Cuba upholds death penalty for exile saboteur
Cuba’s Council of State under Fidel Castro upheld the death sentence for one of three Miami-based Cuban exiles jailed for a sabotage raid, while commuting the other two sentences to 30 years. The Supreme Court had earlier commuted one case to 30 years.
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Shamir Loses Majority as Knesset Faces Elections
In a tense cabinet meeting Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir lost his 59 to 60 seat margin after Tehiya and Moledet pulled five seats in protest of peace talks. Labor urged suspending negotiations until after elections and the Knesset reportedly may dissolve for a June 9 vote. Tehiya and Moledet oppose limited Palestinian self rule and seek annexation of the West Bank and Gaza.
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American lecturer killed in West Bank near Bir Zeit University
Albert Ernst Glock, 67, head of Bir Zeit University's archaeology center, was fatally shot after parking at a research assistant's home near the campus in the Occupied West Bank. Police say no political motive detected. Glock born in Idaho, longtime Illinois resident.
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Rallies erupt across Russia and Uzbekistan over price rises
Demonstrators in Moscow Saint Petersburg and Tashkent protest soaring prices as Yeltsin seeks market reforms. Police fire on protests in Uzbekistan after student deaths and unrest linked to cost of living. Government reports acknowledge fatalities.
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Anti Communist philosopher wins Bulgarian presidency re election
Sofia AP Zhelyu Zhelev 56 a philosopher and anti communist leader was re elected in Bulgaria the first direct presidential vote He captured nearly 53 percent of the five year term rival Velko Valkanov backed by former communists trailed with about 46 to 49 percent independent monitors estimated results from about 2 percent of polling stations reflect first round outcome Georges Ganchev earned 17 percent in Januarys first round preventing an outright win
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Algerian Crackdown Deepens as Muslim Leaders Arrested
North African unrest grows after the Muslim Salvation Front executive and other leaders are rounded up by the military backed government. The acting leader Abdelkader Hachani warns the junta risks igniting violence as elections were canceled and violence flares after attacks on police and a military post.
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