Pope John Paul II invites visit to Cuba in 1997
The Vatican announced Pope John Paul II accepted an invitation to visit Cuba after a 35 minute private meeting with President Fidel Castro at the Vatican. No date was set, but the pope may travel next October during a Brazil visit, marking a potential shift for religious freedom in Cuba.
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Fire cripples Channel tunnel in Europe tragedy
A truck fire aboard a freight train in the Channel tunnel between France and Britain ignited intense flames and smoke. Eight people, including a pregnant woman, were overcome. 34 evacuated. Service halted with restoration expected to take weeks. cause undetermined though arson unlikely.
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Pakistani court rejects Bhutto petition
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Benazir Bhutto's petition challenging her removal from power as argumentative and scandalous, without a hearing. Bhutto’s lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan said he was stunned by the ruling and did not say if an appeal would follow.
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Iran protects German embassy from protesters
Iranian police encircled the German embassy in Tehran to deter a government sanctioned protest, the third since Friday, as German prosecutors seek a life sentence for Kazem Darabi over the 1992 Berlin dissident killings.
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Swiss audit to seek Nazi loot
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker announced a special outside audit of Swiss banks to find dormant accounts of Nazi victims and uncover looted assets. Three major U.S. accounting firms Arthur Andersen KPMG Peat Marwick and Price Waterhouse will study dormant accounts for money and assets and report to Swiss authorities by mid-1998.
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