Global election turnout portends limited public interest
In Warsaw turnout hovered near 30 percent as Poles voted in local elections seen as a test for the ruling leftist coalition. Results due Tuesday or Wednesday. In Belfast police hunted Protestant gunmen who killed six Catholics at a pub during a World Cup viewing, with the Ulster Volunteer Force claiming responsibility. Pope John Paul II warned that family structure is a universal moral concern and criticized a EU gay marriage proposal. Police raided campuses in Seoul arresting 74 students amid a violent anti-government protest. Haiti border checkpoint guards blocked U.S. Senator Bob Graham from near the Dominican Republic border over sanctions enforcement.
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PLO and Israel Agree to Widest West Bank Self Rule Talks
In Jericho the PLO and Israel agreed to start negotiations on extending autonomy to the rest of the West Bank. Shaath and Shahak announced talks would begin June 27. Israel’s cabinet also approved 10,000 new Palestinian work permits in Israel.
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Benefit performance lifts Sarajevo spirits in ruined library
In Sarajevo the Mozart Requiem staged as a 35 minute benefit concert drew a standing ovation from a crowd at the National Theater. Conductor Zubin Mehta with Jose Carreras and Cecilia Gasdha led musicians for humanitarian aid as police guarded the site.
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Samper claims win in tight Colombian presidential race
Ernesto Samper of the Liberal Party edged former TV newscaster Andres Pastrana as 97 percent of ballots were tallied in Bogota. Samper led 50.0 to 48.4 percent with 1.6 percent invalid, while Pastrana conceded and praised his rival.
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