Howe resigns as Thatcher splits over Europe policy
Deputy Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Howe quits the government after clashing with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Britain's European stance. In his resignation letter, Howe warns the mood could harm Britain's influence in the Europe debate. Thatcher calls the differences smaller than Howe suggests and accepts the resignation with sorrow.
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Margaret Thatcher
Britain
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Romanians Protest Price Increases Across Goods
Thousands protest price hikes in Bucharest and Brasov with about 2 500 in the capital and 10 000 in Brasov demanding rollback of partial price deregulation. Deputies oppose reforms as Parliament postpones a vote on Prime Minister Petre Roman’s emergency powers while prices for clothes transport and furniture are set to rise.
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Moscow warns against holiday protests in Red Square
In Moscow, Gorbachev allies in the Supreme Soviet urged opposition groups to avoid counter demonstrations on Revolution Day. The presidium resolution, though not a formal ban, heightens pressure on the opposition coalition planning an alternative rally Nov 7 to protest the official parade.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Death toll tops 210 in India mosque violence
Violence over a mosque in Ayodhya escalated with Hindu Muslim clashes across nine days. At least 210 people have died, mainly in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, as police and mobs clashed and hospital deaths rose.
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Black curfew in South Africa amid township violence
Police imposed curfews on hundreds of thousands of blacks in townships near Johannesburg and Cape Town as Inkatha and ANC violence hinder talks on a new constitution. Buthelezi met President de Klerk while Vlok called measures necessary to restore order.
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Sharif Named Leader of Pakistan’s Next Government
Nawaz Sharif, a 41 year old industrialist, was nominated by the Islamic Democratic Alliance to become Pakistan’s next prime minister after a landslide victory that gave his bloc 105 of 217 seats in the National Assembly. Protests warned by a Bhutto faction militant group could accompany the election. The assembly will convene Saturday to formalize the PM choice.
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