Vote fraud charged in Tunisia
Opposition groups accuse President Ben Ali's ruling party of blatant election fraud in national polls held Sunday while the government defends the process as honest. Social Democratic Movement observers withdrew amid abuses claims, with reports of pressure and clashes in several districts. Officials cited a large turnout and promised results later. Independent observers noted sluggish voting.
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Namibia death toll soars inSWAPO clashes across front
In northern Namibia a U.S.-brokered peace accord teeters as two days of fighting between police and SWAPO guerrillas claim about 142 lives. Inspector Brune reports 122 guerrillas and 20 security personnel dead over Saturday and Sunday along a 125 mile front amid a UN peacekeeping mission debut.
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Fighters resume shelling around Beirut in civil war clash
In Beirut area fighting between Christian led army units and Syrian backed Moslem militiamen continued with rockets artillery and tanks killing three and wounding seven. The 22nd day of clashes centered on Souk Al Gharb and the Green Line stretching through west and east Beirut. Police reported damage at the Information Ministry and Beirut International Airport as naval bombardment and seaborne siege intensified around the harbor at Jiyeh and other fronts. The conflict has left 147 dead and 577 wounded since March as rival governments led by Gen. Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Selim Hoss vie for power amid a fracturing Lebanon.
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