Liberal Democrats Warn Gorbachev on Arms Treaties
A group of 23 House Democrats wrote to Mikhail Gorbachev urging strict compliance with existing arms control pacts, warning that space based defenses and the Krasnoyarsk radar could jeopardize future agreements. Signers include Dante Fascell Joseph Addabbo and Les Aspin, invoking precedent from conservative lawmakers on apartheid.
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Soviet diplomat Gezha defects to United States in asylum grant
The U S Embassy in New Delhi says Igor Gezha a 37 year old Soviet diplomat who vanished during a jog has defected to the United States and was granted political asylum outside India. The Soviet embassy questions whether he was illegally spirited out possibly against his will and cites the March 17 disappearance. Gezha is reported safe and well in the United States.
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Korea to return strayed Chinese torpedo boat crew
South Korea plans to return the 13 surviving Chinese torpedo boat crew and the vessel after a mutiny in the Yellow Sea left six superiors dead. Seoul seeks an official Chinese response to a territorial waters violation as three Chinese ships entered Korean zones during the incident.
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Ethiopian Jews protest Israel insults in Jerusalem march
Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews converged on Jerusalem chanting against insults by Israel's chief rabbi and orthodox Jews. They protested the conversion requirement for Ethiopian arrivals and cited clashes at the Western Wall. The group, recognizing Ethiopian lineage from Dan, numbered around 10,000 in Israel, many airlifted last year amid famine.
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British spy linked to Iron Cross in WWII secrets tale
Melbourne Age cites former British intelligence officer Charles Henry Evans as a lieutenant colonel in the Abwehr who allegedly passed invasion dates and weapon details, including Tiger tank and V1 missile data, to Britain. Nigel West published the claim and later received an anonymous letter challenging his book.
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French Cultural Center head in Tripoli missing in Lebanon
Police in Beirut say Bernard Bonne reported Gilles Peyrolles last seen Saturday afternoon in Tripoli. No word on his whereabouts as investigation starts. Tripoli, 50 miles north of Beirut, remains under Tawheed Islamic control amid recent foreign abductions.
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