Letter bombs trigger evacuation at U.N. headquarters
A series of letter bombs aimed at Al Hayat U.N. bureaus in London and New York spurred partial evacuations at the United Nations in Manhattan. Police and bomb squads defused devices, while inquiries linked the attacks to a wider campaign against the Saudi owned Arabic daily.
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Al-Hayat
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Washington
New York
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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Martin Foley
Levan
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Postal Service
Kofi Annan
Scotland Yard
National Press
Alexandria
Egypt
Eckhard
al- Hayat
U.S
Leavenworth
Kan
White House
Israel Palestinian West Bank pullout near pact
After months of talks aided by a U.S. envoy and Jordan’s king, Israel and the Palestinians near a deal to withdraw Israeli troops from rural West Bank areas by August 1998. The plan includes redeployments in Hebron and requires cabinet and parliament approval.
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U.S
Jordan
Israel
West Bank
Benjamin Netanyahu
Hebron
Yitzhak Mordechai
Gaza
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Netanyahu
Mordechai
South Korea Leader Clings to Controversial Labor Law
President Kim Young-sam refused to discard a labor law unions oppose though warnings of a broader strike loom. Union leaders plan actions affecting more than 850,000 workers as 20,000 Hyundai workers defy a lockout in Ulsan. A candlelight Mass and rally outside the cathedral demanded Kim's overthrow. The measure, passed 19 days earlier in a secret session, allows mass layoffs and slows union formation reforms.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Young-sam
Mother Teresa Likely to Step Down as Missionaries of Charity Leader
Associates report Mother Teresa, 86, plans to resign as superior general next month due to health issues. Calcutta Archbishop Henry D'Souza will oversee a February 2 vote, with the order constituting elections every six years. The Nobel laureate has long suffered spine pain linked to arthritis and osteoporosis, though other organs function well.
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Mother Teresa
Calcutta
Henry D’souza
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