Fire in Taoyuan building kills 28 during Lunar New Year celebration
A five story Taoyuan commercial center fire killed 28 as crowds celebrated the Lunar New Year. Police found 18 bodies near bathrooms in a video parlor on the fourth floor while firemen said victims may have been seeking water amid maze like corridors. In Prague thousands welcomed the first bishop consecration since the revolution with Otcenasek at 70, the fourth in seven months, as five bishoprics remain vacant.
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Israel East Germany hold talks on diplomatic ties and Nazi crimes
Diplomats in Jerusalem and Berlin discuss establishing relations after a 40 year freeze and East Germany's partial responsibility for Nazi crimes. In Saarland, Oskar Lafontaine wins large victory confirming SDP challenge to Kohl in December elections. Separatists in Srinagar plan independence protests timed to India's independence day but are foiled.
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Noriega moved from courthouse to federal prison
Deposed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega was transferred Sunday night from the Miami courthouse to the Metropolitan Correctional Center for federal drug charges. Warden Stephen Pontesso said Noriega was admitted shortly after 7 p.m. to the underground facility south of Miami.
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Panamanians cheer Quayle for continued U S presence
In Panama City applause greeted Vice President Dan Quayle at Cristo Rey Church where the pro American crowd backed the U S occupation. Endara said troops should remain until Panama fields a police force, while Washington plans a $1 billion recovery package and possible troop withdrawal in weeks.
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Armenians and Azerbaijanis agree to truce talks in Riga
Armenian All National Movement says it accepts Azerbaijani demands for discussions to broaden disengagement and hostage exchange. Talks to begin Wednesday in Riga with mediation by Latvian People’s Front leader Artis Erglis and exclude central Moscow. Nagorno Karabakh not on agenda.
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Soviet aide urges troop withdrawals from Europe
Washington Post reports Ambassador Oleg Grinevsky proposes removing all Soviet forces from Eastern Europe by 1995 if Western troops are pulled from Western Europe within the same period under an international agreement. The plan ties East West forces to NATO moves to restart talks on conventional forces.
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East Germany Moves Up Election Date to March 18
East Germanys Communist led government and opposition agreed to hold the first free elections on March 18 and govern in coalition until then. Premier Hans Modrow and more than 40 opposition representatives announced the date, moving from May 6 and aiming to strengthen democracy.
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De Klerk Says Police Will Not Fight Government Battles
President F W de Klerk told 500 police commanders in a closed meeting that police will no longer be used to pursue government political aims. He cited past duties against protests and segregation and said the definition of crime has been revised. The speech was kept secret until the Sunday Times disclosed it.
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Floodwaters begin retreat in southeastern Louisiana
Floodwaters damaged at least 850 homes in southeastern Louisiana as waters slowly receded in parts of East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes. Red Cross estimates show about 350 homes damaged in East Baton Rouge and 500 in Livingston.
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