South Africa rejects UN peacekeepers in crisis talks
Foreign Minister Pik Botha told the UN Security Council that South Africa will resolve its political violence without deploying peacekeeping troops. He urged renewed negotiations toward a multiracial democracy and proposed a joint monitoring body with the ANC and Inkatha to defuse tensions. Nelson Mandela urged UN soldiers, while the ANC blamed police in the Boipatong massacre.
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Rabin freezes housing contracts in occupied territories
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin froze contracts for housing in the West Bank and Gaza Strip for a week to study the situation and halt most new settlements. Spokesman Gad Ben-Ari said the move aims to stop the vast majority of settlements built under the outgoing government. Officials expect to announce further plans and hope the step helps Israel secure $10 billion in U S loan guarantees.
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Pope John Paul II shows improvement after surgery
The pope made a few steps and talked with a Vatican official about summer vacations as doctors report an excellent recovery from colon surgery. Pathologists will run further tests on an orange sized tumor removed from his colon. initial biopsies indicate the growth is benign. A 72 year old pope briefly left his bed and sat in a chair according to a medical bulletin.
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