Shevardnadze arrives in Tehran for Khomeini talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze touched down in Tehran for a high level meeting with Ayatollah Khomeini amid hopes of thawing Soviet Iran ties. He carries a letter from Mikhail Gorbachev and may discuss Iran Iraq war issues and the Salman Rushdie death sentence.
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Moscow weighs halting arms to Nicaragua after regional talks
Soviet Ambassador Valery Nikolaenko said Moscow will reassess future weapons shipments to Nicaragua as Central American leaders met in El Salvador to push a peace plan. The agreement calls for elections in 1990 and a 90 day program to demobilize about 20,000 Nicaraguan rebels and families in Honduras.
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Girl in critical condition after clash with Israelis
In Jerusalem a six year old girl suffered a severe head injury and was listed in critical condition after clashes with Israeli troops. Arab doctors and hospital officials reported injuries to several others in Gaza and the West Bank amid rising tensions following the slaying of Sgt Binyamin Meisner.
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Soviets Begin Shutdown of Armenia Nuclear Plant
Moscow reports Armenia's nuclear facility is being shut as a precaution after a major earthquake. Tass notes one reactor closed and the second to be shut on March 18, reflecting a more cautious Kremlin stance following the Chernobyl disaster.
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