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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1997
Page
2
Police in Beijing sought public assistance Saturday to investigate a bombing at a city bus stop that injured at least eight people. Officials said the blast outside a shopping center may have used a water pipe bomb with a timer, amid renewed fears after Xinjiang bus bombings.
Pope John Paul II and President Mary Robinson spoke at the Vatican about Ireland's spiritual values. Robinson, who helped legalize divorce, and the pope discussed principles guiding the nation. The audience highlighted defense of Ireland's traditional values amid recent legal change.
In Rome the Generali insurance company agrees to open its archives to help identify Jewish policy holders who perished in the Holocaust. The firm denies Israel reports of tens of thousands of such policies found in a Trieste warehouse and says no liability is assumed. In Seoul, South Korea, a labor-law compromise ends weeks of strikes by allowing multiple umbrella unions, legalizing the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.
Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire along the disputed border in Kashmir, wounding a local woman by a stray bullet. The clash occurs as India and Pakistan plan to resume talks next month on Kashmir, a longtime flashpoint.
Israeli planes and artillery shelled suspected Hezbollah sites in Iqlim al-Tuffah near Sidon on Saturday. Two air-to-surface missiles were fired at guerrilla positions while howitzers targeted the area. A 23-year-old Lebanese woman in Jebaa suffered minor shrapnel injuries as the border enclave remains tense.
Canadians react angrily as France plans a three franc stamp to honor de Gaulle's 1967 Quebec visit. Ottawa protests while Quebec separatists praise the move. France cites cultural ties. A July 24 stamp release coincides with a $215,000 bronze statue unveiling in Quebec City.
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