Tensions rise in Algeria as crackdown arrests leaders
In Algiers a week after a military takeover post election plans were halted, security forces rounded up Islamic Salvation Front leaders following attacks that killed a soldier and wounded police. Tanks and patrols escalated, while the group warned violence could erupt. Iran reportedly paid kidnappers for hostages in a move noted by Washington Post sources.
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Cheney warns against fixating on Saddam Hussein
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney cautions against overemphasizing Saddam Hussein while predicting his eventual toppling. Officials avoid discussing U S contingency plans for ouster and a Kurdish guerrilla leader says U S aid to rebels could work if opposition unites. In Chicago a third body is found after gas explosions. two previously missing, one woman among the two found. Torso of a male uncovered as search continues. officials cite failed pressure regulators causing high gas pressure in West Town, nine neighborhood buildings affected.
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Libya hires Soviet nuclear scientists at high salaries
The Sunday Express cites Igor Chernigev saying he and three other Soviet scientists work in Libya’s Anbari desert on top secret nuclear research. The paper states they were warned not to discuss their work and mentions salaries above 100000 dollars.
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American Killed in West Bank Shootings
An American university lecturer, 67, Albert Ernst Glock, head of Bir Zeit University’s archaeology center, was killed by a masked attacker in the West Bank. Police say no political motive evidence exists, while the campus remains tightly watched amid the Palestinian uprising.
Turmoil in CIS as price protests sweep former republics
Demonstrators rally across Russia and Uzbekistan over soaring prices amid Yeltsin reforms. Belarus plans to raise prices on essentials while Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan roll back costs to curb unrest. In Tashkent about 3,000 Agriculture College students marched before police diverted them, with no injuries reported.
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Georgian fighting continues amid protests over ousted president
In Zagadidi and two other cities forces loyal to ousted president Zviad Gamsakhurdia claimed gains against the Military Council. In Tbilisi about 3,000 protesters gathered at the train station demanding his return, while troops fired into the air to disperse them but were driven back. Similar rallies occurred in Zugdidi with calls to arm themselves.
Peace talks set to dominate Israel elections amid government crisis
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir lost his Knesset majority at a Sunday cabinet meeting, thrusting national elections June 9 into focus on U S backed peace talks. Labor urged suspending negotiations until after polls while Peres warned talks now would be a voter show. Moledet and Tehiya pulled five seats in protest of limited Palestinian autonomy and call for annexation and expulsion of Palestinians. Shamir defended territorial sovereignty. Peres advocated withdrawal and a Jordanian Palestinian confederation.
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