Philippine police unit chief arrested amid hostage case
Manila AP reports Maj Jose Pring head of a police anti kidnapping unit was arrested at a news conference with Vice President Estrada after reporters identified him as mastermind of a kidnap for ransom gang. Also Maj Timoteo Zarcal detained as part of crime wave probe.
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Timoteo Zarcal
Gorbachev Speaks Out on Yeltsin as USSR Era Ends
A year after the failed August coup, Mikhail Gorbachev denounces Boris Yeltsin for destroying the Soviet Union and failing reforms. He warns of economic collapse, cites Lenin, and notes Moscow limits while proposing a new union of states with support from Russian parliament leader Ruslan Khasbulatov.
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Arab leaders to review peace talks after loan guarantees
Arab officials say a Damascus meeting will consider how Arab states participate as the United States moves to back up to 10 billion dollars in Israel loans. They urge Washington to block the loans until Israel halts West Bank and Gaza settlement activity. The PLO advises but does not participate in talks resuming in Washington.
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Refugee hotel hit in Sarajevo as Serbs retaliate
Shells hit the five story Hotel Europe housing 1500 refugees in Sarajevo setting it ablaze. Five reported dead as Serb gunners strike in retaliation for a Pale attack. Casualties include a 6 year old boy and several wounded in Marshal Tito Boulevard blasts. Canadian UN guard Sgt Michael Ralph dies in Croatia from a mine.
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ANC rejects blanket amnesty for South African security forces
The African National Congress opposes a general amnesty for security forces and black resistance groups, saying crimes like torture must be exposed and prosecuted. It supports limited amnesty only for informants who aid investigations and halted violence, insisting crimes against humanity are serious under international law.
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