Zeneca Group Plc , which will market Kadian , was named in the lawsuit with F.H. Faulding & Co , the majority shareholder of Faulding Inc , the company said .

<response> <organization>Zeneca Group Plc</organization> , which will market <misc>Kadian</misc> , was named in the lawsuit with <organization>F.H. Faulding & Co</organization> , the majority shareholder of <organization>Faulding Inc</organization> , the company said . </response>


McGrath left out of Ireland World Cup squad .

<response> <person>McGrath</person> left out of <location>Ireland</location> <misc>World Cup</misc> squad . </response>


DUBLIN 1996-08-27

<response> <location>DUBLIN</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Ireland 's most experienced player , defender Paul McGrath , was left out of the national squad for the first time in 11 years on Tuesday when new manager Mick McCarthy named his side to face Liechtenstein in a World Cup qualifier .

<response> <location>Ireland</location> 's most experienced player , defender <person>Paul McGrath</person> , was left out of the national squad for the first time in 11 years on Tuesday when new manager <person>Mick McCarthy</person> named his side to face <location>Liechtenstein</location> in a <misc>World Cup</misc> qualifier . </response>


The 36-year-old Aston Villa player won the last of his Irish record of 82 international caps against the Czech Republic in Prague in April .

<response> The 36-year-old <organization>Aston Villa</organization> player won the last of his <misc>Irish</misc> record of 82 international caps against the <location>Czech Republic</location> in <location>Prague</location> in April . </response>


" Paul accepted the situation .

<response> " <person>Paul</person> accepted the situation . </response>


He has n't played any first-team games for Villa this season and he 's not the type of player I would have brought on as a substitute , " McCarthy said . "

<response> He has n't played any first-team games for <person>Villa</person> this season and he 's not the type of player I would have brought on as a substitute , " <person>McCarthy</person> said . " </response>


<response> But he surprised me in training over the last two days because of his involvement . </response>


<response> He 's certainly is still very much part of my plans for the future . </response>


<response> " At 24 , 25 or 26 you could get away with it , not having played first-team games . </response>


But at 36 it would be asking too much of Paul , " he said .

<response> But at 36 it would be asking too much of <person>Paul</person> , " he said . </response>


Also omitted from the 20-man squad which will travel to Vaduz for Saturday 's group eight match are central defenders Alan Kernaghan and Liam Daish .

<response> Also omitted from the 20-man squad which will travel to <location>Vaduz</location> for Saturday 's group eight match are central defenders <person>Alan Kernaghan</person> and <person>Liam Daish</person> . </response>


Leeds United defender Gary Kelly is unable to travel because of a knee injury picked up in Monday 's 1-0 victory over Wimbledon at Elland Road .

<response> <organization>Leeds United</organization> defender <person>Gary Kelly</person> is unable to travel because of a knee injury picked up in Monday 's 1-0 victory over <organization>Wimbledon</organization> at <location>Elland Road</location> . </response>


Since taking over from Jack Charlton in February , McCarthy has played largely experimental sides and seen them lose five times , draw twice and win just once .

<response> Since taking over from <person>Jack Charlton</person> in February , <person>McCarthy</person> has played largely experimental sides and seen them lose five times , draw twice and win just once . </response>


Squad : Alan Kelly , Shay Given , Denis Irwin , Phil Babb , Jeff Kenna , Curtis Fleming , Gary Breen , Ian Harte , Kenny Cunningham , Steve Staunton , Andy Townsend , Ray Houghton , Gareth Farrelly , Alan McLoughlin , Jason McAteer , Alan Moore , Keith O'Neill , Tony Cascarino , Niall Quinn , David Kelly .

<response> Squad : <person>Alan Kelly</person> , <person>Shay Given</person> , <person>Denis Irwin</person> , <person>Phil Babb</person> , <person>Jeff Kenna</person> , <person>Curtis Fleming</person> , <person>Gary Breen</person> , <person>Ian Harte</person> , <person>Kenny Cunningham</person> , <person>Steve Staunton</person> , <person>Andy Townsend</person> , <person>Ray Houghton</person> , <person>Gareth Farrelly</person> , <person>Alan McLoughlin</person> , <person>Jason McAteer</person> , <person>Alan Moore</person> , <person>Keith O'Neill</person> , <person>Tony Cascarino</person> , <person>Niall Quinn</person> , <person>David Kelly</person> . </response>


-- Dublin Newsroom +6613377

<response> -- <organization>Dublin Newsroom</organization> +6613377 </response>


S. African apartheid killer convicted of six murders .

<response> <misc>S. African</misc> apartheid killer convicted of six murders . </response>


PRETORIA 1996-08-27

<response> <location>PRETORIA</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


South African apartheid killer Eugene de Kock was found guilty of murder and attempted murder on Tuesday , a day after he was convicted of five other murders .

<response> <misc>South African</misc> apartheid killer <person>Eugene de Kock</person> was found guilty of murder and attempted murder on Tuesday , a day after he was convicted of five other murders . </response>


De Kock , 48 , a former police colonel who commanded a hit-squad that wiped out opponents of apartheid , is the most senior servant of white rule yet to face justice .

<response> <person>De Kock</person> , 48 , a former police colonel who commanded a hit-squad that wiped out opponents of apartheid , is the most senior servant of white rule yet to face justice . </response>


Sudanese rebels say missionaries should be freed .

<response> <misc>Sudanese</misc> rebels say missionaries should be freed . </response>


Peter Smerdon

<response> <person>Peter Smerdon</person> </response>


NAIROBI 1996-08-27

<response> <location>NAIROBI</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


The main rebel group in south Sudan said on Tuesday it was trying to arrange the release of six Roman Catholic missionaries , including three Australian nuns , held for nearly two weeks .

<response> The main rebel group in south <location>Sudan</location> said on Tuesday it was trying to arrange the release of six <misc>Roman Catholic</misc> missionaries , including three <misc>Australian</misc> nuns , held for nearly two weeks . </response>


George Garang , Nairobi spokesman for the Sudan People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) , said it was urgently trying to contact SPLA commander Nuour Marial at Mapourdit in the south to free the six .

<response> <person>George Garang</person> , <location>Nairobi</location> spokesman for the <organization>Sudan People 's Liberation Army</organization> ( <organization>SPLA</organization> ) , said it was urgently trying to contact <organization>SPLA</organization> commander <person>Nuour Marial</person> at <location>Mapourdit</location> in the south to free the six . </response>


<response> " The movement is making arrangements for them to be set free . </response>


This is a decision of the leadership , " Garang said .

<response> This is a decision of the leadership , " <person>Garang</person> said . </response>


" Commander Nuour Marial is a soldier so he must accept the leadership 's decision .

<response> " Commander <person>Nuour Marial</person> is a soldier so he must accept the leadership 's decision . </response>


<response> But communications at this time of year are very difficult because of rains and a lack of power , " he added . </response>


The Catholic Information Office in Nairobi said on Monday that four of the six had been charged by the SPLA with spying , spreading Islam and hindering recruitment into the rebel group .

<response> The <organization>Catholic Information Office</organization> in <location>Nairobi</location> said on Monday that four of the six had been charged by the <organization>SPLA</organization> with spying , spreading <misc>Islam</misc> and hindering recruitment into the rebel group . </response>


" These charges are the interpretation of the church , " Garang said on Tuesday . "

<response> " These charges are the interpretation of the church , " <person>Garang</person> said on Tuesday . " </response>


<response> We have no idea why they are being held . </response>


<response> We are still trying to establish contact with the local commander . " </response>


Asked whether this meant the commander was out of control , Garang said the rebel movement was working on the problem .

<response> Asked whether this meant the commander was out of control , <person>Garang</person> said the rebel movement was working on the problem . </response>


He said he believed all six were being held in the mission compound at Mapourdit and were reported to be in good health .

<response> He said he believed all six were being held in the mission compound at <location>Mapourdit</location> and were reported to be in good health . </response>


The Catholic Information office in Nairobi said on Monday that Australian Sisters Moira Lynch , 73 , and Mary Batchelor , 68 , American Father Michael Barton , 48 , and Sudanese Father Raphael Riel , 48 , were held in a prison in south Sudan by the SPLA .

<response> The <organization>Catholic Information office</organization> in <location>Nairobi</location> said on Monday that <misc>Australian</misc> Sisters <person>Moira Lynch</person> , 73 , and <person>Mary Batchelor</person> , 68 , <misc>American</misc> Father <person>Michael Barton</person> , 48 , and <misc>Sudanese</misc> Father <person>Raphael Riel</person> , 48 , were held in a prison in south <location>Sudan</location> by the <organization>SPLA</organization> . </response>


It said Australian Sister Maureen Carey , 52 , and Italian Brother Raniero Iacomella , 28 , were held inside the compound .

<response> It said <misc>Australian</misc> Sister <person>Maureen Carey</person> , 52 , and <misc>Italian</misc> Brother <person>Raniero Iacomella</person> , 28 , were held inside the compound . </response>


The church in Australia said on Monday Lynch , Batchelor , Barton and Riel were held in a prison until the weekend , when they were moved to join the other captives at the compound .

<response> The church in <location>Australia</location> said on Monday <person>Lynch</person> , <person>Batchelor</person> , <person>Barton</person> and <location>Riel</location> were held in a prison until the weekend , when they were moved to join the other captives at the compound . </response>


The Catholic Information Office said the SPLA in the Kenyan capital had attributed the detentions of the six to a local commander and had promised they would be freed by August 23 .

<response> The <organization>Catholic Information Office</organization> said the <organization>SPLA</organization> in the <misc>Kenyan</misc> capital had attributed the detentions of the six to a local commander and had promised they would be freed by August 23 . </response>


<response> But the church learned in a recent meeting with the local commander that no instructions to release the prisoners were received and they would be held until investigations were completed . </response>


It said last Friday they were visited by Monsignor Caesar Mazzolari , apostolic administrator of the diocese of Rumbek in southern Sudan , and an SPLA administrator and appeared in good condition .

<response> It said last Friday they were visited by Monsignor <person>Caesar Mazzolari</person> , apostolic administrator of the diocese of <location>Rumbek</location> in southern <location>Sudan</location> , and an <organization>SPLA</organization> administrator and appeared in good condition . </response>


" On August 17 the mission was surrounded ( by the SPLA ) and sealed off .

<response> " On August 17 the mission was surrounded ( by the <organization>SPLA</organization> ) and sealed off . </response>


<response> The evening of the same day the missionaries were put in prison or isolation . </response>


<response> Later the mission was looted , " it added . </response>


An Australian foreign ministry official said the charges against them were " fairly bizarre " and a matter for concern .

<response> An <misc>Australian</misc> foreign ministry official said the charges against them were " fairly bizarre " and a matter for concern . </response>


He said Australian diplomats in Nairobi were working with the Roman Catholic church in southern Sudan and with U.S. and Italian diplomats in the region to help free the missionaries .

<response> He said <misc>Australian</misc> diplomats in <location>Nairobi</location> were working with the <misc>Roman Catholic</misc> church in southern <location>Sudan</location> and with <location>U.S.</location> and <misc>Italian</misc> diplomats in the region to help free the missionaries . </response>


The SPLA has fought Khartoum 's government forces in the south since 1983 for greater autonomy or independence of the mainly Christian and animist region from the Moslem , Arabised north .

<response> The <organization>SPLA</organization> has fought <location>Khartoum</location> 's government forces in the south since 1983 for greater autonomy or independence of the mainly <misc>Christian</misc> and animist region from the <misc>Moslem</misc> , <location>Arabised north</location> . </response>


OSCE postpones Bosnian municipal elections .

<response> <organization>OSCE</organization> postpones <misc>Bosnian</misc> municipal elections . </response>


SARAJEVO 1996-08-27

<response> <location>SARAJEVO</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


The U.S. diplomat in charge of elections in Bosnia announced on Tuesday that voting for municipal assemblies would be postponed because of irregularities by the Serbs in registering voters .

<response> The <location>U.S.</location> diplomat in charge of elections in <location>Bosnia</location> announced on Tuesday that voting for municipal assemblies would be postponed because of irregularities by the <misc>Serbs</misc> in registering voters . </response>


Ambassador Robert Frowick , representing the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) , told reporters that municipal polls due on September 14 with other Bosnian elections would be put off .

<response> Ambassador <person>Robert Frowick</person> , representing the <organization>Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe</organization> ( <organization>OSCE</organization> ) , told reporters that municipal polls due on September 14 with other <misc>Bosnian</misc> elections would be put off . </response>


" I have made a chairman 's decision that it is not feasible to hold municipal elections on September 14 , " said Frowick .

<response> " I have made a chairman 's decision that it is not feasible to hold municipal elections on September 14 , " said <person>Frowick</person> . </response>


<response> He said no exact date had been set but it was possible the local elections would take place in the spring of 1997 . </response>


According to OSCE officials , Serb authorities have pressed their refugees to register to vote in towns now under Serb control , but which used to have Moslem majorities .

<response> According to <organization>OSCE</organization> officials , <misc>Serb</misc> authorities have pressed their refugees to register to vote in towns now under <misc>Serb</misc> control , but which used to have <misc>Moslem</misc> majorities . </response>


Human rights workers say authorities in Serbia and Bosnian Serb territory have conducted a well-organised campaign to coerce refugees into registering only on Serb territory and failed to inform them of their rights under the Dayton peace agreement .

<response> Human rights workers say authorities in <location>Serbia</location> and <misc>Bosnian Serb</misc> territory have conducted a well-organised campaign to coerce refugees into registering only on <misc>Serb</misc> territory and failed to inform them of their rights under the <location>Dayton</location> peace agreement . </response>


<response> Diplomats say the effect of the electoral engineering would be to establish political control over districts they conquered and ethnically cleansed in war . </response>


The response of the Bosnian Serbs to the OSCE 's announcement was not immediately clear .

<response> The response of the <misc>Bosnian Serbs</misc> to the <organization>OSCE</organization> 's announcement was not immediately clear . </response>


But Bosnian Serb leaders have hinted they would boycott the poll if the municipal elections were postponed , or go ahead with their own .

<response> But <misc>Bosnian Serb</misc> leaders have hinted they would boycott the poll if the municipal elections were postponed , or go ahead with their own . </response>


The Bosnian Serb cabinet , in a letter to the OSCE , said on Monday that any delay of local elections would be " a direct and flagrant violation fo the Dayton agreement " .

<response> The <misc>Bosnian Serb</misc> cabinet , in a letter to the <organization>OSCE</organization> , said on Monday that any delay of local elections would be " a direct and flagrant violation fo the <location>Dayton</location> agreement " . </response>


The Serbs , who administer half of Bosnia in a Serb republic , said they had met all conditions for holding the September elections .

<response> The <misc>Serbs</misc> , who administer half of <location>Bosnia</location> in a <misc>Serb</misc> republic , said they had met all conditions for holding the September elections . </response>


Diplomats fear that the crisis could cast doubt over the entire election process , which already appears set to confirm Bosnia 's ethnic partition rather than its reintegration as the Dayton peace agreement had planned .

<response> Diplomats fear that the crisis could cast doubt over the entire election process , which already appears set to confirm <location>Bosnia</location> 's ethnic partition rather than its reintegration as the <location>Dayton</location> peace agreement had planned . </response>


New talks in Chechnya as Lebed waits for Yeltsin .

<response> New talks in <location>Chechnya</location> as <person>Lebed</person> waits for <person>Yeltsin</person> . </response>


Dmitry Kuznets

<response> <person>Dmitry Kuznets</person> </response>


NOVYE ATAGI , Russia 1996-08-27

<response> <location>NOVYE ATAGI</location> , <location>Russia</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Russian and rebel military commanders finally met in Chechnya on Tuesday for delayed talks aimed at finalising a ceasefire arranged last week by President Boris Yeltsin 's envoy Alexander Lebed .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> and rebel military commanders finally met in <location>Chechnya</location> on Tuesday for delayed talks aimed at finalising a ceasefire arranged last week by President <person>Boris Yeltsin</person> 's envoy <person>Alexander Lebed</person> . </response>


The Russian army commander in the region , General Vyacheslav Tikhomirov , arrived at the rebel-held village of Novye Atagi , some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the Chechen capital Grozny for discussions with rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov .

<response> The <misc>Russian</misc> army commander in the region , General <person>Vyacheslav Tikhomirov</person> , arrived at the rebel-held village of <location>Novye Atagi</location> , some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the <misc>Chechen</misc> capital <location>Grozny</location> for discussions with rebel chief-of-staff <person>Aslan Maskhadov</person> . </response>


But Lebed himself , the Kremlin security chief , is still waiting back in Moscow to meet Yeltsin over his plans for a lasting political settlement in Chechnya .

<response> But <person>Lebed</person> himself , the <location>Kremlin</location> security chief , is still waiting back in <location>Moscow</location> to meet <person>Yeltsin</person> over his plans for a lasting political settlement in <location>Chechnya</location> . </response>


Itar-Tass news agency quoted the Kremlin press service as saying Yeltsin , who left for a state holiday home near Moscow on Monday , would hold no working meetings on Tuesday .

<response> <organization>Itar-Tass</organization> news agency quoted the <location>Kremlin</location> press service as saying <person>Yeltsin</person> , who left for a state holiday home near <location>Moscow</location> on Monday , would hold no working meetings on Tuesday . </response>


Lebed interrupted talks with Chechnya 's separatists on a political deal on Sunday , saying he had to consult with Yeltsin .

<response> <person>Lebed</person> interrupted talks with <location>Chechnya</location> 's separatists on a political deal on Sunday , saying he had to consult with <person>Yeltsin</person> . </response>


After a meeting failed to materialise on Monday , Lebed 's spokesman said he might meet the president on Tuesday .

<response> After a meeting failed to materialise on Monday , <person>Lebed</person> 's spokesman said he might meet the president on Tuesday . </response>


But Yeltsin 's spokesman rebuffed the suggestion , saying the president had left Moscow for a holiday near the capital .

<response> But <person>Yeltsin</person> 's spokesman rebuffed the suggestion , saying the president had left <location>Moscow</location> for a holiday near the capital . </response>


The Russians postponed the talks after a Chechen band disarmed a column of interior ministry troops on Sunday .

<response> The <misc>Russians</misc> postponed the talks after a <misc>Chechen</misc> band disarmed a column of <organization>interior ministry</organization> troops on Sunday . </response>


The Chechens said a renegade group seized the weapons and said on Monday they had all been returned .

<response> The <misc>Chechens</misc> said a renegade group seized the weapons and said on Monday they had all been returned . </response>


The Russian command insisted that not all the weapons were the same as those taken .

<response> The <misc>Russian</misc> command insisted that not all the weapons were the same as those taken . </response>


Tass said the weapons and the practical implementation of the ceasefire signed by Lebed and Maskhadov last Thursday would be on the agenda of today 's talks .

<response> <organization>Tass</organization> said the weapons and the practical implementation of the ceasefire signed by <person>Lebed</person> and <person>Maskhadov</person> last Thursday would be on the agenda of today 's talks . </response>


Neither spoke to reporters before the meeting , which started around 10.45 a.m. ( 0645 GMT ) .

<response> Neither spoke to reporters before the meeting , which started around 10.45 a.m. ( 0645 <misc>GMT</misc> ) . </response>


Also in Novye Atagi on Tuesday morning , was Tim Guldimann , the Swiss diplomat who heads the Chechnya mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) .

<response> Also in <location>Novye Atagi</location> on Tuesday morning , was <person>Tim Guldimann</person> , the <misc>Swiss</misc> diplomat who heads the <location>Chechnya</location> mission of the <organization>Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe</organization> ( <organization>OSCE</organization> ) . </response>


Guldimann , who helped broker an earlier truce in May , was not taking part in the Tikhomirov-Maskhadov talks .

<response> <person>Guldimann</person> , who helped broker an earlier truce in May , was not taking part in the <misc>Tikhomirov-Maskhadov</misc> talks . </response>


Lebed 's peace mission this month has stopped some of the worst fighting of the 20-month-old conflict .

<response> <person>Lebed</person> 's peace mission this month has stopped some of the worst fighting of the 20-month-old conflict . </response>


<response> However , tension on the ground indicates that it could falter if the momentum for a settlement is not maintained . </response>


Three Russian servicemen were wounded in a total of six shooting incidents overnight , Itar-Tass news agency quoted the Russian military as saying on Tuesday morning .

<response> Three <misc>Russian</misc> servicemen were wounded in a total of six shooting incidents overnight , <organization>Itar-Tass</organization> news agency quoted the <misc>Russian</misc> military as saying on Tuesday morning . </response>


RIA news agency quoted an army source accusing rebel fighters of failing to turn up for joint Russian-Chechen police patrols in some districts of the capital Grozny on Tuesday .

<response> <organization>RIA</organization> news agency quoted an army source accusing rebel fighters of failing to turn up for joint <misc>Russian-Chechen</misc> police patrols in some districts of the capital <location>Grozny</location> on Tuesday . </response>


But the separatist command told Interfax news agency the patrols , part of the truce brokered by Lebed last week , would begin on Tuesday after delays for " technical reasons " .

<response> But the separatist command told <organization>Interfax</organization> news agency the patrols , part of the truce brokered by <person>Lebed</person> last week , would begin on Tuesday after delays for " technical reasons " . </response>


Yeltsin 's spokesman said he might meet officials during his break , but indicated Lebed was low on the list by saying Yeltsin would need time to study the proposals before talking to him .

<response> <person>Yeltsin</person> 's spokesman said he might meet officials during his break , but indicated <person>Lebed</person> was low on the list by saying <person>Yeltsin</person> would need time to study the proposals before talking to him . </response>


Russian news agencies also quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying that Lebed 's representatives had not sought a meeting , hinting at an attempt by the president to put his popular and outspoken protege in his place with a lesson on protocol .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> news agencies also quoted the <location>Kremlin</location> spokesman as saying that <person>Lebed</person> 's representatives had not sought a meeting , hinting at an attempt by the president to put his popular and outspoken protege in his place with a lesson on protocol . </response>


Yeltsin , 65 , has kept a low profile since he was reelected in July , prompting new speculation that the two heart attacks he suffered last year and a rumoured drinking problem could be taking their toll , weakening his grip on affairs of state .

<response> <person>Yeltsin</person> , 65 , has kept a low profile since he was reelected in July , prompting new speculation that the two heart attacks he suffered last year and a rumoured drinking problem could be taking their toll , weakening his grip on affairs of state . </response>


<response> Aides have dismissed such speculation , insisting that he simply needs a rest after his energetic election campaign . </response>


Some analysts say the Kremlin leader , whose order sending troops and tanks into Chechnya in 1994 started Russia 's ill-fated military campaign , could merely be reluctant to put his name to a peace process which might fall apart .

<response> Some analysts say the <location>Kremlin</location> leader , whose order sending troops and tanks into <location>Chechnya</location> in 1994 started <location>Russia</location> 's ill-fated military campaign , could merely be reluctant to put his name to a peace process which might fall apart . </response>


But Lebed , who has no real power without his boss and has hinted at dark forces in Moscow working against him , appears to think a deal will not stick without strong backing from Yeltsin .

<response> But <person>Lebed</person> , who has no real power without his boss and has hinted at dark forces in <location>Moscow</location> working against him , appears to think a deal will not stick without strong backing from <person>Yeltsin</person> . </response>


His proposals have not been spelled out but are expected to involve a compromise between the separatists ' demand for independence and Moscow 's insistence that Chechnya remain part of the Russian Federation .

<response> His proposals have not been spelled out but are expected to involve a compromise between the separatists ' demand for independence and <location>Moscow</location> 's insistence that <location>Chechnya</location> remain part of the <location>Russian Federation</location> . </response>


Slovenia and Poland target EU , NATO membership .

<response> <location>Slovenia</location> and <location>Poland</location> target <organization>EU</organization> , <organization>NATO</organization> membership . </response>


LJUBLJANA 1996-08-27

<response> <location>LJUBLJANA</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Slovenia and Poland pledged to intensify cooperation on Tuesday and reinforced their determination to join the European Union and NATO at the earliest possible date .

<response> <location>Slovenia</location> and <location>Poland</location> pledged to intensify cooperation on Tuesday and reinforced their determination to join the <organization>European Union</organization> and <organization>NATO</organization> at the earliest possible date . </response>


Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and his Slovenian counterpart , Milan Kucan , met for talks at the start of a two-day visit to Slovenia by Kwasniewski .

<response> <misc>Polish</misc> President <person>Aleksander Kwasniewski</person> and his <misc>Slovenian</misc> counterpart , <person>Milan Kucan</person> , met for talks at the start of a two-day visit to <location>Slovenia</location> by <person>Kwasniewski</person> . </response>


It was their fourth meeting this year .

<response> It was their fourth meeting this year . </response>


They said in a statement they agreed to have regular telephone contact to discuss progress in strengthening ties with the West .

<response> They said in a statement they agreed to have regular telephone contact to discuss progress in strengthening ties with the <location>West</location> . </response>


" We expect our cooperation will help both countries towards entering the European Union and NATO , " Kwasniewski said .

<response> " We expect our cooperation will help both countries towards entering the <organization>European Union</organization> and <organization>NATO</organization> , " <person>Kwasniewski</person> said . </response>


" We have similar ambitions as far as our internal development and international life is concerned , " Kucan said .

<response> " We have similar ambitions as far as our internal development and international life is concerned , " <person>Kucan</person> said . </response>


Poland and Slovenia are hoping to be among the first group of former eastern bloc countries to join the European Union and NATO .

<response> <location>Poland</location> and <location>Slovenia</location> are hoping to be among the first group of former eastern bloc countries to join the <organization>European Union</organization> and <organization>NATO</organization> . </response>


They have already signed an association agreement with the European Union and are both part of the Central European Free Trade Area , which also comprises Hungary , Slovakia and the Czech Republic .

<response> They have already signed an association agreement with the <organization>European Union</organization> and are both part of the <organization>Central European Free Trade Area</organization> , which also comprises <location>Hungary</location> , <location>Slovakia</location> and the <location>Czech Republic</location> . </response>


Slovenia 's trade with Poland rose to $ 142.3 million in 1995 from $ 118.8 million in 1994 .

<response> <location>Slovenia</location> 's trade with <location>Poland</location> rose to $ 142.3 million in 1995 from $ 118.8 million in 1994 . </response>


During his visit to Slovenia , Kwasniewski is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek , representatives of Slovenian political parties and representatives of the Chamber of Economy .

<response> During his visit to <location>Slovenia</location> , <person>Kwasniewski</person> is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister <person>Janez Drnovsek</person> , representatives of <misc>Slovenian</misc> political parties and representatives of the <organization>Chamber of Economy</organization> . </response>


Nationalists want Iliescu ousted for Hungary pact .

<response> Nationalists want <person>Iliescu</person> ousted for <location>Hungary</location> pact . </response>


BUCHAREST 1996-08-27

<response> <location>BUCHAREST</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Junior Nationalist members of Romania 's ruling coalition called on Tuesday for the impeachment of President Ion Iliescu for backing a friendship treaty with neighbouring Hungary .

<response> Junior Nationalist members of <location>Romania</location> 's ruling coalition called on Tuesday for the impeachment of President <person>Ion Iliescu</person> for backing a friendship treaty with neighbouring <location>Hungary</location> . </response>


Iliescu 's Party of Social Democracy , the senior coalition partner , immediately dismissed the National Unity Party ( PUNR ) demand as crude electioneering .

<response> <person>Iliescu</person> 's <organization>Party of Social Democracy</organization> , the senior coalition partner , immediately dismissed the <organization>National Unity Party</organization> ( <organization>PUNR</organization> ) demand as crude electioneering . </response>


" It is a desperate move by the PUNR , which is losing its only reason for existing ahead of the electoral campaign , " said PDSR executive president Adrian Nastase .

<response> " It is a desperate move by the <organization>PUNR</organization> , which is losing its only reason for existing ahead of the electoral campaign , " said <organization>PDSR</organization> executive president <person>Adrian Nastase</person> . </response>


" This treaty is both necessary and good , " Nastase said , adding that the PUNR 's stance was threatening its position in the government .

<response> " This treaty is both necessary and good , " <person>Nastase</person> said , adding that the <organization>PUNR</organization> 's stance was threatening its position in the government . </response>


The treaty agreed unexpectedly two weeks ago will end years of disputes over the status of Romania 's large ethnic Hungarian minority .

<response> The treaty agreed unexpectedly two weeks ago will end years of disputes over the status of <location>Romania</location> 's large ethnic <misc>Hungarian</misc> minority . </response>


It will also boost both countries ' chances of admission to NATO and the European Union .

<response> It will also boost both countries ' chances of admission to <organization>NATO</organization> and the <organization>European Union</organization> . </response>


" If they ( the PUNR ) are so vexed , they could leave the government ...

<response> " If they ( the <organization>PUNR</organization> ) are so vexed , they could leave the government ... </response>


<response> We might also help them to do it , if they go on like this , " he said . </response>


The PUNR holds four key ministries -- justice , transport , agriculture and communications .

<response> The <organization>PUNR</organization> holds four key ministries -- justice , transport , agriculture and communications . </response>


PUNR leader Gheorghe Funar said in a statement Iliescu , in power since the fall of communism in 1989 , should be impeached for treason for compromising on the issue of ethnic Hungarian minority rights in the treaty due to be signed next month .

<response> <organization>PUNR</organization> leader <person>Gheorghe Funar</person> said in a statement <person>Iliescu</person> , in power since the fall of communism in 1989 , should be impeached for treason for compromising on the issue of ethnic <misc>Hungarian</misc> minority rights in the treaty due to be signed next month . </response>


Funar 's call came on the eve of the official launch of Iliescu 's campaign for a new term at November 3 polls .

<response> <person>Funar</person> 's call came on the eve of the official launch of <person>Iliescu</person> 's campaign for a new term at November 3 polls . </response>


His appeal to the opposition to back his attempt to oust Iliescu was unlikely to succeed , analysts said .

<response> His appeal to the opposition to back his attempt to oust <person>Iliescu</person> was unlikely to succeed , analysts said . </response>


Iliescu has invited political leaders to a meeting on Thursday to discuss the final form of the pact which both Romanian and Hungarian nationalists oppose for different reasons .

<response> <person>Iliescu</person> has invited political leaders to a meeting on Thursday to discuss the final form of the pact which both <misc>Romanian</misc> and <misc>Hungarian</misc> nationalists oppose for different reasons . </response>


Presidential officials were not available to comment on the call for Iliescu 's impeachment .

<response> Presidential officials were not available to comment on the call for <person>Iliescu</person> 's impeachment . </response>


Estonian MPS see little hope of electing president .

<response> <misc>Estonian</misc> MPS see little hope of electing president . </response>


Belinda Goldsmith

<response> <person>Belinda Goldsmith</person> </response>


TALLINN 1996-08-27

<response> <location>TALLINN</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Estonia 's parliament failed for a second time to elect a president on Tuesday , dealing a blow to incumbent Lennart Meri and pushing the country towards stalemate in its choice of a new head of state .

<response> <location>Estonia</location> 's parliament failed for a second time to elect a president on Tuesday , dealing a blow to incumbent <person>Lennart Meri</person> and pushing the country towards stalemate in its choice of a new head of state . </response>


Neither Meri , who oversaw Estonia 's first steps into statehood after the collapse of the Soviet Union , nor his arch-rival , former communist Arnold Ruutel , have secured the 68 votes necessary from the 101-member parliament .

<response> Neither <person>Meri</person> , who oversaw <location>Estonia</location> 's first steps into statehood after the collapse of the <location>Soviet Union</location> , nor his arch-rival , former communist <person>Arnold Ruutel</person> , have secured the 68 votes necessary from the 101-member parliament . </response>


Meri garnered 49 votes and Meri 34 in Tuesday 's ballot for the five-year presidency of Estonia .

<response> <person>Meri</person> garnered 49 votes and <person>Meri</person> 34 in Tuesday 's ballot for the five-year presidency of <location>Estonia</location> . </response>


<response> A third and final vote was due to be held when parliament reconvened on Tuesday but legislators were not expecting a clear result . </response>


<response> If there is no result the decision will be ceded to an electoral college . </response>


" The votes are a strong message to Meri that he is not favoured by some politicians any more , " Reform Party head Heiki Kranich told Reuters .

<response> " The votes are a strong message to <person>Meri</person> that he is not favoured by some politicians any more , " <organization>Reform Party</organization> head <person>Heiki Kranich</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


<response> Under a constitution agreed in 1992 , a year after independence , the president has no executive powers . </response>


<response> His only political role is to smoothe the functioning of government in periods of crisis . </response>


But Meri , 67 , has been accused in parliament of taking too much power and not always consulting parliamentarians before making decisions .

<response> But <person>Meri</person> , 67 , has been accused in parliament of taking too much power and not always consulting parliamentarians before making decisions . </response>


<response> His relations with a leftist-led government have sometimes been tense . </response>


<response> His support in the first round of voting on Monday was much lower than expected , scoring only 45 votes , which political analysts put down as a vote of no confidence in his performance . </response>


<response> This support only inched up to 49 in the second vote . </response>


Support for Ruutel , 68 , remained constant at 34 votes .

<response> Support for <person>Ruutel</person> , 68 , remained constant at 34 votes . </response>


If the third vote fails to give either Meri or Ruutel 68 votes , the parliamentary speaker will convene an electoral college of 101 MPs and 273 local goverment representatives to hold a new poll that could include new nominations .

<response> If the third vote fails to give either <person>Meri</person> or <person>Ruutel</person> 68 votes , the parliamentary speaker will convene an electoral college of 101 MPs and 273 local goverment representatives to hold a new poll that could include new nominations . </response>


This would be the first time that the former Soviet republic has had to call together an electoral college .

<response> This would be the first time that the former <misc>Soviet</misc> republic has had to call together an electoral college . </response>


In its first presidential election in 1992 Meri won the necessary votes in in a parliamentary election against Ruutel .

<response> In its first presidential election in 1992 <person>Meri</person> won the necessary votes in in a parliamentary election against <person>Ruutel</person> . </response>


<response> Parliamentary organisers said the exact timetable remained unclear but it would probably take about a month to organise an electoral college which could also hold several rounds of voting before a clear winner emerges . </response>


Estonia assembly fails to elect state president .

<response> <location>Estonia</location> assembly fails to elect state president . </response>


TALLINN 1996-08-27

<response> <location>TALLINN</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


The Estonian parliament failed for a third and final time to elect a new state president on Tuesday , refusing a second mandate for incumbent Lennart Meri .

<response> The <misc>Estonian</misc> parliament failed for a third and final time to elect a new state president on Tuesday , refusing a second mandate for incumbent <person>Lennart Meri</person> . </response>


Neither Meri nor his rival Arnold Ruutel could garner the 68 votes needed from the 101 members of parliament to become president .

<response> Neither <person>Meri</person> nor his rival <person>Arnold Ruutel</person> could garner the 68 votes needed from the 101 members of parliament to become president . </response>


In the third vote Meri won 52 and Ruutel won 32 votes .

<response> In the third vote <person>Meri</person> won 52 and <person>Ruutel</person> won 32 votes . </response>


<response> The final decision will now be made by a larger assembly . </response>


Meri won 49 in a second vote earlier on Tuesday and 45 in the first on Monday .

<response> <person>Meri</person> won 49 in a second vote earlier on Tuesday and 45 in the first on Monday . </response>


Ruutel won 34 votes in the first two secret ballots .

<response> <person>Ruutel</person> won 34 votes in the first two secret ballots . </response>


Enn Markvart , chairman of the National Election Commission said 96 members of parliament cast votes , with one ballot paper invalid and 11 abstentions .

<response> <person>Enn Markvart</person> , chairman of the <organization>National Election Commission</organization> said 96 members of parliament cast votes , with one ballot paper invalid and 11 abstentions . </response>


<response> The election will now go before an electoral college involving MPs and local government representatives that will be convened by the parliamentary Speaker in the next day or so . </response>


<response> It could take up to a month before a new vote but the timetable is not yet clear . </response>


This is the first time the former Soviet republic has had to convene such a group .

<response> This is the first time the former <misc>Soviet</misc> republic has had to convene such a group . </response>


Albania charges Briton with child sex abuse .

<response> <location>Albania</location> charges <misc>Briton</misc> with child sex abuse . </response>


TIRANA 1996-08-27

<response> <location>TIRANA</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Albanian authorities have arrested and charged a British man for sexually abusing two young boys , a Tirana prosecutor said on Tuesday .

<response> <misc>Albanian</misc> authorities have arrested and charged a <misc>British</misc> man for sexually abusing two young boys , a <location>Tirana</location> prosecutor said on Tuesday . </response>


" We have arrested him and charged him with these shameful acts of sex abuse of little children , " prosecutor Adnan Xhelili told Reuters .

<response> " We have arrested him and charged him with these shameful acts of sex abuse of little children , " prosecutor <person>Adnan Xhelili</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


Xhelili said Paul Thompson , 34 , from Wiltshire , was arrested on Sunday in a hotel in the Adriatic resort of Durres , 45 km ( 30 miles ) west of Tirana .

<response> <person>Xhelili</person> said <person>Paul Thompson</person> , 34 , from <location>Wiltshire</location> , was arrested on Sunday in a hotel in the <misc>Adriatic</misc> resort of <location>Durres</location> , 45 km ( 30 miles ) west of <location>Tirana</location> . </response>


Thompson has denied the charges .

<response> <person>Thompson</person> has denied the charges . </response>


<response> He could face up to five years in jail if convicted . </response>


Xhelili said Thompson , who is divorced , said he befriended the boys , both aged under 10 , because they reminded him of his own children who live with his former wife in London .

<response> <person>Xhelili</person> said <person>Thompson</person> , who is divorced , said he befriended the boys , both aged under 10 , because they reminded him of his own children who live with his former wife in <location>London</location> . </response>


<response> The prosecutor 's office said no date had yet been set for a trial to begin as investigations had first to be completed . </response>


The British embassy in Tirana said it had sent an embassy official to talk to Thompson who is being held in jail .

<response> The <misc>British</misc> embassy in <location>Tirana</location> said it had sent an embassy official to talk to <person>Thompson</person> who is being held in jail . </response>


The age of consent for heterosexual and homosexual sex in Albania is 14 .

<response> The age of consent for heterosexual and homosexual sex in <location>Albania</location> is 14 . </response>


A large number of destitute children can be seen begging in the streets of impoverished Albania , especially in towns and resorts visited by foreigners .

<response> A large number of destitute children can be seen begging in the streets of impoverished <location>Albania</location> , especially in towns and resorts visited by foreigners . </response>


Estonia assembly again fails to elect president .

<response> <location>Estonia</location> assembly again fails to elect president . </response>


TALLINN 1996-08-27

<response> <location>TALLINN</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Estonia 's parliament again failed to elect a new state president on Tuesday when neither of two candidates secured a majority in second-round voting .

<response> <location>Estonia</location> 's parliament again failed to elect a new state president on Tuesday when neither of two candidates secured a majority in second-round voting . </response>


Incumbent president Lennart Meri won 49 votes compared to 34 won by his rival , deputy Parliamentary Speaker Arnold Ruutel .

<response> Incumbent president <person>Lennart Meri</person> won 49 votes compared to 34 won by his rival , deputy Parliamentary Speaker <person>Arnold Ruutel</person> . </response>


But Meri 's support was not enough for the 68 needed for election and a third secret ballot will take place later in the day ( 1300 GMT ) , parliamentary officials said .

<response> But <person>Meri</person> 's support was not enough for the 68 needed for election and a third secret ballot will take place later in the day ( 1300 <misc>GMT</misc> ) , parliamentary officials said . </response>


<response> To win a clear mandate for the five-year presidential term , a candidate must secure 68 votes from the 101-member parliament . </response>


Enn Markvart , Chairman of the National Election Commission , said 96 members of parliament voted in the second round , with 12 abstentions and one ballot paper invalid .

<response> <person>Enn Markvart</person> , Chairman of the <organization>National Election Commission</organization> , said 96 members of parliament voted in the second round , with 12 abstentions and one ballot paper invalid . </response>


On Monday , in the first round of voting , Meri secured 45 votes and Ruutel 34 .

<response> On Monday , in the first round of voting , <person>Meri</person> secured 45 votes and <person>Ruutel</person> 34 . </response>


Meri 's popularity has suffered in recent years , with politicians criticising him for taking too much power and acting without consulting parliament .

<response> <person>Meri</person> 's popularity has suffered in recent years , with politicians criticising him for taking too much power and acting without consulting parliament . </response>


<response> If a third round of voting fails to give either candidate 68 votes , the parliamentary speaker has to convene an electoral college of all 101 MPs and 273 local government representatives for a new vote that could take up to a month . </response>


Slovak women visited Dutroux , police say .

<response> <misc>Slovak</misc> women visited <person>Dutroux</person> , police say . </response>


Peter Laca

<response> <person>Peter Laca</person> </response>


BRATISLAVA 1996-08-27

<response> <location>BRATISLAVA</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Marc Dutroux , the chief accused in Belgium 's sensational child murder and sex abuse case , visited Slovakia a number of times and about 10 young Slovak women went to Belgium at his invitation , police said on Tuesday .

<response> <person>Marc Dutroux</person> , the chief accused in <location>Belgium</location> 's sensational child murder and sex abuse case , visited <location>Slovakia</location> a number of times and about 10 young <misc>Slovak</misc> women went to <location>Belgium</location> at his invitation , police said on Tuesday . </response>


But they have difficulty remembering what happened there , perhaps because of drugs , and are unsure whether they were filmed for pornography , Rudolf Gajdos , head of the Slovak office of Interpol , told Reuters .

<response> But they have difficulty remembering what happened there , perhaps because of drugs , and are unsure whether they were filmed for pornography , <person>Rudolf Gajdos</person> , head of the <misc>Slovak</misc> office of <organization>Interpol</organization> , told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


Although Gajdos spoke of " girls " his deputy , Eva Boudova , said the case involved about 10 young women in their early 20s .

<response> Although <person>Gajdos</person> spoke of " girls " his deputy , <person>Eva Boudova</person> , said the case involved about 10 young women in their early 20s . </response>


" The police interrogated several Slovak girls who said that they had been invited by Mark Dutroux to visit Belgium , " Gajdos said .

<response> " The police interrogated several <misc>Slovak</misc> girls who said that they had been invited by <person>Mark Dutroux</person> to visit <location>Belgium</location> , " <person>Gajdos</person> said . </response>


" The girls said they went to Belgium voluntarily and the police suspect that they were used to act in pornographic films . "

<response> " The girls said they went to <location>Belgium</location> voluntarily and the police suspect that they were used to act in pornographic films . " </response>


<response> " The police suspect ( the girls ) were under the influence of drugs as some girls admitted they took unspecified pills . " </response>


" We have suspicions of a rape , but the police still have to find the victim , " Gajdos added .

<response> " We have suspicions of a rape , but the police still have to find the victim , " <person>Gajdos</person> added . </response>


Dutroux 's last visit to Slovakia was reported to have been as recent as July .

<response> <person>Dutroux</person> 's last visit to <location>Slovakia</location> was reported to have been as recent as July . </response>


Slovak police are also cooperating with Belgium in the search for An Marchal and Eefje Lambrecks , who went missing last August .

<response> <misc>Slovak</misc> police are also cooperating with <location>Belgium</location> in the search for <person>An Marchal</person> and <person>Eefje Lambrecks</person> , who went missing last August . </response>


Dutroux , 39 , who was charged last week with the abduction and illegal imprisonment of two other girls aged 14 and 12 , is one of several suspects in the Marchal and Lambrecks case .

<response> <person>Dutroux</person> , 39 , who was charged last week with the abduction and illegal imprisonment of two other girls aged 14 and 12 , is one of several suspects in the <person>Marchal</person> and <person>Lambrecks</person> case . </response>


<response> Last Saturday he led police to the bodies of two other girls , aged eight , who died of starvation this year after their abduction in June , 1995 . </response>


The Czech office of Interpol said on Friday it would neither confirm nor deny that Dutroux had been in the Czech Republic , Slovakia 's western neighbour and former federation partner .

<response> The <misc>Czech</misc> office of <organization>Interpol</organization> said on Friday it would neither confirm nor deny that <person>Dutroux</person> had been in the <location>Czech Republic</location> , <location>Slovakia</location> 's western neighbour and former federation partner . </response>


Belgian police said an officer had visited Bratislava to talk with Slovak detectives about An and Eefje and other disappearances , and he planned to go also to Prague .

<response> <misc>Belgian</misc> police said an officer had visited <location>Bratislava</location> to talk with <misc>Slovak</misc> detectives about <person>An</person> and <person>Eefje</person> and other disappearances , and he planned to go also to <location>Prague</location> . </response>


WEATHER - Conditions at CIS airports - August 27 .

<response> WEATHER - Conditions at <location>CIS</location> airports - August 27 . </response>


MOSCOW 1996-08-27

<response> <location>MOSCOW</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


No closures of airports due to bad weather are expected in the Commonwealth of Independent States on August 28 and August 29 , the Russian Weather Service said on Tuesday .

<response> No closures of airports due to bad weather are expected in the <location>Commonwealth of Independent States</location> on August 28 and August 29 , the <organization>Russian Weather Service</organization> said on Tuesday . </response>


-- Moscow Newsroom +7095 941 8520

<response> -- <organization>Moscow Newsroom</organization> +7095 941 8520 </response>


Russian serial killer strikes again .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> serial killer strikes again . </response>


MOSCOW 1996-08-27


Russian police in the Urals city of Perm are on the trail of a serial killer who has claimed his seventh victim in just a few months , Itar-Tass news agency said on Tuesday .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> police in the <misc>Urals</misc> city of <location>Perm</location> are on the trail of a serial killer who has claimed his seventh victim in just a few months , <organization>Itar-Tass</organization> news agency said on Tuesday . </response>


<response> In the latest attack , the killer raped and stabbed a young woman in a lift , leaving her body on a landing . </response>


Tass did not say exactly when it took place .

<response> <organization>Tass</organization> did not say exactly when it took place . </response>


<response> Police earlier released a suspect after women who had survived an attack failed to identify him . </response>


Russian army , Chechens open new round of talks .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> army , <misc>Chechens</misc> open new round of talks . </response>


Russia 's military commander in Chechnya began new talks with separatist chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov on Tuesday , Itar-Tass news agency said .

<response> <location>Russia</location> 's military commander in <location>Chechnya</location> began new talks with separatist chief-of-staff <person>Aslan Maskhadov</person> on Tuesday , <organization>Itar-Tass</organization> news agency said . </response>


Tass said the talks were taking place in the settlement of Novye Atagi , some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the Chechen capital Grozny .

<response> <organization>Tass</organization> said the talks were taking place in the settlement of <location>Novye Atagi</location> , some 20 km ( 12 miles ) south of the <misc>Chechen</misc> capital <location>Grozny</location> . </response>


The talks had been postponed while the Russians waited for the rebels to return arms and ammunition seized from Russian soldiers at the weekend .

<response> The talks had been postponed while the <misc>Russians</misc> waited for the rebels to return arms and ammunition seized from <misc>Russian</misc> soldiers at the weekend . </response>


The Chechens said on Monday they had returned all the weapons , which they said were seized by a renegade group .

<response> The <misc>Chechens</misc> said on Monday they had returned all the weapons , which they said were seized by a renegade group . </response>


The talks between Maskhadov and Russia 's Vyacheslav Tikhomirov are aimed at putting the finishing touches to a ceasefire sealed last week in talks with Russian security chief Alexander Lebed .

<response> The talks between <person>Maskhadov</person> and <location>Russia</location> 's <person>Vyacheslav Tikhomirov</person> are aimed at putting the finishing touches to a ceasefire sealed last week in talks with <misc>Russian</misc> security chief <person>Alexander Lebed</person> . </response>


Lebed , who met Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin on Monday to discuss the progress he made on a political settlement for the breakaway region , has been seeking a meeting with President Boris Yeltsin , who started a holiday near Moscow on Monday .

<response> <person>Lebed</person> , who met <misc>Russian</misc> Prime Minister <person>Viktor Chernomyrdin</person> on Monday to discuss the progress he made on a political settlement for the breakaway region , has been seeking a meeting with President <person>Boris Yeltsin</person> , who started a holiday near <location>Moscow</location> on Monday . </response>


Argentine bishop reminds cabinet of Commandments .

<response> <misc>Argentine</misc> bishop reminds cabinet of Commandments . </response>


BUENOS AIRES , Argentina 1996-08-27

<response> <location>BUENOS AIRES</location> , <location>Argentina</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


The Archbishop of Buenos Aires said on Tuesday the first thing he would do if elected president of Argentina would be to put up posters of the Ten Commandments in government offices .

<response> The Archbishop of <location>Buenos Aires</location> said on Tuesday the first thing he would do if elected president of <location>Argentina</location> would be to put up posters of the <misc>Ten Commandments</misc> in government offices . </response>


" They asked me what would be the first thing I would do if I were president , and I said the first thing I would do would be to resign straight away , " Archbishop Antonio Quarracino said at a sermon attended by several cabinet ministers .

<response> " They asked me what would be the first thing I would do if I were president , and I said the first thing I would do would be to resign straight away , " Archbishop <person>Antonio Quarracino</person> said at a sermon attended by several cabinet ministers . </response>


" But before going , I would have big signs put up in all government offices , those to do with justice , in all sectors , with the Ten Commandments , " he added .

<response> " But before going , I would have big signs put up in all government offices , those to do with justice , in all sectors , with the <misc>Ten Commandments</misc> , " he added . </response>


Argentina 's top Roman Catholic cleric said the Biblical commandment " Thou shalt not steal " would get special emphasis " because it has to be about the most common thing these days . "

<response> <location>Argentina</location> 's top <misc>Roman Catholic</misc> cleric said the <misc>Biblical</misc> commandment " Thou shalt not steal " would get special emphasis " because it has to be about the most common thing these days . " </response>


Quarracino and other Church leaders are regular critics of the government 's free-market economic policy .

<response> <person>Quarracino</person> and other Church leaders are regular critics of the government 's free-market economic policy . </response>


Brazil 's Eletropaulo names new president .

<response> <location>Brazil</location> 's <organization>Eletropaulo</organization> names new president . </response>


SAO PAULO 1996-08-27

<response> <person>SAO PAULO</person> 1996-08-27 </response>


Sao Paulo state power firm Eletropaulo said it has named Eduardo Bernini as new president , replacing Emmanuel Sobral , who will head a secretariat at the Transportation Ministry .

<response> <location>Sao Paulo</location> state power firm <organization>Eletropaulo</organization> said it has named <person>Eduardo Bernini</person> as new president , replacing <person>Emmanuel Sobral</person> , who will head a secretariat at the <organization>Transportation Ministry</organization> . </response>


Bernini is expected to take office Thursday , a Eletropaulo spokeswoman said .

<response> <person>Bernini</person> is expected to take office Thursday , a <organization>Eletropaulo</organization> spokeswoman said . </response>


-- Romina Nicaretta , Sao Paulo newsroom , 5511 232 4411 .

<response> -- <person>Romina Nicaretta</person> , <location>Sao Paulo</location> newsroom , 5511 232 4411 . </response>


Dutch government wo n't pay ransom for kidnap victims .

<response> <misc>Dutch</misc> government wo n't pay ransom for kidnap victims . </response>


SAN JOSE , Costa Rica 1996-08-27

<response> <location>SAN JOSE</location> , <location>Costa Rica</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


The Netherlands government has ruled out paying ransom money for a Dutch couple kidnapped from their farm , while Costa Rican authorities said on Tuesday they had no leads in the case .

<response> <location>The Netherlands</location> government has ruled out paying ransom money for a <misc>Dutch</misc> couple kidnapped from their farm , while <misc>Costa Rican</misc> authorities said on Tuesday they had no leads in the case . </response>


" We have not had contact with the kidnappers nor do we have any leads to take us to where they might be held , " Chief of Judicial Police Manuel Alvarado told Reuters .

<response> " We have not had contact with the kidnappers nor do we have any leads to take us to where they might be held , " Chief of <organization>Judicial Police</organization> <person>Manuel Alvarado</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>


Hurte Sierd Zylstra and his wife , Jetsi Hendrika Coers , both 50 , were abducted from the teak plantation they managed late Saturday or early Sunday by at least two men demanding $ 1.5 million ransom , authorities said .

<response> <person>Hurte Sierd Zylstra</person> and his wife , <person>Jetsi Hendrika Coers</person> , both 50 , were abducted from the teak plantation they managed late Saturday or early Sunday by at least two men demanding $ 1.5 million ransom , authorities said . </response>


Costa Rican officials on Monday had given different names for the couple .

<response> <misc>Costa Rican</misc> officials on Monday had given different names for the couple . </response>


Anton Schutte , an official with the embassy for Belgium , the Netherlands and Luxembourg , said the Dutch government had ruled out paying any money in ransom . "

<response> <person>Anton Schutte</person> , an official with the embassy for <location>Belgium</location> , the <location>Netherlands</location> and <location>Luxembourg</location> , said the <misc>Dutch</misc> government had ruled out paying any money in ransom . " </response>


We 're looking at a criminal act that has no political aspect as far as what we can tell , " Schutte added .

<response> We 're looking at a criminal act that has no political aspect as far as what we can tell , " <person>Schutte</person> added . </response>


A note with the ransom demand was left in the couple 's car , which was used in the kidnapping , Schutte told a news conference on Monday .

<response> A note with the ransom demand was left in the couple 's car , which was used in the kidnapping , <person>Schutte</person> told a news conference on Monday . </response>


He said the note , believed to have been hand-written in Spanish and signed by the victims , was addressed to Ebe Huizinga , another Dutch citizen who owns the tree plantation . "

<response> He said the note , believed to have been hand-written in <misc>Spanish</misc> and signed by the victims , was addressed to <person>Ebe Huizinga</person> , another <misc>Dutch</misc> citizen who owns the tree plantation . " </response>


<response> Depending on you , we will either live or die , " it said . </response>


Alvarado said the car was abandoned about 40 miles ( 60 km ) north of the couple 's house but said that did not indicate the kidnappers intended to take their victims into neighbouring Nicaragua .

<response> <person>Alvarado</person> said the car was abandoned about 40 miles ( 60 km ) north of the couple 's house but said that did not indicate the kidnappers intended to take their victims into neighbouring <location>Nicaragua</location> . </response>


The farm is in the border region where a German tourist and a Swiss tour guide were kidnapped last New Year 's Eve by a heavily armed band led by a former Nicaraguan guerrilla .

<response> The farm is in the border region where a <misc>German</misc> tourist and a <misc>Swiss</misc> tour guide were kidnapped last New Year 's Eve by a heavily armed band led by a former <misc>Nicaraguan</misc> guerrilla . </response>


<response> The two were held for 71 days until relatives paid a ransom . </response>


<response> Two of the suspected abductors have since been arrested . </response>


Venezuela unions harden towards CVG privatization .

<response> <location>Venezuela</location> unions harden towards <organization>CVG</organization> privatization . </response>


CARACAS 1996-08-27

<response> <location>CARACAS</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


A swell of protest is growing within Venezuela 's trade unions at the proposed year-end privatization of the state-owned holding company Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana ( CVG ) , CVG union leaders said Tuesday .

<response> A swell of protest is growing within <location>Venezuela</location> 's trade unions at the proposed year-end privatization of the state-owned holding company <organization>Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana</organization> ( <organization>CVG</organization> ) , <organization>CVG</organization> union leaders said Tuesday . </response>


" We oppose the way the government is proceeding with the sale , " Ramon Machuca , Sidor trade union Secretary General and member of union-based opposition party Radical Cause , told reporters .

<response> " We oppose the way the government is proceeding with the sale , " <person>Ramon Machuca</person> , <organization>Sidor</organization> trade union Secretary General and member of union-based opposition party <organization>Radical Cause</organization> , told reporters . </response>


<response> " We do n't believe the government will make its timetable , " he added . </response>


Sidor is the CVG 's steel-producing arm , slated for a December sale worth an estimated $ 1.5 billion .

<response> <organization>Sidor</organization> is the <organization>CVG</organization> 's steel-producing arm , slated for a December sale worth an estimated $ 1.5 billion . </response>


The CVG 's aluminum companies Venalum and Alucasa are also scheduled to be sold early 1997 .

<response> The <organization>CVG</organization> 's aluminum companies <organization>Venalum</organization> and <organization>Alucasa</organization> are also scheduled to be sold early 1997 . </response>


Arguing that CVG 's privatization would result in some 13,000 layoffs , compared to the government 's estimated 1,500 , CVG 's union leaders told reporters they would strike and stage protests if their concerns were not addressed .

<response> Arguing that <organization>CVG</organization> 's privatization would result in some 13,000 layoffs , compared to the government 's estimated 1,500 , <organization>CVG</organization> 's union leaders told reporters they would strike and stage protests if their concerns were not addressed . </response>


<response> " We oppose any privatization that hurts workers ' welfare and does not take into account its social impact , " they said . </response>


The opposition party Radical Cause controls all of the unionized workers at the CVG heavy industry complex and has systematically opposed all government legislation in congress .

<response> The opposition party <organization>Radical Cause</organization> controls all of the unionized workers at the <organization>CVG</organization> heavy industry complex and has systematically opposed all government legislation in congress . </response>


-- Omar Lugo , Caracas newsroom , 582 834405

<response> -- <person>Omar Lugo</person> , <location>Caracas</location> newsroom , 582 834405 </response>


Nicaraguan drunks fear " lovebite " bandit .

<response> <misc>Nicaraguan</misc> drunks fear " lovebite " bandit . </response>


MANAGUA , Nicaragua 1996-08-27

<response> <location>MANAGUA</location> , <location>Nicaragua</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Heavy drinkers in a Nicaraguan city were searching for someone who has covered them in " lovebites " while they were passed out in a drunken stupor , a local newspaper reported on Tuesday .

<response> Heavy drinkers in a <misc>Nicaraguan</misc> city were searching for someone who has covered them in " lovebites " while they were passed out in a drunken stupor , a local newspaper reported on Tuesday . </response>


The dreaded " chupabolos " -- " drunksucker " -- preys on men who have passed out in the streets of Matagalpa , 80 miles ( 130 kms ) north of Managua , placing hickey-like " lovebites " on various parts of their bodies , El Nuevo Diario reported .

<response> The dreaded " chupabolos " -- " drunksucker " -- preys on men who have passed out in the streets of <location>Matagalpa</location> , 80 miles ( 130 kms ) north of <location>Managua</location> , placing hickey-like " lovebites " on various parts of their bodies , <organization>El Nuevo Diario</organization> reported . </response>


<response> Enraged drunks and street people in this town known for its machismo have organised a so-far unsuccessful search for the culprit who finds victims in the dark streets surrounding a local market . </response>


<response> The total number of victims was still unknown . </response>


<response> The first of the victims were two vagrants who slept in an abandoned car in front of a local bank , the newspaper said . </response>


In spite of the collective fear gripping Matagalpa 's drinkers , local women expressed little sympathy .

<response> In spite of the collective fear gripping <location>Matagalpa</location> 's drinkers , local women expressed little sympathy . </response>


<response> " Its just desserts for all the ' bolos ' ( drunkards ) who sleep in the streets of our beautiful town , " said a woman who worked in the local market . </response>


Brazil likely to turn Banespa federal bank - paper .

<response> <location>Brazil</location> likely to turn <organization>Banespa</organization> federal bank - paper . </response>


SAO PAULO 1996-08-27

<response> <person>SAO PAULO</person> 1996-08-27 </response>


Brazil is likely to turn Sao Paulo state bank Banespa into a federal bank in a prior step to privatization , according to unnamed government sources , O Globo daily said .

<response> <location>Brazil</location> is likely to turn <location>Sao Paulo</location> state bank <organization>Banespa</organization> into a federal bank in a prior step to privatization , according to unnamed government sources , <organization>O Globo</organization> daily said . </response>


The newspaper said the Central Bank special administration of Banespa ends in December 30 and after that the bank has to be liquidated or turned into a federal bank since there are no conditions to return Banespa to Sao Paulo state government .

<response> The newspaper said the <organization>Central Bank</organization> special administration of <organization>Banespa</organization> ends in December 30 and after that the bank has to be liquidated or turned into a federal bank since there are no conditions to return <organization>Banespa</organization> to <location>Sao Paulo</location> state government . </response>


A Central Bank spokesman said he could not confirm or deny the report .

<response> A <organization>Central Bank</organization> spokesman said he could not confirm or deny the report . </response>


Banespa has been under central bank special temporary administration since December 1994 .

<response> <organization>Banespa</organization> has been under central bank special temporary administration since December 1994 . </response>


The central bank management could be lifted if Sao Paulo state decided to take part in the recent federal government 's plan to restructure state banks .

<response> The central bank management could be lifted if <location>Sao Paulo</location> state decided to take part in the recent federal government 's plan to restructure state banks . </response>


<response> Under the plan , the federal government would provide 100 percent of the financing needed to restructure debt of state banks being privatized , liquidated or turned into development banks . </response>


<response> It also offers to refinance up to 50 percent of the debt held by state banks whose governments decide to keep control of their banks . </response>


Although the plan was designed under terms proposed by Sao Paulo state governor Mario Covas , he has showed no interest in taking part in the plan because Sao Paulo 's debt with Banespa has increased sharply , O Globo said .

<response> Although the plan was designed under terms proposed by <location>Sao Paulo</location> state governor <person>Mario Covas</person> , he has showed no interest in taking part in the plan because <location>Sao Paulo</location> 's debt with <organization>Banespa</organization> has increased sharply , <organization>O Globo</organization> said . </response>


Sao Paulo state 's debt is now estimated at 19 billion reais .

<response> <location>Sao Paulo</location> state 's debt is now estimated at 19 billion reais . </response>


O Globo also said another delicate case to be solved involves private bank Bamerindus .

<response> <organization>O Globo</organization> also said another delicate case to be solved involves private bank <organization>Bamerindus</organization> . </response>


The newspaper said Bamerindus has sent to the Central Bank a proposal for restructuring combined with a request for a 90-day credit line , paying four percent a year plus the Basic Interest Rate of the Central Bank ( TBC ) .

<response> The newspaper said <organization>Bamerindus</organization> has sent to the <organization>Central Bank</organization> a proposal for restructuring combined with a request for a 90-day credit line , paying four percent a year plus the Basic Interest Rate of the <organization>Central Bank</organization> ( <organization>TBC</organization> ) . </response>


O Globo also said the loan would give Bamerindus time to sell assets .

<response> <organization>O Globo</organization> also said the loan would give <organization>Bamerindus</organization> time to sell assets . </response>


Bamerindus , Brazil 's fourth-largest private bank , has been facing liquidity troubles .

<response> <organization>Bamerindus</organization> , <location>Brazil</location> 's fourth-largest private bank , has been facing liquidity troubles . </response>


Bamerindus declined to comment on negotiations being held with the Central Bank .

<response> <organization>Bamerindus</organization> declined to comment on negotiations being held with the <organization>Central Bank</organization> . </response>


-- Fatima Cristina , Sao Paulo newsroom , 55-11-2324411

<response> -- <person>Fatima Cristina</person> , <location>Sao Paulo</location> newsroom , 55-11-2324411 </response>


Czech Republic 's Havel to tour Brazil in September .

<response> <location>Czech Republic</location> 's <person>Havel</person> to tour <location>Brazil</location> in September . </response>


BRASILIA 1996-08-27

<response> <location>BRASILIA</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel is scheduled to make an official visit to Brazil Sept .

<response> <location>Czech Republic</location> President <person>Vaclav Havel</person> is scheduled to make an official visit to <location>Brazil</location> Sept . </response>


15-21 , Brazil 's Foreign Relations Ministry said on Tuesday .

<response> 15-21 , <location>Brazil</location> 's Foreign Relations Ministry said on Tuesday . </response>


Havel is due to meet with his Brazilian counterpart Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the capital Brasilia and will visit the cities of Manaus , Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro .

<response> <person>Havel</person> is due to meet with his <misc>Brazilian</misc> counterpart <person>Fernando Henrique Cardoso</person> in the capital <location>Brasilia</location> and will visit the cities of Manaus , <location>Sao Paulo</location> and <location>Rio de Janeiro</location> . </response>


Also due to visit Brazil in September are South Korean President Kim Young Sam and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl .

<response> Also due to visit <location>Brazil</location> in September are <misc>South Korean</misc> President <person>Kim Young Sam</person> and <misc>German</misc> Chancellor <person>Helmut Kohl</person> . </response>


Former Argentine benevolent dictator Alejandro Lanusse dies .

<response> Former <misc>Argentine</misc> benevolent dictator <person>Alejandro Lanusse</person> dies . </response>


BUENOS AIRES 1996-08-26

<response> <location>BUENOS AIRES</location> 1996-08-26 </response>


Alejandro Lanusse , the former dictator who ruled Argentina for two years , died at age 78 on Monday .

<response> <person>Alejandro Lanusse</person> , the former dictator who ruled <location>Argentina</location> for two years , died at age 78 on Monday . </response>


Lanusse died after being brought to a hospital a week ago following a fall at home that resulted in a blood clot in the brain .

<response> <person>Lanusse</person> died after being brought to a hospital a week ago following a fall at home that resulted in a blood clot in the brain . </response>


<response> He was operated on earlier in the week but failed to recover from surgery . </response>


The former dictator , who ruled from 1971 to 1973 , was best known for allowing Juan Domingo Peron , Argentina 's famed populist leader , to return to Argentina after 17 years of forced exile .

<response> The former dictator , who ruled from 1971 to 1973 , was best known for allowing <person>Juan Domingo Peron</person> , <location>Argentina</location> 's famed populist leader , to return to <location>Argentina</location> after 17 years of forced exile . </response>


Lanusse took over the leadership of the country after five years of dictatorship .

<response> <person>Lanusse</person> took over the leadership of the country after five years of dictatorship . </response>


But unlike his two predecessors , Juan Carlos Ongania and Marcelo Levingston , who ruled Argentina with an iron hand , Lanusse steered the country toward democracy .

<response> But unlike his two predecessors , <person>Juan Carlos</person> Ongania and <person>Marcelo Levingston</person> , who ruled <location>Argentina</location> with an iron hand , <person>Lanusse</person> steered the country toward democracy . </response>


That resulted in general elections in March 1973 when the Peronists led by Hector Campora and Vicente Solano Lima returned to power .

<response> That resulted in general elections in March 1973 when the <organization>Peronists</organization> led by <person>Hector Campora</person> and <person>Vicente Solano Lima</person> returned to power . </response>


Lanusse was a candidate in the election but failed to defeat his old adversories and never returned to public office .

<response> <person>Lanusse</person> was a candidate in the election but failed to defeat his old adversories and never returned to public office . </response>


He was imprisoned for four years in 1951 for taking part in a coup attempt to overthrow Peron led by General Benjamin Menendez .

<response> He was imprisoned for four years in 1951 for taking part in a coup attempt to overthrow <person>Peron</person> led by General <person>Benjamin Menendez</person> . </response>


Lanusse 's rule saw the gradual rise of left-wing activism which culminated in another period of brutal Argentine dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 , during which the military launched its " dirty war " that resulted in 10,000 missing people .

<response> <person>Lanusse</person> 's rule saw the gradual rise of left-wing activism which culminated in another period of brutal <misc>Argentine</misc> dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 , during which the military launched its " dirty war " that resulted in 10,000 missing people . </response>


In his autobiography published in 1990 , Lanusse described himself as a military man with " democratic ideas . "

<response> In his autobiography published in 1990 , <person>Lanusse</person> described himself as a military man with " democratic ideas . " </response>


He was born in Buenos Aires in 1918 and married Ileana Bell with whom he had nine children .

<response> He was born in <location>Buenos Aires</location> in 1918 and married <person>Ileana Bell</person> with whom he had nine children . </response>


He entered the Military College in 1935 .

<response> He entered the <organization>Military College</organization> in 1935 . </response>


Ten missing in north China ship collision .

<response> Ten missing in north <location>China</location> ship collision . </response>


BEIJING 1996-08-27

<response> <location>BEIJING</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Ten people were missing after a fishing boat collided with a passenger liner and sank off China 's northeastern province of Liaoning , state radio said on Tuesday .

<response> Ten people were missing after a fishing boat collided with a passenger liner and sank off <location>China</location> 's northeastern province of <location>Liaoning</location> , state radio said on Tuesday . </response>


The fishing boat sank and its entire crew was missing after a collision with the " Tiantan " liner off the port of Dalian early on Monday , the report said .

<response> The fishing boat sank and its entire crew was missing after a collision with the " <misc>Tiantan</misc> " liner off the port of <location>Dalian</location> early on Monday , the report said . </response>


It said the liner was heading to Dalian from the northern port of Tianjin , it said .

<response> It said the liner was heading to <location>Dalian</location> from the northern port of <location>Tianjin</location> , it said . </response>


Dalian port officials , contacted by telephone , confirmed the collision but gave no further details .

<response> <location>Dalian</location> port officials , contacted by telephone , confirmed the collision but gave no further details . </response>


Matahari revises down 1996 net target .

<response> <organization>Matahari</organization> revises down 1996 net target . </response>


JAKARTA 1996-08-27

<response> <location>JAKARTA</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Indonesian department store operator PT Matahari Putra Prima said on Tuesday that it had revised down its 1996 net profit target .

<response> <misc>Indonesian</misc> department store operator <organization>PT Matahari Putra Prima</organization> said on Tuesday that it had revised down its 1996 net profit target . </response>


Matahari 's finance director , Hanifah Komala , said they revised down net profit for 1996 to 46 billion from its original target of 50 billion rupiah .

<response> <organization>Matahari</organization> 's finance director , <person>Hanifah Komala</person> , said they revised down net profit for 1996 to 46 billion from its original target of 50 billion rupiah . </response>


" We have to revised down our target due to weak sales performance in the third quarter , " said Komala .

<response> " We have to revised down our target due to weak sales performance in the third quarter , " said <person>Komala</person> . </response>


<response> He also said the company expect to record a 83 billion rupiah of net profit in 1997 . </response>


-- Jakarta newsroom +6221 384-6364

<response> -- <location>Jakarta</location> newsroom +6221 384-6364 </response>


S. Korea asked to stop China-bound missionaries .

<response> <location>S. Korea</location> asked to stop <misc>China-bound</misc> missionaries . </response>


BEIJING 1996-08-27


Beijing has called on Seoul to stop South Korean missionaries from travelling to China , a South Korean embassy spokesman said on Tuesday .

<response> <location>Beijing</location> has called on <location>Seoul</location> to stop <misc>South Korean</misc> missionaries from travelling to <location>China</location> , a <misc>South Korean</misc> embassy spokesman said on Tuesday . </response>


The appeal was made on Sunday during talks between South Korean deputy Foreign Minister Lee Ki-choo and his Chinese counterpart Tang Jiaxuan , the spokesman said .

<response> The appeal was made on Sunday during talks between <misc>South Korean</misc> deputy Foreign Minister <person>Lee Ki-choo</person> and his <misc>Chinese</misc> counterpart <person>Tang Jiaxuan</person> , the spokesman said . </response>


It is not known why China raised the issue .

<response> It is not known why <location>China</location> raised the issue . </response>


Atheist China officially bans missionary activities but often turns a blind eye to religious activities of people nominally employed as foreign language teachers , particularly in remote areas that are unable to attract other candidates .

<response> Atheist <location>China</location> officially bans missionary activities but often turns a blind eye to religious activities of people nominally employed as foreign language teachers , particularly in remote areas that are unable to attract other candidates . </response>


Hong Kong nabs blind 10-year-old illegal immigrant .

<response> <location>Hong Kong</location> nabs blind 10-year-old illegal immigrant . </response>


HONG KONG 1996-08-27

<response> <location>HONG KONG</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


A blind 10-year-old boy from China sneaked over the border into Hong Kong and was arrested as an illegal immigrant , Hong Kong police said on Tuesday .

<response> A blind 10-year-old boy from <location>China</location> sneaked over the border into <location>Hong Kong</location> and was arrested as an illegal immigrant , <location>Hong Kong</location> police said on Tuesday . </response>


He was caught by police trying to force his way into a home in the rural New Territories , a police spokesman said .

<response> He was caught by police trying to force his way into a home in the rural <location>New Territories</location> , a police spokesman said . </response>


" The boy came from China 's eastern province of Jiangsu .

<response> " The boy came from <location>China</location> 's eastern province of <location>Jiangsu</location> . </response>


<response> He was spotted by a passerby trying to climb into an apartment in the early hours of Monday morning , " the spokesman said . </response>


<response> No decision has yet been made on how to deal with the boy . </response>


Hong Kong police regularly catch hundreds of illegal immigrants and people who have overstayed their visas from mainland China and send them back .

<response> <location>Hong Kong</location> police regularly catch hundreds of illegal immigrants and people who have overstayed their visas from mainland <location>China</location> and send them back . </response>


Hong Kong , a British colony , reverts to Chinese control next year but will remain sealed off from the mainland except to a tiny trickle of legal immigrants and people with special visit permits .

<response> <location>Hong Kong</location> , a <misc>British</misc> colony , reverts to <misc>Chinese</misc> control next year but will remain sealed off from the mainland except to a tiny trickle of legal immigrants and people with special visit permits . </response>


Bosnian premier in Turkey for one day visit .

<response> <misc>Bosnian</misc> premier in <location>Turkey</location> for one day visit . </response>


ANKARA 1996-08-27

<response> <location>ANKARA</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


Bosnian Prime Minister Hasan Muratovic arrived in Ankara on Tuesday for an official visit where he is due to discuss Turkey 's aid to the former Yugoslav republic .

<response> <misc>Bosnian</misc> Prime Minister <person>Hasan Muratovic</person> arrived in <location>Ankara</location> on Tuesday for an official visit where he is due to discuss <location>Turkey</location> 's aid to the former <misc>Yugoslav</misc> republic . </response>


The premier , who is due to meet his Turkish counterpart Necmettin Erbakan on Tuesday , will also be discussing the postponed Bosnian elections , a foreign ministry official said .

<response> The premier , who is due to meet his <misc>Turkish</misc> counterpart <person>Necmettin Erbakan</person> on Tuesday , will also be discussing the postponed <misc>Bosnian</misc> elections , a foreign ministry official said . </response>


A small number of Bosnians had also begun to vote in Turkey .

<response> A small number of <misc>Bosnians</misc> had also begun to vote in <location>Turkey</location> . </response>


Muratovic is also due to meet with President Suleyman Demirel , Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller and Turkish businessman , the ministry official said .

<response> <person>Muratovic</person> is also due to meet with President <person>Suleyman Demirel</person> , Foreign Minister <person>Tansu Ciller</person> and <misc>Turkish</misc> businessman , the ministry official said . </response>


He will leave on Thursday .

<response> He will leave on Thursday . </response>


A U.S. diplomat in charge of elections in Bosnia announced earlier that municipal polls due on September 14 with other Bosnian elections would be put off because of irregularities by the Serbs in registering voters .

<response> A <location>U.S.</location> diplomat in charge of elections in <location>Bosnia</location> announced earlier that municipal polls due on September 14 with other <misc>Bosnian</misc> elections would be put off because of irregularities by the <misc>Serbs</misc> in registering voters . </response>


He said no new date had been set yet .

<response> He said no new date had been set yet . </response>


" Turkish people are watching closely the developments in Bosnia .

<response> " <misc>Turkish</misc> people are watching closely the developments in <location>Bosnia</location> . </response>


<response> We have seen elections as a step in the normalisation process , " the foreign ministry official said . </response>


New U.N. relief coordinator arrives in Iraq .

<response> New <organization>U.N.</organization> relief coordinator arrives in <location>Iraq</location> . </response>


Leon Barkho

<response> <person>Leon Barkho</person> </response>


BAGHDAD 1996-08-27

<response> <location>BAGHDAD</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


A new U.N. relief coordinator has arrived in Baghdad to take up the task of organising humanitarian goods distribution and to face Iraq 's continuing opposition over the number of international monitors to be involved .

<response> A new <organization>U.N.</organization> relief coordinator has arrived in <location>Baghdad</location> to take up the task of organising humanitarian goods distribution and to face <location>Iraq</location> 's continuing opposition over the number of international monitors to be involved . </response>


U.N. and diplomatic sources said on Tuesday that Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali had appointed Italian Gualtiero Fulcheri and sent him to Iraq last week to replace Moroccan Mohamed Zejjari .

<response> <organization>U.N.</organization> and diplomatic sources said on Tuesday that Secretary- General <person>Boutros Boutros-Ghali</person> had appointed <misc>Italian</misc> <person>Gualtiero Fulcheri</person> and sent him to <location>Iraq</location> last week to replace <misc>Moroccan</misc> <person>Mohamed Zejjari</person> . </response>


One diplomat said Iraq and U.N. were still in disagreement on how many international observers would be required to ascertain the equitable distribution of humanitarian supplies that will be procured under Baghdad 's oil deal with U.N .

<response> One diplomat said <location>Iraq</location> and <organization>U.N.</organization> were still in disagreement on how many international observers would be required to ascertain the equitable distribution of humanitarian supplies that will be procured under <location>Baghdad</location> 's oil deal with U.N . </response>


" The United Nations would like to employ hundreds of foreign monitors .

<response> " The <organization>United Nations</organization> would like to employ hundreds of foreign monitors . </response>


Baghdad says it can only accept a few dozens , " said the diplomat .

<response> <location>Baghdad</location> says it can only accept a few dozens , " said the diplomat . </response>


Baghdad holds that the Iraq-U.N. memorandum of understanding on partial oil sales signed last June does not specify how many foreign observers should be stationed in Iraq .

<response> <location>Baghdad</location> holds that the <misc>Iraq-U.N.</misc> memorandum of understanding on partial oil sales signed last June does not specify how many foreign observers should be stationed in <location>Iraq</location> . </response>


<response> " Observation of food supplies and their distribution are still a major issue and seems the two sides have not yet filled the gap separating them , " said another diplomat . </response>


Iraq 's partial oil sales pact with U.N. , allowing crude exports worth $ 2 billion every six months , gives U.N. the right to supervise the purchase and distribution of food supplies in the country .

<response> <location>Iraq</location> 's partial oil sales pact with <organization>U.N.</organization> , allowing crude exports worth $ 2 billion every six months , gives <organization>U.N.</organization> the right to supervise the purchase and distribution of food supplies in the country . </response>


The deal is a humanitarian exception to the U.N. sanctions imposed on Iraq for invading Kuwait in 1990 which include a ban on its oil exports .

<response> The deal is a humanitarian exception to the <organization>U.N.</organization> sanctions imposed on <location>Iraq</location> for invading <location>Kuwait</location> in 1990 which include a ban on its oil exports . </response>


Fulcheri declined comment on the differences between the U.N. and Iraq , saying only : " There are several different things which still need to be done . "

<response> <person>Fulcheri</person> declined comment on the differences between the <organization>U.N.</organization> and <location>Iraq</location> , saying only : " There are several different things which still need to be done . " </response>


Fulcheri started his U.N. career in 1960 and has long experience in U.N. emergency relief in Congo , Angola , Sudan and Somalia .

<response> <person>Fulcheri</person> started his <organization>U.N.</organization> career in 1960 and has long experience in <organization>U.N.</organization> emergency relief in <location>Congo</location> , <location>Angola</location> , <location>Sudan</location> and <location>Somalia</location> . </response>


Kansas feedlot cattle market quiet , no sales - USDA .

<response> <location>Kansas</location> feedlot cattle market quiet , no sales - <organization>USDA</organization> . </response>


DODGE CITY 1996-08-27

<response> <location>DODGE CITY</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


<response> Trade was quiet , with no sales slaughter steers or heifers confirmed . </response>


Inquiry and demand very light .

<response> Inquiry and demand very light . </response>


<response> Sales confirmed week to date on 4,200 head , mostly previously contracted or formulated cattle . </response>


Confirmed - none .

<response> Confirmed - none . </response>


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Anti-abortion speaker praises Democrat tolerance .

<response> Anti-abortion speaker praises <misc>Democrat</misc> tolerance . </response>


Alan Elsner

<response> <person>Alan Elsner</person> </response>


CHICAGO 1996-08-27

<response> <location>CHICAGO</location> 1996-08-27 </response>


An anti-abortion politician addressed the Democratic convention on Tuesday , but praised the overwhelmingly pro-abortion rights party for its tolerance of his minority views .

<response> An anti-abortion politician addressed the <misc>Democratic</misc> convention on Tuesday , but praised the overwhelmingly pro-abortion rights party for its tolerance of his minority views . </response>


Rep .

<response> <misc>Rep</misc> . </response>