Hopes fade on Middle East summit talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat told U S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright they are far from a deal but will attend a summit if President Clinton calls one. Clinton weighed whether to press for a summit or wait for progress, with Barak pressing for high level talks while Palestinians urged patience.
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Iraqi gunman attacks U.N. FAO building in Baghdad
Iraqi gunman Fawad Hussein Haydar forced entry into the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization building in Baghdad seeking end to sanctions. Two FAO staffers, a Somali administrator and an Iraqi data base operator, were killed in a two hour siege. Four Iraqi guards and two U.N. staffers were wounded. a seventh worker injured while escaping. Haydar claimed no killings but said he fired at random and surrendered after heavy gunfire.
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Germany mulls attack dog ban amid city maulings
Germany considers nationwide measures after a 6 year old boy was killed by a pit bull and a Staffordshire bull terrier in Hamburg. Interior Minister Otto Schily says a ban on breeding and importing attack dogs will be drafted for Cabinet approval. France Britain and Italy have or plan similar rules.
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