Romania says Ceausescu to be tried as fighting rages
Rebels claim control as Nicolae Ceausescu sits in jail and a trial is planned while loyalist troops clash with insurgents in Bucharest and at Otopeni airport. Gunfire rattles through the capital as Timisoara and other cities report continued fighting and casualties mount.
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Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Ceausescu
Gretidues
Jocalime
New York
Hungarian Defense Ministry
Gyvorgy Keleti
Otopeni
Ums
Agerpres
Vienna
Wales
Nuula
Tims
Gorbachev faces dangerous Eastern Europe upheaval
The analysis warns troubled times ahead for Mikhail Gorbachev as Ceausescu’s fall could spark border disputes and nationalist tensions across Romania and surrounding states. It notes potential shifts toward free elections, Balkan reconfigurations, and risk of civil conflict amid Soviet Moldavia and Transylvania issues.
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Europe
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ceausescu
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Albania
Inedamnewang Barharhev
Communist Party
Thay
Baltic States
Romania
Hungary
Timsoara
Transylvania
Securitate
Contro
Poland signs IMF pact for $700 million standby loan
Poland and IMF sign a letter of intent approved by the IMF board to receive a $700 million standby loan with a $1 billion currency stabilization fund to back the zloty. The plan aims to curb inflation, cut deficits, and restructure the economy toward a market system with Western support and World Bank loans to follow.
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Poland
IMF
Warsaw
Merna
Leszek Balcerowicz
National Bank of Poland
Wladyslaw Baka
Washingto
P.al
PAP
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Council of Ministers
Mazowiecki
Jon
World Bank
Tomasz Draewosowski
Janusz Sawicki
United States
Soviet Army Watch counterfeit hits Bangkok street sale
Bangkok shoppers are offered the so called genuine Soviet Army Watch for 110.89 with counterfeit versions already on sale for months. Zur-Ton International manager Charnchai Kheangprakinong says the imitations are not a concern, insisting customers can tell genuine watches from fakes, and predicts real sales to exceed 10,000 units.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Hamranion
Taiwan
Moscow
Charnchai Kheangprakinong
Zur-Ton International
Six killed taking body to cemetery in India
Six people died while transporting a body to a crematory when their ambulance collided with a bus on a western Indian highway. Ramchandra Nilage his wife two children and a friend perished instantly. Twelve bus passengers were injured and another friend accompanying the Nilages was seriously hurt.
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New Delhi
India
United News of India
Ramchandra Nilage
Maharashtra
Bhai Naw Rathi
Sad
Lateret
Gorbachev condemns Baltic secession moves in speech
President Mikhail Gorbachev warned Baltic separatists seeking independence would sow discord and bloodshed and threaten the Soviet Union. He urged adherence to Leninist self determination while opposing secession as a force that could blow apart the union.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Congress of People’s Dep
Baltic
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Lam
Gorbachev
Sam
Times New Se
Syrian Egyptian ties near end of 12 year split revived talks
Cairo reports say Syria and Egypt plan to resume relations within weeks after talks in Cairo. Syran vice president Abdel Halim Khaddam said a presidential conference is imminent with Hosni Mubarak and Hafez Assad, signaling a thaw after 1977 peace party disagreements.
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Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Satuday
Israel
Syran
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Hosni Mubarak
Khad
Gabon bans elephant hunting and ivory trade
President Omar Bongo announced a nationwide ban on elephant hunting and ivory trade in Gabon. The move follows a CITES conference decision to halt ivory trafficking. Elephants face extinction in Africa as poachers slaughter herds for tusks.
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Gabon
Libreville
Omar Bongo
Aste
Strikes Bring Chaos to Peru Amid Public Sector Walkouts
Public workers across Peru have walked off jobs disrupting services and delaying mail, hospital care, and tax collection. Labor analyst Carlos Morales notes the crisis mirrors broader economic turmoil and a fight for higher wages as purchasing power erodes.
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Peru
Lima
Wally Linen
Sievacanas
Pet
Carlos Morales
Mansamt Amarial
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Ode To Freedom
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