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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1998
Page
3
Moscow authorities say Nicholas II may receive a funeral once his remains are identified. The Russian Orthodox Church would not object to a funeral soon, while his and family bones lie in Yekaterinburg morgue. Some believers urge canonization though saints already exist in the exiled church branch.
The independent Committee for Human Rights reports Honduras revived death squads focusing on criminals rather than activists. Police and military killings are rising, with 701 people killed so far this decade. Bodies appear weekly, often with torture marks and bound hands, as President Reina's administration faces scrutiny.
The Daily Telegraph reports a third Soviet run spy ring in Britain, the Green ring, disbanded two years into World War II. Operated by GRU, it recruited Britons who fought in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. Oliver Green established the ring.
In Algiers a European delegation's three day visit was canceled for lacking seniority. A mosque bombing near Algiers killed one and injured eight. Police freed Salafist leader Abdelkader Hachani after European papers published interviews. The Arab League opposed foreign interference.
In Jerusalem the Vatican and the Palestine Liberation Organization agreed to form a committee to study the status, rights, and privileges of the Catholic Church in the West Bank, Gaza, and east Jerusalem. Afif Safieh said the panel will address church properties in east Jerusalem as Palestinians seek a future capital. The Vatican says it does not recognize Israeli annexation and will implement any accord with Palestinians once East Jerusalem is under Palestinian control in a peace deal.
In Jerusalem the Israeli cabinet declared it will retain permanent control of portions of the West Bank occupied since 1967 and offered only vague details on the lands to be kept. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government pressed a hard line ahead of Washington talks with Yasser Arafat and Bill Clinton, amid threats of coalition collapse and protests in Tel Aviv.
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