Fate of Oriol unclear as execution deadline nears
Madrid police and government officials face a hostage crisis as royal adviser Antonio Maria de Oriol remains missing after a Dec 11 abduction by GRAPO, with a reported Sunday deadline and a shifting ransom demand for amnesty. a prior note cited a fake midnight deadline while authorities reassess possible negotiations.
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Publishers In Lebanon Accept Censorship By Foreign Forces
BEIRUT Lebanon AP Most Lebanese publishers have reluctantly accepted censorship of the Arab world's last free press. A leftist publisher warned suppression may ripple to Arab capitals as a decree by Premier Salim el Hoss imposes penalties, fines, imprisonment and closure. The measure aims to stabilize a Syrian-led peacekeeping effort amid a Christians vs Palestinian Muslim civil war. Riad Taha urged an end to controls, saying censorship will last and threaten national unity.
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Nahar
Ghassan Tueni
Paris
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UN Official Promises Bold Stance to Tackle Global Environment
Dr. Mostafa Kamal Tolba, new head of the United Nations Environment Program, vows to “raise hell” and push governments to cooperate on transnational environmental issues. He says the agency will reveal facts and press for forums where neighbors share resources and implement liability rules for pollution. Tolba stresses direct relevance of environmental problems to all people and the need to avoid politicizing the topic.
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Mostafa Kamal Tolba
United Nations Environmental Program
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