Seven killed in South African violence during strike
In South Africa a three day strike against price increases spurred deadly violence. A charred body of a black man was found at Graaf Reinet near Port Elizabeth likely an arsonist. In Durban area a two year old died and a family suffered injuries as protesters used firebombs and padlocks.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Eastern Cape
Price
Creases
Gerrie van Rooyen
Graaf Reinet
Port Elizabeth
Kwamashu
Durban
Jack Tshabalala
Bonga
United
Wrong-way driver foiled by police in Taiwan
Taipei police fined Yang Hsin-nan, 48, about 30 dollars for improper driving after the taxi driver attempted a back wards 180 mile challenge to friends. He had reached 30 miles in six hours before being stopped on a highway and gave no indication he would pay the bet.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Yang Hsin-nan
Yang
Snowstorm snarls Rome traffic in rare March event
A rare March snowstorm hit Rome and parts of Italy, dropping 3.3 inches in the capital and snarling traffic as trees fell and minor accidents rose. Snow began Sunday, turned to rain and sleet by day’s end, with March snow last seen in 1971, meteorologists say.
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Rom
Rome
Italy
Rai
British teachers strike disrupts schools across districts
A wave of pay protests by major unions led to 27,600 teachers striking in England Wales and Scotland. About 800,000 pupils faced disruption as ministers’ electoral districts were targeted first, with 11,600 English and Welsh teachers and 16,000 in Scotland joining walkouts.
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London
England
Wales
Scotland
Ontario breweries stay closed amid dispute resolution
Ontario's three largest breweries and beer stores remained shut as most union locals ratified a tentative contract after a 19 day strike. Only Labatt units in Toronto and London rejected the deal, while Brewers' Warehousing Co. Ltd. delayed opening until full ratification, with a second vote possible for the two dissenting locals.
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Toronto
Ontario
Labatt
London
Bob Woolvétt
Brewers’ Warehousing Co. Ltd
Soviet envoy Igor Geza Missing After Garden Walk
Police search for Igor Geza 37, a Soviet Information Department third secretary, who did not return from a Sunday morning walk at Lodi Garden in New Delhi. His car was found near the park. Geza has hepatitis and has been in India six years.
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India
New Delhi
Igor Geza
Press Trust of India
Geza
Lodi Garden
Saudi guards kill Yemen hijacker on domestic Saudi flight
Saudi security men at an eastern airport shot and killed a North Yemeni hijacker who attempted to blow up a Saudia Boeing 737 during a Jidda to Riyadh flight. The bomb exploded as he was shot, injuring no one. 76 passengers and 21 crew were unharmed after hostage release following negotiations.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Jidda
Dhahran
French vote hints of trouble for Mitterrand
French voters backed rightist and moderate candidates to win 54 percent of votes in local runoffs, signaling a swing to the right and potential trouble for President Francois Mitterrand's Socialist government. The vote covered half the General Council seats across 98 departments and was the final major ballot before the National Assembly elections next spring.
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Paris
Francois Mitterrand
France
National Assembly
Lawyers seek protection in Aquino trial
Defense lawyers invoked protection from self incrimination to block testimony prosecutors say shows a military coverup in the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino. They asked the court not to admit seven witness statements given to a government inquiry. In total 26 suspects face charges over Aquino and Rolando Galman deaths.
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Aquino
Manila
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Fabian C. Ver
Rolando Galman
United States
Warning of foreign danger from Islamic Jihad in Lebanon
In Beirut Islamic Jihad claimed to hold an American newsman Terry Anderson and two British nationals Brian Levick and Geoffrey Nash, saying spies must leave. Damascus canceled talks between Syrian Vice President Khaddam and Lebanon's president amid broader demands by Christian militiamen for government influence.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Islamic Jihad Movement
Damascus
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Amin Gemayel
Islamic Jihad
Holy War
Terry Anderson
Terry “Anderson
Brian Levick
Geoffrey Nash
America
Mubarak and Hussein plan new peace talks in Amman
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Hussein met in Amman to discuss Arab action at the international level and renewed efforts to persuade Washington to join talks with a Jordanian Palestinian delegation. U.S. Reagan administration had rejected the proposal but called early peace overtures a promising beginning.
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Amman
Jordan
Dent Hosni Mubarak
Hussein
United States
Middle East
Israel
Mubarak
Europe
Washington
Reagan
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.N. Security Council
U.S
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Protests Grow Over U.S. Missiles in Belgium near NATO
Tens of thousands marched through Brussels to oppose Belgium and NATO deployment of 16 U.S. cruise missiles. Police estimated about 43,000 participants though organizers claimed up to 200,000, as roads near the NATO HQ were closed and patrols increased. The protest linked to Prime Minister Martens's center-right coalition after the missiles arrived at Florennes air base.
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Brussels
Belgium
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Bei- Lian
West Europe
Florennes
Wilfried Martens
Centeright
Jerrn Flalend Qnant
Confessions coerced in CAMARENA kidnapping case in Mexico
Six state policemen and a former trader accused in the kidnapping and murder of U S Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique Camarena claim they were tortured to sign confessions. They deny knowledge of the slaying while defense lawyers note most statements mention police links to drug kingpins.
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Mexico City
U.S
Enrique Camarena
Jalisco
Guadalajara
Cai Tarena
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