Liberians to talk peace and Doe death details
West African officials say Liberia’s rival rebel leaders Charles Taylor and Prince Johnson will meet Friday in Freetown for U N brokered talks with Herman Cohen amid a 9 month civil war. Reports cite torture and death of former President Samuel Doe, with a wheelbarrow display in Monrovia.
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Rushdie’s Haroun a child tale with adult warning
Critics say Salmar Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories blends a lighthearted fairy tale for children with a serious message for adults. Reviewers marvel at his mischievous humor written during 19 months in hiding under police guard and separated from Marianne Wiggins. Many detect pain and desperation in the prose following Ayatollah Khomeini’s death sentence after The Satanic Verses.
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Algeria dissolves secret police to ease tension
President Chadli Bendjedid ordered Algeria's secret police dissolved to placate pro democracy forces amid Ben Bella's return from exile and impending elections that could yield the first multi party Parliament in almost 30 years. Alisted opposition leaders had urged the move as a step toward real democratization.
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City hit by heaviest rain in 90 years in Chihuahua City
The Mexican city of Chihuahua suffered its heaviest rain in 90 years with more than five inches falling Saturday night. At least 40 people were killed and over 5,000 displaced, as 30 more were reported missing. Dams near Chihuahua City and Chuviscas were feared to overflow while firefighters police and army evacuated affected neighborhoods.
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Leftist rebels abduct Peruvian legislator in Lima
Suspected Tupac Amaru members seized Giraldo Lopez Quiroz, a vice president of Peru's legislature, from in front of his mother's home in Lima. Police say the abductors likely belong to the pro-Cuban insurgent group, amid a surge of unrest in Peru.
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