Parliament Chief Quits In PLO Split
In Amman a veteran activist says he will resign as speaker of the Palestinian parliament in exile, citing health and opposition to peace. Sheik Abdul-Hamid Sayed has chaired the Palestine National Council since 1984 and will step down at the next session, date TBD.
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Amman
Jordan
PLO
Sheik Abdul-Hamid Sayed
Yasser Arafat
Palestine National Council
Arafat
Lebanon
Sayed
Araton Organizion
Hed Quateration Ion Rs
Tunis
Tunisia
Sayed Sai
Haidar Abdul-Shafi
Nayef Hawatmeh
Associated Press
Sayeh
Israel
West Bank
Chirpy Queen Mother Ready To Leave Hospital
The Queen Mother, 92, is described as fine and chirpy after a one hour operation to remove food stuck in her throat at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Tests showed no problems and she may leave as early as Sunday after a good night. Prince Andrew visited in a Jaguar, saying she is very well and getting better.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Queen Mother
Alan Reid
Rdeen Royal Infirmary
Reid
Prince Andrew
Prince
Seven Die as Cairo Car Bomb Kills and Wounds Dozens
A Cairo car bomb killed seven people and wounded 20, officials said. Police searched for links to Muslim extremists and an Islamic scholar who taught at a prominent Cairo center. A second man was arrested at the scene as authorities pursued details of the blast and its slim ties to Islamic Group violence ongoing since January 1992.
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Cairo
Egypt
Th Iice de
Tla
Nile Delta
al Gomaria
al-Gamaa al-Isl
Islamic Group
Irday
Sturday
Wild West clash leaves 13 dead in South Africa township
In Tokona near Johannesburg, ANC supporters fought with Inkatha loyalists using guns and firebombs as hundreds marched to a police station. Police reported 13 dead and 61 wounded after hours of gunfire amid rising tensions before Mandela’s upbeat election-era remarks.
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South Africa
ANC
Olice
African National Congress
Inkatha Freedom Party
Wikus Weber
Tokona
Nelson Mandela
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