Rushdie says supporters met Iranian diplomats to lift fatwa
London AP report notes Salman Rushdie announced that his backers met with Iranian diplomats at the Iranian Embassy. The meeting, led by Frances D'Souza, marked the first direct contact since the fatwa was issued in 1989. Rushdie highlighted Iran’s denial of withdrawal of the edict but said the dialogue was hopeful.
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Soviet Nuclear Scientists Seek Peaceful Uses at Russia's Chelyabinsk-70
Secretary of State James A. Baker III met with 30 senior scientists at the Institute of Technical Physics in Chelyabinsk-70 to discuss converting Cold War weapons skills to peaceful work. He outlined a proposed clearinghouse for funding peaceful projects with U S partners while noting ongoing talks with Germany and Russia.
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Somalia factions sign truce amid three month war toll
Fighting subsided in Mogadishu as Somalia's interim government led by Ali Mahdi Mohamed and rebels under Mohamed Farrah Aidid agreed to halt clashes and pursue a formal truce this month. U.N. aid agencies planned a large relief effort if the accord holds, with about 30 000 dead or wounded reported since the conflict began.
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