Lawmakers demand air time amid Russian standoff
Defiant deputies barricaded in Moscow's White House urged live TV and radio access to address the nation before resuming talks with President Boris Yeltsin after rejecting a tentative Friday deal. State channels reported no orders to broadcast. The building remained quiet after police answered a loudspeaker clash with loud rock music.
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Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Parliament
White House
Rutskoi
Interior Ministry
Siege at Moscow Parliament Amid Talks and Street Barricades
About 5,000 troops and police ring the parliament building while a minority of supporters stand at barricades. The government keeps lights on and spotlights the clock and flag as negotiations stall. Yeltsin had promised no force, but lawmakers reject the deal, demanding air time and media access.
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Yeltsin
Alexy II
Ruslan Khasbulatov
Moscow
Nations pledge aid to Palestinians in Middle East talks
Washington AP reports delegates from 43 countries pledged 2 billion to support Palestinians as they prepare to take over Gaza and parts of the West Bank. Clinton urged quick progress, envisioning an economic committee with Israel and Jordan to share contributions and advance a peace process. World Bank and a Palestinian steering committee will manage aid, UN to handle relief, amid Arab boycott concerns and talks slated for 1995.
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Killari quake toll and relief struggle deepen in India
Relief convoys clog roads as thousands face hunger and disease from decaying corpses after Thursday’s earthquake. Officials count 7,285 identified bodies in Maharashtra with total dead potentially 30,000. Army and volunteers dig through rubble in Holi and Killari while aid arrives from Solapur and U S forces prepare C 5 Galaxys with shelter and medical supplies.
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Pentagon
Drug price cap plan may face antitrust action
U S officials warned the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association plan to cap price increases could violate antitrust laws. Assistant Attorney General Anne Bingaman said the administration aims to lower drug costs but will not break competition rules.
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United States
Justice Department
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Anne K. Bingaman
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Women 7 percent of on the job deaths but 40 percent murders
Washington AP reports the Labor Department study shows women account for only 7 percent of workplace deaths, yet 40 percent of those fatalities are murders. Men die mostly in highway accidents, while homicides rank a close second at 1,004 deaths in 1992.
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Bosnia peace prospects fade as Serbs and Croats threaten concessions
Belgrade reports say Serbs and Croats threaten to withdraw concessions offered to the Bosnian government as international mediators Stoltenberg and Owen delay resuming talks. Bosnian Foreign Minister Silajdzic affirmed willingness to continue negotiations. The division plan envisions Serb, Croat, and Muslim ministates amid a war that has killed up to 200,000.
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Yugoslavia
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Bosnia
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Haris Silajdzic
Stoltenberg
Mexico urges end to El Paso border blockade
Mexico calls on the United States to end a blockade in the El Paso border region aimed at stopping illegal immigration. About 400 U.S. Border Patrol agents were deployed along a 20 mile border section between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, reducing crossings there but not affecting the wider frontier. Foreign Minister Fernando Solana raised the issue in talks with U S Secretary of State Warren Christopher, saying the operation has created unnecessary tensions between border communities.
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Warren Christopher
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Tammy Faye Bakker Remarries Amid PTL Scandal
Tammy Faye Bakker plans to wed Kansas developer Roe Messner in California near her Palm Springs home. About 50 guests attended the ceremony. Messner is a longtime family associate who helped build the Heritage USA complex. Jim Bakker, jailed in Georgia for fraud, ended their 30 year marriage last year.
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