Finance minister quits in South Africa
Johannesburg AFP report says Finance Minister Derek Keys announced his resignation on Tuesday, surprising the ANC-led government. In another item a kidnapping incident ended with one kidnapper killed and another wounded after an armed group seized two men for ransom, Capt Milton Sandoval said.
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Mandela era aide resigns amid new government changes
Keys, a holdover from the former apartheid regime, said he would stay until a successor is found, at least through October. He cited personal reasons and denied policy disputes with President Mandela. In Nicaragua, three U.S. fishermen kidnapped on the Atlantic coast were freed unharmed in a joint army and police operation.
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Bosnian peace plan edged by international ultimatum
Foreign powers led by the United States and Russia plus three European nations issued an ultimatum to Bosnian factions to accept a peace package or face reprisals. The plan would allocate roughly 51 percent of Bosnia to the Bosnian Croat federation and 49 percent to the Serbs, who currently hold about 70 percent.
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Wildfires in Spain Kill Three More in Barcelona and Valencia
Fires across eastern and southern Spain have now killed eleven people, including an elderly brother and sister in Casserres, a town councilman in Millares, and five firefighters trapped near Valencia. The blazes have burned over 140000 acres across five fires, with the Millares blaze alone claiming six lives.
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