West Bank town under curfew after deadly clashes
The army imposed a curfew for a second day in Burin as Palestinians, Israelis, and a soldier were killed in one of the year’s top flareups amid land disputes with settlers. Arafat addressed the UN, calling for peace talks while West Bank violence continued.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Burin
Berakha
PLO
Yasser Arafat
U.N. General Assembly
Geneva
Israel
Yitzhak Shamir
Arafat
Gaza Strip
Officials capture 10 Sinhalese rebels in Colombo prison breakout
Sri Lankan security forces say 10 of 217 JVP rebels who escaped Welikade Prison during a Tuesday breakout were recaptured. At least 60 more deaths were reported in ongoing political violence, with 2,400 deaths since July 1987 and 1,500 security personnel continuing to hunt remaining rebels.
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Sri Lanka
UPI
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
JVP
People’s Liberation Front
Lef
Tist
Matara
Welikade
Spainwide general strike halts business and transport
Spain faces its first general strike in over half a century as millions of workers protest wages, jobs, and unemployment benefits. Despite some violence and barricades, most actions remained nonlethal. Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez defended his policies amid calls for higher pay and sustained job security.
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Spain
UPI
Vitoria
Felipe Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Europe
Nicolas Redondo
General Workers Union
Communist Workers Commissions
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