Fatal blasts, a vegetable cart hid bomb kill four in Kabul
In Kabul two separate incidents injured twenty three people as jets from an anti Taliban warlord bombed the city and a hidden device in a vegetable cart fatally wounded four. Taliban and Dostum Massood rivals blamed each other as rain prayer calls echoed through the capital.
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German minister predicts Sunday shopping near Bonn
Economics Minister Guenther Rexrodt predicts a rapid expansion of Sunday shopping across Germany, arguing the 40 year debate is ending as stores may open on Sundays by 2000. HBV union rejects the plan while Kohl’s government battled unions and churches over evening hours, with clerical opposition and industry wary of social values.
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Unionists vow to extend strike as solidarity frays in Seoul
Unionists press a widening labor protest over a new law in Seoul, urging hundreds of unions to rejoin. About 2,000 protesters rallied downtown while 6,500 more gathered in four cities as some Hyundai and other union groups signaled participation. The wave has cooled from a December peak and reports say most rallies ended peacefully.
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Hostage crisis in Lima rebels hold diplomats at diplomatic mansion
In Lima the Tupac Amaru rebels maintain control of the Japanese ambassador and other diplomats at a ceremonial residence after seizing it on December 17. Hostages include government officials and businessmen. The captors demand about 100 million dollars in ransom and the release of 300 jailed comrades. Archbishop Cipriani aids a Mass as a Red Cross official accompanies him. Pope John Paul II appeals for all hostages to be freed. Bolivia’s foreign minister travels to Lima for talks. Local scene shows families and bystanders near the siege site.
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Vatican excommunicates Sri Lankan theologian Tissa Balasuriya
The Vatican excommunicated Rev Tissa Balasuriya of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate after he challenged papal authority and Catholic dogma including baptism, original sin, and the virginity of Mary in his writings. The 1990 book Mary and Human Liberation prompted the move after a final appeal was refused.
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