Attacks force U.N. agencies to flee Mogadishu offices
In Mogadishu two U.N. aid agencies UNDP and UNHCR deserted their offices after a firebomb attack with threats looming. Turkish guards with U.S. troops faced a restless crowd at the UN compound while gunfire marked clashes near militia lines. No injuries reported.
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Talks on hold Israel to let Arafat sweat a bit
Israel delays new PLO talks and Rabin signals will let Yasser Arafat sweat a bit. He warned that if Arafat rejects last week’s Cairo compromise all prior agreements could be scrapped. Shaath denied a deal, citing discord on Jericho autonomy and border control. Peres offered to resume in Taba with no date.
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Palestinian reform push at PLO meeting in Tunis
West Bank and Gaza activists led by Haidar Abdul Shafi arrive in Tunis to press Yasser Arafat to loosen control and create a collective leadership within the PLO. Critics say Arafat's autocratic rule blocks democracy while reformists back the Sept 13 accord and Jericho Gaza self rule but oppose current negotiations approach.
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Last major leader of hard line resistance arrested in Moscow
Alexander Barkashov leader of the Russian National Unity group was seized Thursday at a Moscow hospital after Interior Ministry discovery of his location. Interfax said he had been shot on Dec. 22 and taken to hospital, with authorities moving him to a ministry hospital in the capital.
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Russian ultranationalist Zhirinovsky threatens Germany
Vladimir Zhirinovsky angrily warned Germany after visa denial saying it could spark a new world war and Germany's destruction. The incident follows his expansionist rhetoric and calls for brutal reparations, alarming Europe as France joined others in banning him. German officials condemned his comments as unseemly.
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