Inkatha to quit South Africa coalition next year
Inkatha Freedom Party plans to withdraw from South Africa's coalition government early next year. Party officials say the move could trigger renewed violence. Anonymously sourced figures in Durban and national officials confirm plans. previous clashes killed more than 20,000 people before and during the transition period.
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Iran's Khamenei rejects global Shiite guide role
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declined being named the world's lead spiritual guide for Shiites. He said he would still exercise influence over Shiites outside Iran. The Qom Council named him among seven possible successors to Grand Ayatollah Ali Araki, who died last month. Muslims could pick a guide from the seven.
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Botafogo Fan Leader Sentenced for Rio Dance Club Shooting
Mauro Ribeiro de Paiva, 21, vice president of the Young Fans of Botafogo, was sentenced to 26 years in prison for the killing of 14-year-old Andre Pereira Batista during a brawl between rival Flamengo and Botafogo fan clubs at a Rio de Janeiro dance club last January.
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Peres Aron King David remark sparks anger in parliament
In Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres faced fierce backlash after questioning King David’s actions during a debate. Peres said he opposed aspects of the biblical king including conquest and the alleged seduction of a married woman, triggering protests from religious legislators.
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North Korea selling missiles to Iran and Syria says Rabin
Israeli Prime Minister Rabin told reporters with President Kim Young-sam that North Korea is selling Scud missiles to Iran and Syria and is developing a powerful new weapon with Iranian funds. Rabin also said Pyongyang has supplied technology to Iran and Syria for missile-launching systems. North Korea denied the claims as fabrications.
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Russians shell Chechnya village near Grozny amid fog
Russian guns shelled the strategic village of Pervomaiskoye nine miles from Grozny as fighting eased under dense fog. Officials alleged hundreds of civilians were killed over four days while Moscow warned Chechens to lay down arms or face consequences. Grozny and surrounding areas saw troops entering outskirts. Chechen officials reported aerial raids and near obliteration of the village.
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Bruton Elected Ireland Prime Minister Forms Coalition
John Bruton, leader of Fine Gael, was elected prime minister by Parliament ending a month long government crisis. He forms a coalition with Labor and Democratic Left and has had a cool relationship with Labor's Dick Spring. Bruton is 47, a lawyer who backs the Northern Ireland peace process with cautious pace.
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Bullying fuels suicides among Japanese youths in latest cases
A 15-year-old boy was found dead by suicide after persistent bullying at Ishikawa Junior High in Fukushima. A 14-year-old in Yorii also died by hanging, amid a national surge of bullying reports that spurred school apologies and ministry statistics showing 21,598 cases in the 1993 school year.
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