
U.S
Aquino
Congress
Temblor
Kabisig
Communist
New People’s Army
Armed Forces Movement
Fire and Rain Hall Search For More Quake Survivors
In Baguio Philippines rescuers suspended the search for survivors after heavy rains followed a quake that left 1600 dead. Two victims rescued a week after the Hyatt Hotel collapse were Luisa Mallorca 29 and Ariel Calabia 26. They were dehydrated but in surprisingly good condition and were to be flown to Manila once weather cleared.
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Baguio
Philippines
Hyatt
Luisa Mallorca
Ariel Calabia
Calabia
Dominador
Calabia Tolers
Manila
Mallorca
Dagupan's commercial district sinks. 110000 left homeless
Officials say Dagupan in the Philippines must relocate its commercial district after it sank about nine feet. The disaster left more than 110,000 people homeless and highlighted administrative weaknesses criticized during Mrs. Aquino's 1986 rise to power after the Marcos era.
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Public Works Department
Dagupan
Aquino
People Power
Ferdinand Marcos
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