Waite tipped to be next freed as hostages in Lebanon
Beirut radio Voice of the People reports Anglican envoy Terry Waite likely to be released next by pro Iran captors in Lebanon. The station ties Waite to Iran’s frozen assets move, noting earlier hostages including Brian Keenan and Americans Polhill and Reed were freed.
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Lebanon
Anglican Church
Terry Waite
Voice of the People
Iran
United States
Brian Keenan
Dublin
Robert Polhill
Frank Reed
International Committee of the Red Cross
Emanuel Christen
Elio Enriquez
Cer
Bulgarian police crack down after socialist headquarters fire
About 20,000 supporters gathered near the burned Socialist Party headquarters in Sofia on Monday while 4,000 opposition protesters stayed at a distance. Police used truncheons and tear gas to prevent violence after a night of arson that damaged the eight story building and looted TVs and computers. 39 people were arrested and 17 injured, including two police officers.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Socialist Party
Communist Party
Parvan Rusinov
Reform
Europe
Abortion dispute threatens unification pact in Germany
West Germany’s Kohl faces opposition from Social Democrats over extending West German abortion limits to East Germany. Parties discuss delaying the treaty vote as 12 week abortion access becomes a sticking point while merging laws and tax rules. Leaders keep current laws until December elections.
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Bonn
West Germany
Helmut Kohl
Volker Ruehe
Kohl
Christian
East Germany
Lothar de Maziere
Herta Daeubler-Gmelin
Social Democrats
Bourassa orders army to remove Mohawk barricades in Quebec
Quebec premier Robert Bourassa ended talks with Mohawk Indians in a seven week standoff and directed the army to tear down barricades at Oka and Chateauguay. He said the Mohawks were not negotiating in good faith and pledged to restore public order.
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Quebec
Toronto
Robert Bourassa
Bourassa
Montreal
Nadian Television
Oka
Chateauguay
Erasmus
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Georges Erasmus
Assembly of First Nations
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Dubuque
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