Socialists Take Early Lead In Greek Elections
In Athens, Premier Andreas Papandreou's Pasok leads as 23 percent of votes counted show the socialist party with 46.7 percent, New Democracy at 40 percent, and the Moscow line Communist Party at 10 percent. Projections suggest Pasok will gain a parliamentary majority of 162 seats to 124 for New Democracy, with 13 for the Communists. Vote counting continues amid high turnout and reports of smooth voting across Greece's 56 districts.
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China envoy warns arms sales strain U S ties
China's new ambassador Han Xu says relations with the United States have improved since Reagan's visit but warns that arms sales to Taiwan could jeopardize Beijing ties. He references stalled nuclear talks, trade issues, and U S policy toward Taiwan, urging faster reductions and a halt to new arms. He notes U S projections of 1985 arms sales at 780 million dollars and seeks progress during his tenure.
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Peres says Israel to complete Lebanon pullout Thursday
Israel will finish withdrawing from Lebanon on Thursday, the third anniversary of the invasion. Shimon Peres told Europe 1 radio there will be no Israeli army on Lebanese soil, though some soldiers will remain briefly to support the South Lebanon Army, a Christian militia trained and supplied by Israel.
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Christian air base commander killed in Lebanon attack
In Beirut Lebanon AP reports Col Suleiman Daoud Mazloum a Christian commander of a Lebanese air force base in Syrian controlled east Lebanon was assassinated Sunday by gunmen who fired automatic rifles at his car according to a military communique.
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