Spy case revives debate over defector Yurchenko
The Ames arrest renews questions about Vitaly Yurchenko’s 1985 Rome defection and whether it was genuine or a Soviet trap. Experts weigh if Yurchenko exposed CIA spymaster Aldrich Ames or betrayed other agents, amid new damage estimates and renewed scrutiny of Yurchenko’s motives.
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Mercouri Greek Actress and Culture Leader Dies
Melina Mercouri, the Greek actress famed for Never on Sunday and a later culture minister, died Sunday in a New York hospital from lung cancer complications. She helped found Greece's Socialist party and was the first woman to hold a senior Greek Cabinet post.
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Bus Fire Kills Seven in Rome Tour Incident
A Rome sightseeing bus carrying 54 tourists caught fire on Sunday. Seven passengers died, most from smoke inhalation, while others escaped through the front.
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Bosnian claim of Serb airstrike on Maglaj disputed
NATO officers questioned the reported bombing of Maglaj by Serb warplanes as Bosnian radio and Croatia's agency claimed the town’s bridge over the Bosna river was destroyed. No confirmation from NATO or U.N. troops due to access limits, raising tensions over enforce ment of the no fly zone.
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Mandela urges inclusive vote despite white fears in South Africa
Nelson Mandela campaigned in Pietersburg pledging all parties should run in the April 26 to 28 election that ends white minority rule. He warned against fear of the ANC government and noted concessions on regional powers. In Durban a flare up left 11 dead in a shantytown as Inkatha and the ANC clash over the vote and autonomy demands.
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Arafat and Israeli envoy meet after Hebron massacre
PLO leader Yasser Arafat met Israeli envoy Jacques Neriah in Cairo for talks on resuming Palestinian autonomy negotiations after the Hebron mosque massacre. Rabin warned delay boosts risk of renewed violence and refused to renegotiate the Sept. 13 peace accord while considering international observers.
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