PRETORIA , Aug 25 - Captain Sean Fitzpatrick and his All Blacks revisited the test venue today to relive some of the magic moments of yesterday 's momentous rugby victory over South Africa , NZPA reported .

<response> <location>PRETORIA</location> , Aug 25 - Captain <person>Sean Fitzpatrick</person> and his <organization>All Blacks</organization> revisited the test venue today to relive some of the magic moments of yesterday 's momentous rugby victory over <location>South Africa</location> , <organization>NZPA</organization> reported . </response>


Most of the test 15 who beat the Springboks 33-26 to secure New Zealand 's first-ever rugby series in South Africa stood in the middle of the empty 50,000-seat Loftus Versfeld .

<response> Most of the test 15 who beat the <organization>Springboks</organization> 33-26 to secure <location>New Zealand</location> 's first-ever rugby series in <location>South Africa</location> stood in the middle of the empty 50,000-seat <location>Loftus Versfeld</location> . </response>


Magnificent , ' ' said Fitzpatrick , New Zealand 's most capped player and the world 's most capped forward .

<response> Magnificent , ' ' said <person>Fitzpatrick</person> , <location>New Zealand</location> 's most capped player and the world 's most capped forward . </response>


<response> The players relived the moves and tries , the tackles and what might have been as the emotions of victory continued . </response>


Zinzan Brooke , the only No 8 in test rugby to have scored a dropped goal when he kicked a three-pointer against England during last year 's World Cup , added a second to his name yesterday .

<response> <person>Zinzan Brooke</person> , the only No 8 in test rugby to have scored a dropped goal when he kicked a three-pointer against <location>England</location> during last year 's <misc>World Cup</misc> , added a second to his name yesterday . </response>


<response> I was right here , ' ' he said standing at the spot where he had received the ball for the kick . </response>


<response> The maul was there and I was going to go in but I thought I should hold off because we had the ball . </response>


When ( halfback ) Justin Marshall got the ball he was going to go on the openside where Jon Preston was so I emptied my lung at him to get the ball this way .

<response> When ( halfback ) <person>Justin Marshall</person> got the ball he was going to go on the openside where <person>Jon Preston</person> was so I emptied my lung at him to get the ball this way . </response>


<response> I just hit through and I was punching the air before the ball got there . </response>


It cost me a few bucks at the bar . '

<response> It cost me a few bucks at the bar . ' </response>


The decision to attempt a dropped goal was a spontaneous one , Brooke said .

<response> The decision to attempt a dropped goal was a spontaneous one , <person>Brooke</person> said . </response>


It was just like the World Cup , the ball came and the chance was there . '

<response> It was just like the <misc>World Cup</misc> , the ball came and the chance was there . ' </response>


Centre Frank Bunce said he had never felt so exhausted during a match .

<response> Centre <person>Frank Bunce</person> said he had never felt so exhausted during a match . </response>


<response> We were gutted and there was nowhere to hide , they just kept coming at you , ' ' he said . </response>


<response> I was gone in the first 20 minutes , completely exhausted , but you had no choice . </response>


There was just so much riding on it .

<response> There was just so much riding on it . </response>


<response> It 's amazing just how big this ground was yesterday . ' </response>


Two-try winger Jeff Wilson said he was so tired that he kept asking Bunce where he should be while defending .

<response> Two-try winger <person>Jeff Wilson</person> said he was so tired that he kept asking <person>Bunce</person> where he should be while defending . </response>


He told me I 'm buggered too so just hang in there ' , ' ' Wilson recalled .

<response> He told me I 'm buggered too so just hang in there ' , ' ' <person>Wilson</person> recalled . </response>


About 4000 New Zealander supporters were partying into the early hours of today in the South African capital .

<response> About 4000 <misc>New Zealander</misc> supporters were partying into the early hours of today in the <misc>South African</misc> capital . </response>


<response> Messages of goodwill continued to roll into the team hotel . </response>


All Blacks coach John Hart said Prime Minister Jim Bolger rang him today to offer his congratulations .

<response> <organization>All Blacks</organization> coach <person>John Hart</person> said Prime Minister <person>Jim Bolger</person> rang him today to offer his congratulations . </response>


<response> He thanked us on behalf of the country , which is really nice for the team , and I understand we had tremendous support at home . ' </response>


Australian Rules - AFL results and standings .

<response> <misc>Australian Rules</misc> - <organization>AFL</organization> results and standings . </response>


MELBOURNE 1996-08-26

<response> <location>MELBOURNE</location> 1996-08-26 </response>


Results of Australian Rules matches played at the weekend .

<response> Results of <misc>Australian Rules</misc> matches played at the weekend . </response>


Played Sunday :


Adelaide 14.12 ( 96 ) Collingwood 24 .

<response> <organization>Adelaide</organization> 14.12 ( 96 ) <organization>Collingwood</organization> 24 . </response>


9 ( 153 )


West Coast 24 .

<response> <organization>West Coast</organization> 24 . </response>


7 ( 151 ) Melbourne 11.12 ( 78 )

<response> 7 ( 151 ) <organization>Melbourne</organization> 11.12 ( 78 ) </response>


Richmond 28.19 ( 187 ) Fitzroy 5 .

<response> <organization>Richmond</organization> 28.19 ( 187 ) <organization>Fitzroy</organization> 5 . </response>


6 ( 36 )


Played Saturday :

<response> Played Saturday : </response>


Carlton 13.18 ( 96 ) Footscray 9.12 ( 66 )

<response> <organization>Carlton</organization> 13.18 ( 96 ) <organization>Footscray</organization> 9.12 ( 66 ) </response>


Essendon 14.16 ( 100 ) Sydney 12.10 ( 82 )

<response> <organization>Essendon</organization> 14.16 ( 100 ) <organization>Sydney</organization> 12.10 ( 82 ) </response>


St Kilda 9 .

<response> <organization>St Kilda</organization> 9 . </response>


9 ( 63 ) Hawthorn 12 .

<response> 9 ( 63 ) <organization>Hawthorn</organization> 12 . </response>


8 ( 80 )


Brisbane 10.11 ( 71 ) Fremantle 10.10 ( 70 )

<response> <organization>Brisbane</organization> 10.11 ( 71 ) <organization>Fremantle</organization> 10.10 ( 70 ) </response>


Played Friday :


North Melbourne 14.12 ( 96 ) Geelong 16.13 ( 109 )

<response> <organization>North Melbourne</organization> 14.12 ( 96 ) <organization>Geelong</organization> 16.13 ( 109 ) </response>


<response> Standings ( tabulate under played , won , drawn , lost , points for , against , percentage , total points ) : </response>


Brisbane 21 15 1 5 2123 1631 130.2 62

<response> <organization>Brisbane</organization> 21 15 1 5 2123 1631 130.2 62 </response>


Sydney 21 15 1 5 2067 1687 122.5 62

<response> <organization>Sydney</organization> 21 15 1 5 2067 1687 122.5 62 </response>


West Coast 21 15 0 6 2151 1673 128.6 60

<response> <organization>West Coast</organization> 21 15 0 6 2151 1673 128.6 60 </response>


North Melbourne 21 15 0 6 2385 1873 127.3 60

<response> <organization>North Melbourne</organization> 21 15 0 6 2385 1873 127.3 60 </response>


Carlton 21 14 0 7 2009 1844 108.9 56

<response> <organization>Carlton</organization> 21 14 0 7 2009 1844 108.9 56 </response>


Geelong 21 13 1 7 2288 1940 117.9 54

<response> <organization>Geelong</organization> 21 13 1 7 2288 1940 117.9 54 </response>


Essendon 21 13 1 7 2130 1947 109.4 54

<response> <organization>Essendon</organization> 21 13 1 7 2130 1947 109.4 54 </response>


Richmond 21 11 0 10 2173 1803 120.5 44

<response> <organization>Richmond</organization> 21 11 0 10 2173 1803 120.5 44 </response>


Hawthorn 21 10 1 10 1791 1820 98.4 42

<response> <organization>Hawthorn</organization> 21 10 1 10 1791 1820 98.4 42 </response>


St Kilda 21 9 0 12 1909 1958 97.5 36

<response> <organization>St Kilda</organization> 21 9 0 12 1909 1958 97.5 36 </response>


Collingwood 21 8 0 13 2103 2091 100.6 32

<response> <organization>Collingwood</organization> 21 8 0 13 2103 2091 100.6 32 </response>


Adelaide 21 8 0 13 2158 2183 98.9 32

<response> <organization>Adelaide</organization> 21 8 0 13 2158 2183 98.9 32 </response>


Melbourne 21 7 0 14 1642 2361 69.5 28

<response> <organization>Melbourne</organization> 21 7 0 14 1642 2361 69.5 28 </response>


Fremantle 21 6 0 15 1673 1912 87.5 24

<response> <organization>Fremantle</organization> 21 6 0 15 1673 1912 87.5 24 </response>


Footscray 21 5 1 15 1578 2060 76.6 22

<response> <organization>Footscray</organization> 21 5 1 15 1578 2060 76.6 22 </response>


Fitzroy 21 1 0 20 1381 2778 49.7 4

<response> <organization>Fitzroy</organization> 21 1 0 20 1381 2778 49.7 4 </response>


-- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 9373-1800

<response> -- <organization>Sydney Newsroom</organization> 61-2 9373-1800 </response>


Rugby league-Australian rugby league results .

<response> Rugby <misc>league-Australian</misc> rugby league results . </response>


SYDNEY 1996-08-26

<response> <location>SYDNEY</location> 1996-08-26 </response>


Results of Australian rugby league matches played at the weekend .

<response> Results of <misc>Australian</misc> rugby league matches played at the weekend . </response>


Played Sunday :


Sydney Bulldogs 17 South Queensland 16 Brisbane 38 Gold Coast 10

<response> <organization>Sydney Bulldogs</organization> 17 <organization>South Queensland</organization> 16 <organization>Brisbane</organization> 38 <organization>Gold Coast</organization> 10 </response>


North Sydney 46 South Sydney 4

<response> <organization>North Sydney</organization> 46 <organization>South Sydney</organization> 4 </response>


Illawarra 42 Penrith 2

<response> <organization>Illawarra</organization> 42 <organization>Penrith</organization> 2 </response>


St George 20 North Queensland 24

<response> <organization>St George</organization> 20 <organization>North Queensland</organization> 24 </response>


Manly 42 Western Suburbs 12

<response> <organization>Manly</organization> 42 <organization>Western Suburbs</organization> 12 </response>


Played Saturday :

<response> Played Saturday : </response>


Parramatta 14 Sydney Tigers 26

<response> <organization>Parramatta</organization> 14 <organization>Sydney Tigers</organization> 26 </response>


Newcastle 24 Western Reds 20

<response> <organization>Newcastle</organization> 24 <organization>Western Reds</organization> 20 </response>


Played Friday :


Canberra 30 Auckland 6

<response> <organization>Canberra</organization> 30 <organization>Auckland</organization> 6 </response>


-- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 9373-1800


South Africa yet to hear from apartheid enforcers .

<response> <location>South Africa</location> yet to hear from apartheid enforcers . </response>


Anton Ferreira

<response> <person>Anton Ferreira</person> </response>


CAPE TOWN 1996-08-25

<response> <location>CAPE TOWN</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


South Africa 's truth commission begins issuing subpoenas this week in a bid to dig beneath the political rationales and find the sinister figures who have the blood of the country 's race war on their hands .

<response> <location>South Africa</location> 's truth commission begins issuing subpoenas this week in a bid to dig beneath the political rationales and find the sinister figures who have the blood of the country 's race war on their hands . </response>


Leaders of the major parties involved , from right-wing whites to radical blacks , appeared before Archbishop Desmond Tutu 's Truth and Reconciliation Commission last week to paint the broad picture of their actions for or against apartheid .

<response> Leaders of the major parties involved , from right-wing whites to radical blacks , appeared before Archbishop <person>Desmond Tutu</person> 's <organization>Truth and Reconciliation Commission</organization> last week to paint the broad picture of their actions for or against apartheid . </response>


Most , including former president F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress Deputy President Thabo Mbeki , offered apologies for any mistakes they had made and accepted broad responsibility for the actions of their foot soldiers .

<response> Most , including former president <person>F.W. de Klerk</person> and <organization>African National Congress</organization> Deputy President <person>Thabo Mbeki</person> , offered apologies for any mistakes they had made and accepted broad responsibility for the actions of their foot soldiers . </response>


But none named those guilty of ordering or carrying out any of the gross violations of human rights which Tutu is investigating .

<response> But none named those guilty of ordering or carrying out any of the gross violations of human rights which <person>Tutu</person> is investigating . </response>


Human rights lawyer Brian Currin said the hearings last week were not intended as a form of confessional and that those who personally committed crimes during apartheid would testify only before a separate arm of the commission , the amnesty committee .

<response> Human rights lawyer <person>Brian Currin</person> said the hearings last week were not intended as a form of confessional and that those who personally committed crimes during apartheid would testify only before a separate arm of the commission , the amnesty committee . </response>


<response> " I do n't think one should have expected more than what one got , " he said . " </response>


<response> That was not the amnesty committee where perpetrators are expected to open their hearts and souls and to tell it all . " </response>


<response> The commission , which has the power to grant amnesty to those who confess to abuses , has begun hearing the testimony from people already in jail for their deeds . </response>


But others , such as self-confessed secret police hit-squad leader Dirk Coetzee , have yet to testify .

<response> But others , such as self-confessed secret police hit-squad leader <person>Dirk Coetzee</person> , have yet to testify . </response>


Tutu 's deputy chairman , Alex Boraine , told reporters the commission would begin issuing subpoenas to suspects who refused to appear voluntarily some time this week .

<response> <person>Tutu</person> 's deputy chairman , <person>Alex Boraine</person> , told reporters the commission would begin issuing subpoenas to suspects who refused to appear voluntarily some time this week . </response>


He added that former hardline apartheid president P.W. Botha could be among those called .

<response> He added that former hardline apartheid president <person>P.W. Botha</person> could be among those called . </response>


But Currin , who is advising several people regarded as perpetrators , said this was not the best way to achieve the commission 's aims .

<response> But <person>Currin</person> , who is advising several people regarded as perpetrators , said this was not the best way to achieve the commission 's aims . </response>


<response> " A person can be forced to appear , but the only way one is going to get to the truth in its totality is if people feel it is a good idea to go to the amnesty committee . </response>


At the moment this is not the case . "

<response> At the moment this is not the case . " </response>


He cited Coetzee , who was charged with murder after confessing in media interviews to dirty tricks .

<response> He cited <person>Coetzee</person> , who was charged with murder after confessing in media interviews to dirty tricks . </response>


<response> His trial is due to start in December but the truth commission intends to decide on his amnesty application before that . </response>


Currin said the law had to be changed so all judicial prosecutions were automatically suspended for those who approached the truth commission .

<response> <person>Currin</person> said the law had to be changed so all judicial prosecutions were automatically suspended for those who approached the truth commission . </response>


Last week 's submissions to the commission by the ANC , de Klerk 's National Party and the right-wing Freedom Front of General Constand Viljoen left many South Africans unsatisfied .

<response> Last week 's submissions to the commission by the <organization>ANC</organization> , <person>de Klerk</person> 's <organization>National Party</organization> and the right-wing <organization>Freedom Front</organization> of General <person>Constand Viljoen</person> left many <misc>South Africans</misc> unsatisfied . </response>


Boraine said the picture was incomplete because officers of the apartheid-era security forces had yet to make their scheduled , separate submission , but one black caller to a radio talk show declared :

<response> <person>Boraine</person> said the picture was incomplete because officers of the apartheid-era security forces had yet to make their scheduled , separate submission , but one black caller to a radio talk show declared : </response>


<response> " This whole thing is utterly useless , it does n't help us at all . </response>


<response> What the people expect is to have houses , to have jobs . " </response>


Political scientist Jannie Gagiano said he doubted that the National Party , which implemented apartheid in 1948 and began dismantling it in 1990 , felt it carried a burden of guilt and needed to be exculpated through the commission .

<response> Political scientist <person>Jannie Gagiano</person> said he doubted that the <organization>National Party</organization> , which implemented apartheid in 1948 and began dismantling it in 1990 , felt it carried a burden of guilt and needed to be exculpated through the commission . </response>


<response> " Therefore I have some doubts about achieving some form of reconciliation . </response>


<response> One has to feel a bit guilty to feel the need for reconciling yourself to a historical adversary , " he said . </response>


Professor Tom Lodge of the University of the Witwatersrand demurred , saying :

<response> Professor <person>Tom Lodge</person> of the <organization>University of the Witwatersrand</organization> demurred , saying : </response>


" In the irritation , in the jokes , in the anger that white South Africans express about the commission , I think there 's a moral uneasiness , and I think that 's healthy .

<response> " In the irritation , in the jokes , in the anger that white <misc>South Africans</misc> express about the commission , I think there 's a moral uneasiness , and I think that 's healthy . </response>


<response> Responsibility is percolating downwards . " </response>


Moslem refugees seek to vote in Serb-held town .

<response> <misc>Moslem</misc> refugees seek to vote in <misc>Serb-held</misc> town . </response>


Samir Arnaut

<response> <person>Samir Arnaut</person> </response>


MATUZICI , Bosnia 1996-08-25

<response> <location>MATUZICI</location> , <location>Bosnia</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Thousands of Moslem refugees denounced Bosnia 's elections as a farce on Sunday because Serb incomers would be able to vote in their old home town , cementing partition of the country .

<response> Thousands of <misc>Moslem</misc> refugees denounced <location>Bosnia</location> 's elections as a farce on Sunday because <misc>Serb</misc> incomers would be able to vote in their old home town , cementing partition of the country . </response>


They said they were ready to force their way back across post-war ethnic lines to Serb-held Doboj , one of several towns where NATO troops fear violence involving refugees determined to vote where they once lived .

<response> They said they were ready to force their way back across post-war ethnic lines to <misc>Serb-held</misc> <location>Doboj</location> , one of several towns where <organization>NATO</organization> troops fear violence involving refugees determined to vote where they once lived . </response>


The refugees , rallying in Matuzici on government territory two km from Doboj in northeast Bosnia , waved banners calling the polls a farce staged by the United Nations and the European Union . "

<response> The refugees , rallying in <location>Matuzici</location> on government territory two km from <location>Doboj</location> in northeast <location>Bosnia</location> , waved banners calling the polls a farce staged by the <organization>United Nations</organization> and the <organization>European Union</organization> . " </response>


We demand to vote in Doboj , " other banners said .

<response> We demand to vote in <location>Doboj</location> , " other banners said . </response>


Bosnia 's Moslem-led central government and many displaced Moslems are angered by a key provision of the Western-organised September 14 elections allowing people to vote in post-war " new places of residence . "

<response> <location>Bosnia</location> 's <misc>Moslem-led</misc> central government and many displaced <misc>Moslems</misc> are angered by a key provision of the <misc>Western-organised</misc> September 14 elections allowing people to vote in post-war " new places of residence . " </response>


As a result , separatist Serb authorities have packed former Moslem majority towns with refugees of their own or registered other Serbs to vote there .

<response> As a result , separatist <misc>Serb</misc> authorities have packed former <misc>Moslem</misc> majority towns with refugees of their own or registered other <misc>Serbs</misc> to vote there . </response>


Critics say that what was billed as an electoral process to reintegrate Bosnia as a single , multi-ethnic state is shaping up as a referendum on partition , de facto or de jure .

<response> Critics say that what was billed as an electoral process to reintegrate <location>Bosnia</location> as a single , multi-ethnic state is shaping up as a referendum on partition , de facto or de jure . </response>


" Only our physical presence in Doboj will mean that the Dayton peace treaty has truly been implemented , " Edhem Efendija Camdzic , Doboj 's Islamic imam-in-exile , told the refugees .

<response> " Only our physical presence in <location>Doboj</location> will mean that the <location>Dayton</location> peace treaty has truly been implemented , " <person>Edhem Efendija Camdzic</person> , <location>Doboj</location> 's <misc>Islamic</misc> imam-in-exile , told the refugees . </response>


" The main point of this rally is to highlight to the world powers what misfortune they brought upon us , " said Reuf Mehemdagic , head of Doboj municipality-in-exile .

<response> " The main point of this rally is to highlight to the world powers what misfortune they brought upon us , " said <person>Reuf Mehemdagic</person> , head of <location>Doboj</location> municipality-in-exile . </response>


" Eleven thousand Serbs who came from elsewhere to Doboj will vote there .

<response> " Eleven thousand <misc>Serbs</misc> who came from elsewhere to <location>Doboj</location> will vote there . </response>


How can we then expect the reintegration of Bosnia ?

<response> How can we then expect the reintegration of <location>Bosnia</location> ? </response>


<response> But no one will stop us from returning to our homes . " </response>


Mirhunisa Komarica , a government refugee official , said : " We want to vote where we were thrown out from .

<response> <person>Mirhunisa Komarica</person> , a government refugee official , said : " We want to vote where we were thrown out from . </response>


<response> This is a protest of warning and the next step is entering our town using all means possible , so let them shoot . " </response>


Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic , a Moslem , told the refugees : " We have a message for the Serbs who are now in our homes not to plan the future of their children there because there will be no good fortune in that . "

<response> <misc>Bosnian</misc> Vice President <person>Ejup Ganic</person> , a <misc>Moslem</misc> , told the refugees : " We have a message for the <misc>Serbs</misc> who are now in our homes not to plan the future of their children there because there will be no good fortune in that . " </response>


To loud applause , he added : " We will enter Doboj , untie the Doboj knot and ensure free movement for all .

<response> To loud applause , he added : " We will enter <location>Doboj</location> , untie the <location>Doboj</location> knot and ensure free movement for all . </response>


We have to enter Doboj to free the Serbs from their own ( separatist ) politics . "

<response> We have to enter <location>Doboj</location> to free the <misc>Serbs</misc> from their own ( separatist ) politics . " </response>


The Dayton peace accords guaranteed refugees the right to return to their homes and ensured freedom of movement across ethnic lines .

<response> The <location>Dayton</location> peace accords guaranteed refugees the right to return to their homes and ensured freedom of movement across ethnic lines . </response>


But local police , controlled by nationalist parties in Moslem , Serb and Croat sectors of Bosnia , and civilian mobs have turned ceasefire lines into virtually impassable borders .

<response> But local police , controlled by nationalist parties in <misc>Moslem</misc> , <misc>Serb</misc> and <misc>Croat</misc> sectors of <location>Bosnia</location> , and civilian mobs have turned ceasefire lines into virtually impassable borders . </response>


The majority of refugees from Bosnia 's 1992-95 war are Moslems from the Serb-controlled north and east .

<response> The majority of refugees from <location>Bosnia</location> 's 1992-95 war are <misc>Moslems</misc> from the <misc>Serb-controlled</misc> north and east . </response>


NATO-led peace troops beefed up their presence in the Doboj area on Sunday to deter any sudden emotional attempt by the refugees to cross the Inter-Entity Boundary Line into Doboj .

<response> <misc>NATO-led</misc> peace troops beefed up their presence in the <location>Doboj</location> area on Sunday to deter any sudden emotional attempt by the refugees to cross the <location>Inter-Entity Boundary Line</location> into <location>Doboj</location> . </response>


<response> But the crowd dispersed without incident . </response>


Moslems and Serbs have scuffled several times along the line in the past when Moslem refugees tried to surge into the town .

<response> <misc>Moslems</misc> and <misc>Serbs</misc> have scuffled several times along the line in the past when <misc>Moslem</misc> refugees tried to surge into the town . </response>


Eight killed in Moscow casino blaze .

<response> Eight killed in <location>Moscow</location> casino blaze . </response>


MOSCOW 1996-08-25

<response> <location>MOSCOW</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Eight people died on Sunday in a blaze at a Moscow casino which the fire service said might have been started deliberately , Interfax news agency said .

<response> Eight people died on Sunday in a blaze at a <location>Moscow</location> casino which the fire service said might have been started deliberately , <organization>Interfax</organization> news agency said . </response>


The number of casinos has soared in Moscow since the collapse of communism .

<response> The number of casinos has soared in <location>Moscow</location> since the collapse of communism . </response>


<response> The mayor has said he wants to cut their number to five as part of a war against organised crime . </response>


President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree on fighting crime in July and handed wide-ranging powers to security chief Alexander Lebed , currently engaged in making peace in breakaway Chechnya .

<response> President <person>Boris Yeltsin</person> signed a decree on fighting crime in July and handed wide-ranging powers to security chief <person>Alexander Lebed</person> , currently engaged in making peace in breakaway <location>Chechnya</location> . </response>


Russian troops start pullout , but not in Grozny .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> troops start pullout , but not in <location>Grozny</location> . </response>


SHATOI , Russia 1996-08-25

<response> <location>SHATOI</location> , <location>Russia</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Russian troops began to pull out from southern Chechnya on Sunday under a ceasefire agreement between Russian security chief Alexander Lebed and rebel leaders .

<response> <misc>Russian</misc> troops began to pull out from southern <location>Chechnya</location> on Sunday under a ceasefire agreement between <misc>Russian</misc> security chief <person>Alexander Lebed</person> and rebel leaders . </response>


But in the capital Grozny , the commander of Russian Interior Ministry forces in Chechnya , General Anatoly Shkirko , told Interfax news agency he was delaying a pullout of troops there after a group of Chechens disarmed an armoured column .

<response> But in the capital <location>Grozny</location> , the commander of <misc>Russian</misc> Interior Ministry forces in <location>Chechnya</location> , General <person>Anatoly Shkirko</person> , told <organization>Interfax</organization> news agency he was delaying a pullout of troops there after a group of <misc>Chechens</misc> disarmed an armoured column . </response>


Reuters cameraman Liutauras Stremaitis said a column of around 40 vehicles , including tanks , armoured personnel carriers , artillery cannons and lorries , escorted by Chechen rebels , pulled out of the village of Shatoi towards the border , around 50 km ( 31 miles ) to the north .

<response> <organization>Reuters</organization> cameraman <person>Liutauras Stremaitis</person> said a column of around 40 vehicles , including tanks , armoured personnel carriers , artillery cannons and lorries , escorted by <misc>Chechen</misc> rebels , pulled out of the village of <location>Shatoi</location> towards the border , around 50 km ( 31 miles ) to the north . </response>


In Grozny , Shkirko told Interfax he was suspending the pullout of troops from the capital until weapons seized by the Chechens were returned .

<response> In <location>Grozny</location> , <person>Shkirko</person> told <organization>Interfax</organization> he was suspending the pullout of troops from the capital until weapons seized by the <misc>Chechens</misc> were returned . </response>


Chechen rebel spokesman Movladi Udugov confirmed the weapons had been seized but that it was a maverick group of Chechens .

<response> <misc>Chechen</misc> rebel spokesman <person>Movladi Udugov</person> confirmed the weapons had been seized but that it was a maverick group of <misc>Chechens</misc> . </response>


<response> He said later that the rebels had handed them over . </response>


The pullout of the Russian troops is a key element of the peace plan brokered by Lebed , which aims to end the 20-month Chechnya conflict .

<response> The pullout of the <misc>Russian</misc> troops is a key element of the peace plan brokered by <person>Lebed</person> , which aims to end the 20-month <location>Chechnya</location> conflict . </response>


Leftist Mexican armed group says troops in capital .

<response> Leftist <misc>Mexican</misc> armed group says troops in capital . </response>


MEXICO CITY 1996-08-25

<response> <location>MEXICO CITY</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


The leftist Popular Revolutionary Army ( EPR ) in a published report on Sunday said it operated throughout Mexico , including the capital , and denied government assertions it was isolated to one state .

<response> The leftist <organization>Popular Revolutionary Army</organization> ( <organization>EPR</organization> ) in a published report on Sunday said it operated throughout <location>Mexico</location> , including the capital , and denied government assertions it was isolated to one state . </response>


Commanders " Vicente " and " Oscar " , guarded by a dozen EPR gunmen , said in an interview with La Jornada outside Mexico City that the armed group was committed to overthrowing the government .

<response> Commanders " <person>Vicente</person> " and " <person>Oscar</person> " , guarded by a dozen <organization>EPR</organization> gunmen , said in an interview with <organization>La Jornada</organization> outside <location>Mexico City</location> that the armed group was committed to overthrowing the government . </response>


" They ( government officials ) want to present us before public opinion as a local problem , as just being from Guerrero and as irrational radicals , " Commander Oscar told La Jornada .

<response> " They ( government officials ) want to present us before public opinion as a local problem , as just being from <location>Guerrero</location> and as irrational radicals , " Commander <person>Oscar</person> told <organization>La Jornada</organization> . </response>


They said the ERP , whose fighters first appeared wearing military fatigues and brandishing assault rifles in the southwestern state of Guerrero on June 28 , had a 23,000-strong membership , but this could not be confirmed independently .

<response> They said the <organization>ERP</organization> , whose fighters first appeared wearing military fatigues and brandishing assault rifles in the southwestern state of <location>Guerrero</location> on June 28 , had a 23,000-strong membership , but this could not be confirmed independently . </response>


La Jornada also reported on Sunday that the Mexican Army has discovered a 37-page , EPR manual detailing guerrilla tactics and strategies .

<response> <organization>La Jornada</organization> also reported on Sunday that the <organization>Mexican Army</organization> has discovered a 37-page , <organization>EPR</organization> manual detailing guerrilla tactics and strategies . </response>


It quoted the manual as saying : " The objective of the Basic Course on War is to provide for combatants of the EPR basic military knowledge for the armed conflict against the police and military apparatus of the bourgeoisie . "

<response> It quoted the manual as saying : " The objective of the Basic Course on War is to provide for combatants of the <organization>EPR</organization> basic military knowledge for the armed conflict against the police and military apparatus of the bourgeoisie . " </response>


It was the second time armed " commanders " of the EPR have granted interviews outside Guerrero state , an extremely poor and volatile region where leftist protesters often have clashed violently with authorities .

<response> It was the second time armed " commanders " of the <organization>EPR</organization> have granted interviews outside <location>Guerrero</location> state , an extremely poor and volatile region where leftist protesters often have clashed violently with authorities . </response>


Unlike the better known and unrelated Zapatista rebels in southeastern Chiapas state , the EPR has never taken on the army in direct combat , according to official reports .

<response> Unlike the better known and unrelated <organization>Zapatista</organization> rebels in southeastern <location>Chiapas</location> state , the <organization>EPR</organization> has never taken on the army in direct combat , according to official reports . </response>


There have only been a few skirmishes in Guerrero in which a handful of police , soldiers and civilians have been killed or injured .

<response> There have only been a few skirmishes in <location>Guerrero</location> in which a handful of police , soldiers and civilians have been killed or injured . </response>


Ten people gunned down in northwest Colombia .

<response> Ten people gunned down in northwest <location>Colombia</location> . </response>


BOGOTA , Colombia 1996-08-25

<response> <location>BOGOTA</location> , <location>Colombia</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Unidentified gunmen dragged 10 men out ot their homes in a rural area of Colombia 's northwest province of Antioquia and shot them to death , authorities said on Sunday .

<response> Unidentified gunmen dragged 10 men out ot their homes in a rural area of <location>Colombia</location> 's northwest province of <location>Antioquia</location> and shot them to death , authorities said on Sunday . </response>


Police said the killings occurred on Saturday morning in the municipality of Anza but news of the massacre only reached the provincial capital of Medellin early on Sunday .

<response> Police said the killings occurred on Saturday morning in the municipality of <location>Anza</location> but news of the massacre only reached the provincial capital of <location>Medellin</location> early on Sunday . </response>


Anza is only 20 miles ( 30 km ) west of Medellin , but there are no roads linking it directly to the city .

<response> <location>Anza</location> is only 20 miles ( 30 km ) west of <location>Medellin</location> , but there are no roads linking it directly to the city . </response>


Police initially said leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ( FARC ) rebels were prime suspects in the killings .

<response> Police initially said leftist <organization>Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia</organization> ( <organization>FARC</organization> ) rebels were prime suspects in the killings . </response>


But gunmen of the left and right have killed with impunity across Antioquia for years , and there were unconfirmed reports that the latest bloodshed was the work of a right-wing paramilitary group .

<response> But gunmen of the left and right have killed with impunity across <location>Antioquia</location> for years , and there were unconfirmed reports that the latest bloodshed was the work of a right-wing paramilitary group . </response>


Port of Tauranaga year profit climbs .

<response> Port of <location>Tauranaga</location> year profit climbs . </response>


WELLINGTON 1996-08-26

<response> <location>WELLINGTON</location> 1996-08-26 </response>


Year to June 30 .

<response> Year to June 30 . </response>


( million NZ$ unless stated )

<response> ( million <misc>NZ$</misc> unless stated ) </response>


Net profit 9.050 vs 6.03

<response> Net profit 9.050 vs 6.03 </response>


Two Thai border police wounded by Burma gunmen .

<response> Two <misc>Thai</misc> border police wounded by <location>Burma</location> gunmen . </response>


MAE SOT , Thailand 1996-08-25

<response> <location>MAE SOT</location> , <location>Thailand</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Two Thai border policemen were seriously wounded on Sunday when members of a Burmese rebel splinter faction ambushed their patrol in northwest Thailand , security officers said .

<response> Two <misc>Thai</misc> border policemen were seriously wounded on Sunday when members of a <misc>Burmese</misc> rebel splinter faction ambushed their patrol in northwest <location>Thailand</location> , security officers said . </response>


The two were wounded in the early hours of Sunday when some 30 members of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army ( DKBA ) ambushed their patrol on the Thai side of the border with Burma , to the north of the town of Mae Sot .

<response> The two were wounded in the early hours of Sunday when some 30 members of the <organization>Democratic Karen Buddhist Army</organization> ( <organization>DKBA</organization> ) ambushed their patrol on the <misc>Thai</misc> side of the border with <location>Burma</location> , to the north of the town of <location>Mae Sot</location> . </response>


The Thai army commander in the area , Col Suvit Maenmuan , told reporters the DKBA , which is allied with the Rangoon military government and based in southeast Burma , had recently stepped up cross-border infiltration .

<response> The <misc>Thai</misc> army commander in the area , Col <person>Suvit Maenmuan</person> , told reporters the <organization>DKBA</organization> , which is allied with the <location>Rangoon</location> military government and based in southeast <location>Burma</location> , had recently stepped up cross-border infiltration . </response>


Suvit said the motive for their intrusions was not clear but he had ordered reinforcements to beef up security along the porous frontier .

<response> <person>Suvit</person> said the motive for their intrusions was not clear but he had ordered reinforcements to beef up security along the porous frontier . </response>


The DKBA was formed in late 1994 by hundreds of guerrillas who split from the anti-Rangoon Karen National Union ( KNU ) and allied themselves with Burmese government army , their former enemies .

<response> The <organization>DKBA</organization> was formed in late 1994 by hundreds of guerrillas who split from the <misc>anti-Rangoon</misc> <organization>Karen National Union</organization> ( <organization>KNU</organization> ) and allied themselves with <misc>Burmese</misc> government army , their former enemies . </response>


DKBA members have since launched intermittent cross-border attacks on Karen refugee camps in Thailand , where the majority of inhabitants are KNU supporters , and on Thai villages and police posts near the border .

<response> <organization>DKBA</organization> members have since launched intermittent cross-border attacks on <misc>Karen</misc> refugee camps in <location>Thailand</location> , where the majority of inhabitants are <organization>KNU</organization> supporters , and on <misc>Thai</misc> villages and police posts near the border . </response>


Bangkok has complained to Rangoon about the raids but Burmese military authorities say they have no contol over the faction .

<response> <location>Bangkok</location> has complained to <location>Rangoon</location> about the raids but <misc>Burmese</misc> military authorities say they have no contol over the faction . </response>


Thai army commanders reject the explanation , saying they have evidence the Burmese army supplies and directs the renegade ethnic minority splinter faction .

<response> <misc>Thai</misc> army commanders reject the explanation , saying they have evidence the <misc>Burmese</misc> army supplies and directs the renegade ethnic minority splinter faction . </response>


U.S. F-14 catches fire while landing in Israel .

<response> <location>U.S.</location> <misc>F-14</misc> catches fire while landing in <location>Israel</location> . </response>


JERUSALEM 1996-08-25

<response> <location>JERUSALEM</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


A U.S. fighter plane blew a tyre and caught fire while landing on Sunday at Israel 's Ben Gurion airport , an airport spokesman said .

<response> A <location>U.S.</location> fighter plane blew a tyre and caught fire while landing on Sunday at <location>Israel</location> 's <location>Ben Gurion</location> airport , an airport spokesman said . </response>


" A U.S. F-14 military plane while landing at Ben Gurion airport blew a wheel and a fire broke out , " said spokesman Yehiel Amitai , adding that the two pilots on board were not injured .

<response> " A <location>U.S.</location> <misc>F-14</misc> military plane while landing at <location>Ben Gurion</location> airport blew a wheel and a fire broke out , " said spokesman <person>Yehiel Amitai</person> , adding that the two pilots on board were not injured . </response>


<response> " Airport officials declared an emergency situation at the highest level and the fire brigade put out the flames while the plane was landing , " he said . </response>


Egypt hopes jars will reveal secrets of mummies .

<response> <location>Egypt</location> hopes jars will reveal secrets of mummies . </response>


CAIRO 1996-08-25

<response> <location>CAIRO</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Archaeologists in Egypt have found pots used by ancient Egyptians in burial rites that they say may reveal the secrets of mummification .

<response> Archaeologists in <location>Egypt</location> have found pots used by ancient <misc>Egyptians</misc> in burial rites that they say may reveal the secrets of mummification . </response>


Mohammed Saleh , director of the Egyptian Museum , told Reuters television a U.S. team found the pots , some of which contain human intestines , in a tomb built into the rocks while digging in Dahshour , a village 40 km ( 25 miles ) south of Cairo .

<response> <person>Mohammed Saleh</person> , director of the <misc>Egyptian</misc> Museum , told <organization>Reuters</organization> television a <location>U.S.</location> team found the pots , some of which contain human intestines , in a tomb built into the rocks while digging in <location>Dahshour</location> , a village 40 km ( 25 miles ) south of <location>Cairo</location> . </response>


Dahshour is the site of Egypt 's second largest pyramid , built for the pharaoh Seneferu more than 4,500 years ago .

<response> <location>Dahshour</location> is the site of <location>Egypt</location> 's second largest pyramid , built for the pharaoh <person>Seneferu</person> more than 4,500 years ago . </response>


Saleh said the team -- from New York 's Metropolitan Museum -- found four Canopic jars and two unguent jars in the tomb , which belongs to an unidentifed person who lived during the 12th Dynasty ( 1991-1786 BC ) in the Middle Kingdom .

<response> <person>Saleh</person> said the team -- from <location>New York</location> 's <location>Metropolitan Museum</location> -- found four <misc>Canopic</misc> jars and two unguent jars in the tomb , which belongs to an unidentifed person who lived during the <misc>12th Dynasty</misc> ( 1991-1786 <misc>BC</misc> ) in the <location>Middle Kingdom</location> . </response>


" This finding is important because one of the jars still contains substances and materials used in the conservation of mummies and the conservation of the intestines and all the things which were in the cavity of a person we have not identified yet , " Saleh said .

<response> " This finding is important because one of the jars still contains substances and materials used in the conservation of mummies and the conservation of the intestines and all the things which were in the cavity of a person we have not identified yet , " <person>Saleh</person> said . </response>


<response> " We hope that the analysis of such substances and liquids will reveal some secrets of the mummification process and materials used in this process , " he added . </response>


Saudi Arabia executes Pakistani man .

<response> <location>Saudi Arabia</location> executes <misc>Pakistani</misc> man . </response>


DUBAI 1996-08-25

<response> <location>DUBAI</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Saudi Arabia executed on Sunday a Pakistani man accused of belonging to an armed gang of robbers , Saudi television reported .

<response> <location>Saudi Arabia</location> executed on Sunday a <misc>Pakistani</misc> man accused of belonging to an armed gang of robbers , <misc>Saudi</misc> television reported . </response>


It quoted an Interior Ministry statement as saying Shabir Ahmad Muhammad Jalil was executed in Mecca .

<response> It quoted an <organization>Interior Ministry</organization> statement as saying <person>Shabir Ahmad Muhammad Jalil</person> was executed in <location>Mecca</location> . </response>


<response> He was the 26th person executed this year in the kingdom . </response>


Saudi Arabia beheads convicted drug smugglers , rapists , murderers and other criminals .

<response> <location>Saudi Arabia</location> beheads convicted drug smugglers , rapists , murderers and other criminals . </response>


PRESS DIGEST - Jordan - Aug 25 .

<response> PRESS DIGEST - <location>Jordan</location> - Aug 25 . </response>


AMMAN 1996-08-25

<response> <location>AMMAN</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


These are some of the leading stories in the Jordanian press on Sunday .

<response> These are some of the leading stories in the <misc>Jordanian</misc> press on Sunday . </response>


Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy .

<response> <organization>Reuters</organization> has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy . </response>


JORDAN TIMES

<response> <organization>JORDAN TIMES</organization> </response>


- King : Jordan is entering a new era .

<response> - King : <location>Jordan</location> is entering a new era . </response>


<response> No going back on democracy ; attempts to tamper with security and stability will not be tolerated . </response>


Information Minister Marwan Muasher says there is evidence that " some official parties in Iraq " were behind the disturbances in the south .

<response> Information Minister <person>Marwan Muasher</person> says there is evidence that " some official parties in <location>Iraq</location> " were behind the disturbances in the south . </response>


- King to visit Bahrain soon .

<response> - King to visit <location>Bahrain</location> soon . </response>


- Government asks senior Iraqi " diplomat " to leave , reviews status of others .

<response> - Government asks senior <misc>Iraqi</misc> " diplomat " to leave , reviews status of others . </response>


- Japanese foreign minister arrives for talks on peace process , bilateral ties .

<response> - <misc>Japanese</misc> foreign minister arrives for talks on peace process , bilateral ties . </response>


AL RAI

<response> <organization>AL RAI</organization> </response>


- Prime Minister Abdul-Karim al-Kabariti says government commited to lifting ceiling of democracy .

<response> - Prime Minister <person>Abdul-Karim al-Kabariti</person> says government commited to lifting ceiling of democracy . </response>


- Saudi Prince Sultan telephones prime minister .

<response> - <misc>Saudi</misc> Prince Sultan telephones prime minister . </response>


- Jordan releases 32 from southern town of Karak .

<response> - <location>Jordan</location> releases 32 from southern town of <location>Karak</location> . </response>


- Jordan expresses anger at conduct of some Iraqi diplomats in Amman which are incompatible with diplomatic traditions .

<response> - <location>Jordan</location> expresses anger at conduct of some <misc>Iraqi</misc> diplomats in <location>Amman</location> which are incompatible with diplomatic traditions . </response>


AD DUSTOUR

<response> <organization>AD DUSTOUR</organization> </response>


- Kabariti and parliament speaker meet to discuss ways to reactivate parliament 's legislative role .

<response> - <person>Kabariti</person> and parliament speaker meet to discuss ways to reactivate parliament 's legislative role . </response>


AL ASWAQ

<response> <organization>AL ASWAQ</organization> </response>


<response> - State security court starts investigating suspects in unrest . </response>


Netanyahu , Weizman consult on Arafat invitation .

<response> <person>Netanyahu</person> , <person>Weizman</person> consult on <person>Arafat</person> invitation . </response>


JERUSALEM 1996-08-25

<response> <location>JERUSALEM</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Israeli President Ezer Weizman , weighing a possible meeting with Yasser Arafat , consulted on Sunday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , a spokesman said .

<response> <misc>Israeli</misc> President <person>Ezer Weizman</person> , weighing a possible meeting with <person>Yasser Arafat</person> , consulted on Sunday with Prime Minister <person>Benjamin Netanyahu</person> , a spokesman said . </response>


Weizman and Netanyahu met at the president 's official Jerusalem residence and planned to speak to the media at the end of their talks , the prime minister 's spokesman said .

<response> <person>Weizman</person> and <person>Netanyahu</person> met at the president 's official <location>Jerusalem</location> residence and planned to speak to the media at the end of their talks , the prime minister 's spokesman said . </response>


Earlier , the director of the president 's office denied a report in Israel 's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that Weizman had already invited Arafat to his private home for talks in the coming week on the future of the Israel-PLO peace process .

<response> Earlier , the director of the president 's office denied a report in <location>Israel</location> 's <organization>Yedioth Ahronoth</organization> newspaper that <person>Weizman</person> had already invited <person>Arafat</person> to his private home for talks in the coming week on the future of the <misc>Israel-PLO</misc> peace process . </response>


But the official , Aryeh Shumer , said it was only fitting that Weizman and Arafat should talk after the Palestinian leader sent the Israeli president a letter which Yedioth Ahronoth reported contained an emotional appeal to save the peace proces .

<response> But the official , <person>Aryeh Shumer</person> , said it was only fitting that <person>Weizman</person> and <person>Arafat</person> should talk after the <misc>Palestinian</misc> leader sent the <misc>Israeli</misc> president a letter which <organization>Yedioth Ahronoth</organization> reported contained an emotional appeal to save the peace proces . </response>


The newspaper said Netanyahu , who is cool to meeting Arafat himself , opposed talks between Weizman and the Palestinian president .

<response> The newspaper said <person>Netanyahu</person> , who is cool to meeting <person>Arafat</person> himself , opposed talks between <person>Weizman</person> and the <misc>Palestinian</misc> president . </response>


After Moslem suicide bombers killed 59 people in Israel in February and March , Weizman called for peace efforts with the PLO to be suspended .

<response> After <misc>Moslem</misc> suicide bombers killed 59 people in <location>Israel</location> in February and March , <person>Weizman</person> called for peace efforts with the <organization>PLO</organization> to be suspended . </response>


Shumer said his current position was that the peace process must continue .

<response> <person>Shumer</person> said his current position was that the peace process must continue . </response>


PRESS DIGEST - Israel - Aug 25 .

<response> PRESS DIGEST - <location>Israel</location> - Aug 25 . </response>


JERUSALEM 1996-08-25


These are some of the leading stories in Israeli newspapers on Sunday .

<response> These are some of the leading stories in <misc>Israeli</misc> newspapers on Sunday . </response>


Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy .

<response> <organization>Reuters</organization> has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy . </response>


HAARETZ


- Palestinian President Arafat opens civilian struggle against Israel , calls on Palestinians to build in self-rule areas .

<response> - <misc>Palestinian</misc> President <person>Arafat</person> opens civilian struggle against <location>Israel</location> , calls on <misc>Palestinians</misc> to build in self-rule areas . </response>


- Seven ministers and governor of Bank of Israel will visit the United States at the end of September and in October .

<response> - Seven ministers and governor of <organization>Bank of Israel</organization> will visit the <location>United States</location> at the end of September and in October . </response>


- Israel bans plane donated by the Netherlands to Arafat to land at Gaza airport .

<response> - <location>Israel</location> bans plane donated by the <location>Netherlands</location> to <person>Arafat</person> to land at <location>Gaza</location> airport . </response>


- Former prime minister Peres to Morocco today .

<response> - Former prime minister <person>Peres</person> to <location>Morocco</location> today . </response>


YEDIOTH AHRONOTH

<response> <organization>YEDIOTH AHRONOTH</organization> </response>


- Israeli President Weizman invited Palestinian President Arafat to meet him at his private residence .

<response> - <misc>Israeli</misc> President <person>Weizman</person> invited <misc>Palestinian</misc> President <person>Arafat</person> to meet him at his private residence . </response>


- Netanyahu opposes transit camps for foreign workers facing expulsion .

<response> - <person>Netanyahu</person> opposes transit camps for foreign workers facing expulsion . </response>


- Foreign Minister Levy to visit Egypt soon .

<response> - Foreign Minister <person>Levy</person> to visit <location>Egypt</location> soon . </response>


MAARIV


- Palestinian Authority has taken over education in East Jerusalem .

<response> - <organization>Palestinian Authority</organization> has taken over education in <location>East Jerusalem</location> . </response>


- Syrian armoured columns on the move in Lebanon .

<response> - <misc>Syrian</misc> armoured columns on the move in <location>Lebanon</location> . </response>


- Shimon Peres to Morocco , will stay at king 's private residence .

<response> - <person>Shimon Peres</person> to <location>Morocco</location> , will stay at king 's private residence . </response>


JERUSALEM POST

<response> <organization>JERUSALEM POST</organization> </response>


- Palestinian Minister Erekat says Israel-PLO talks will begin by September 2 .

<response> - <misc>Palestinian</misc> Minister <person>Erekat</person> says <misc>Israel-PLO</misc> talks will begin by September 2 . </response>


- Prime minister names former general Avraham Tamir to staff after failing to establish national security council .

<response> - Prime minister names former general <person>Avraham Tamir</person> to staff after failing to establish national security council . </response>


<response> - Cabinet puts off decision on foreign workers . </response>


- Internal Security Minister Kahalani warns cabinet of increase in organised crime .

<response> - Internal Security Minister <person>Kahalani</person> warns cabinet of increase in organised crime . </response>


Voting begins in second round of Lebanese election .

<response> Voting begins in second round of <misc>Lebanese</misc> election . </response>


TRIPOLI , Lebanon 1996-08-25

<response> <location>TRIPOLI</location> , <location>Lebanon</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Voting began on Sunday in north Lebanon in the second round of parliamentary elections with 580,000 voters eligible to choose 28 members of the 128-member parliament .

<response> Voting began on Sunday in north <location>Lebanon</location> in the second round of parliamentary elections with 580,000 voters eligible to choose 28 members of the 128-member parliament . </response>


<response> A thin trickle of voters began casting their ballots in this northern port city for the five rival lists of candidates as polling stations opened at 7 a.m. ( 0400 gmt ) . </response>


Israeli president invites Arafat to home - paper .

<response> <misc>Israeli</misc> president invites <person>Arafat</person> to home - paper . </response>


JERUSALEM 1996-08-25

<response> <location>JERUSALEM</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Israeli President Ezer Weizman has invited Yasser Arafat to meet him at his private home , Israel 's biggest newspaper said on Sunday .

<response> <misc>Israeli</misc> President <person>Ezer Weizman</person> has invited <person>Yasser Arafat</person> to meet him at his private home , <location>Israel</location> 's biggest newspaper said on Sunday . </response>


The Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who has said he has no desire to hold talks with the Palestinian president , opposes the meeting due to be held this coming week .

<response> The <organization>Yedioth Ahronoth</organization> daily reported that Prime Minister <person>Benjamin Netanyahu</person> , who has said he has no desire to hold talks with the <misc>Palestinian</misc> president , opposes the meeting due to be held this coming week . </response>


The newspaper said Weizman scheduled the meeting at his private residence in the central Israeli village of Caesarea after Arafat sent him an emotional appeal " to save the peace process " .

<response> The newspaper said <person>Weizman</person> scheduled the meeting at his private residence in the central <misc>Israeli</misc> village of <location>Caesarea</location> after <person>Arafat</person> sent him an emotional appeal " to save the peace process " . </response>


Netanyahu met Weizman last Tuesday and voiced his opposition , Yedioth said .

<response> <person>Netanyahu</person> met <person>Weizman</person> last Tuesday and voiced his opposition , <organization>Yedioth</organization> said . </response>


" I am prepared to postpone the meeting under one condition -- that you give me a commitment right now to meet Arafat yourself within 10 days , " the paper quoted Weizman as telling Netanyahu .

<response> " I am prepared to postpone the meeting under one condition -- that you give me a commitment right now to meet <person>Arafat</person> yourself within 10 days , " the paper quoted <person>Weizman</person> as telling <person>Netanyahu</person> . </response>


It said Netanyahu had yet to give Weizman an answer .

<response> It said <person>Netanyahu</person> had yet to give <person>Weizman</person> an answer . </response>


The office of Israeli president is largely ceremonial .

<response> The office of <misc>Israeli</misc> president is largely ceremonial . </response>


But Weizman , a former defence minister and an architect of Israel 's peace treaty with Egypt , has spoken out frequently on the peace process with the Palestinians -- at times urging the former Labour government to slow it down .

<response> But <person>Weizman</person> , a former defence minister and an architect of <location>Israel</location> 's peace treaty with <location>Egypt</location> , has spoken out frequently on the peace process with the <misc>Palestinians</misc> -- at times urging the former <organization>Labour</organization> government to slow it down . </response>


Corporate America taking new view on compensation .

<response> Corporate <location>America</location> taking new view on compensation . </response>


Anne Murray

<response> <person>Anne Murray</person> </response>


NEW YORK 1996-08-23

<response> <location>NEW YORK</location> 1996-08-23 </response>


Corporate America is planning major changes in employee compensation in the next few years , according to a recent study .

<response> Corporate <location>America</location> is planning major changes in employee compensation in the next few years , according to a recent study . </response>


<response> What it comes down to is this : If you 're highly skilled , you 'll benefit nicely . </response>


<response> But if you 're not and cannot contribute to your employer 's goals , you 'll be paid less . </response>


The survey , conducted in late 1995 and the early part of this year by management consulting firm Towers Perrin , showed that the focus will be on an employee 's overall value to the company 's bottom line -- rather than how well an employee performs a specific task .

<response> The survey , conducted in late 1995 and the early part of this year by management consulting firm <organization>Towers Perrin</organization> , showed that the focus will be on an employee 's overall value to the company 's bottom line -- rather than how well an employee performs a specific task . </response>


Presently , for example , if an accountant 's job involves doing five specific tasks , he or she can expect a certain salary , said Sandra O'Neal , a Towers Perrin principal .

<response> Presently , for example , if an accountant 's job involves doing five specific tasks , he or she can expect a certain salary , said <person>Sandra O'Neal</person> , a <organization>Towers Perrin</organization> principal . </response>


<response> In the future , the accountant will be evaluated solely on " knowledge , skill and abilities , " she said . </response>


<response> In addition to using accounting skills , the accountant will also have to be creative , work well in a team , be sensitive to customer needs and set productivity goals . </response>


" The good news is , if you 're highly skilled and have many abilities , you 'll be paid more , " said O'Neal .

<response> " The good news is , if you 're highly skilled and have many abilities , you 'll be paid more , " said <person>O'Neal</person> . </response>


<response> " The bad news is , if you 're not skilled and ca n't contribute to a team , to customer service and the organisation 's goals , you 'll be paid less . " </response>


<response> Of the 750 mid-to-large size corporations surveyed , 81 percent had undergone a major restructuring in the last three years , and more than two-thirds reported that productivity and profits were up as result . </response>


<response> Next on the agenda for these firms is developing a new compensation structure , and 78 percent report that they are considering a new , skills-based plan for both management and non-management employees . </response>


This coming shift , O'Neal said , " is not just isolated or a fad .

<response> This coming shift , <person>O'Neal</person> said , " is not just isolated or a fad . </response>


It 's an inexorable change . "

<response> It 's an inexorable change . " </response>


After World War II , corporations adopted a " military model " creating hierarchical organisations where " the concept of defined tasks worked great , " she said .

<response> After <misc>World War II</misc> , corporations adopted a " military model " creating hierarchical organisations where " the concept of defined tasks worked great , " she said . </response>


<response> But as the economy became global , customers were more demanding and problems became more complex . </response>


" Multi-layers kept management at a distance from its customers , " O'Neal said .

<response> " Multi-layers kept management at a distance from its customers , " <person>O'Neal</person> said . </response>


<response> Now organisations must change to stay competitive . </response>


O'Neal says firms will place a greater emphasis on teams and team performance in giving raises .

<response> <person>O'Neal</person> says firms will place a greater emphasis on teams and team performance in giving raises . </response>


<response> If your team does well , you 'll do well . </response>


<response> If it does n't do well , do n't expect a raise . </response>


<response> Is this fair to an employee who can go the distance but is on a team that ca n't keep up ? </response>


" That 's an important question we used to ask a lot , " said O'Neal . "

<response> " That 's an important question we used to ask a lot , " said <person>O'Neal</person> . " </response>


It 's not a question we ask any more .

<response> It 's not a question we ask any more . </response>


<response> The more important question is -- ' Do we have results ? ' </response>


<response> To get those results , 27 percent of the companies surveyed plan to eliminate base pay increases in favour of cash bonuses and incentives , such as employee and team award programmes and education . </response>


Companies that can change their culture and view employees as business partners will do well , O'Neal said .

<response> Companies that can change their culture and view employees as business partners will do well , <person>O'Neal</person> said . </response>


<response> For example , the survey rated some participants in the survey as " high-performing " companies , based on their return on equity above 16 percent . </response>


<response> Those companies also said they already offer employees variable pay and business education , give their managers more control over pay decisions and celebrate employee and team success . </response>


" They respect employees more , they trust employees more and they value their employees more , " O'Neal said .

<response> " They respect employees more , they trust employees more and they value their employees more , " <person>O'Neal</person> said . </response>


<response> " The key to success at high-performance companies is engaging employees in a business partnership . </response>


<response> It will improve a company 's bottom line . " </response>


Belgian police arrest detective in Dutroux affair .

<response> <misc>Belgian</misc> police arrest detective in <person>Dutroux</person> affair . </response>


Geert de Clercq

<response> <person>Geert de Clercq</person> </response>


NEUFCHATEAU , Belgium 1996-08-25

<response> <location>NEUFCHATEAU</location> , <location>Belgium</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Investigators arrested a senior police detective on Sunday in connection with their inquiries into Belgium 's child sex scandal , Public Prosecutor Michel Bourlet said .

<response> Investigators arrested a senior police detective on Sunday in connection with their inquiries into <location>Belgium</location> 's child sex scandal , Public Prosecutor <person>Michel Bourlet</person> said . </response>


" Georges Zicot was arrested and will be charged with truck theft , insurance fraud and document forgery , " Bourlet told a news conference .

<response> " <person>Georges Zicot</person> was arrested and will be charged with truck theft , insurance fraud and document forgery , " <person>Bourlet</person> told a news conference . </response>


He said there had been searches at three sites on Sunday , including one at the Charleroi judicial police headquarters where Zicot worked .

<response> He said there had been searches at three sites on Sunday , including one at the <location>Charleroi</location> judicial police headquarters where <person>Zicot</person> worked . </response>


Zicot , 45 , is a specialist in tackling vehicle theft .

<response> <person>Zicot</person> , 45 , is a specialist in tackling vehicle theft . </response>


Belgian media reported that he had been questioned twice in the past two years about thefts but released both times .

<response> <misc>Belgian</misc> media reported that he had been questioned twice in the past two years about thefts but released both times . </response>


<response> He was promoted to chief detective earlier this year . </response>


Bourlet said two other people had also been arrested .

<response> <person>Bourlet</person> said two other people had also been arrested . </response>


One was Gerard Pignon , the owner of a warehouse where stolen vehicles were allegedly stored .

<response> One was <person>Gerard Pignon</person> , the owner of a warehouse where stolen vehicles were allegedly stored . </response>


The other was insurer Thierry Dehaan .

<response> The other was insurer <person>Thierry Dehaan</person> . </response>


Bourlet said the investigation into the vehicle theft ring would be added to the inquiry into the paedophile sex scandal in which five other people have already been arrested .

<response> <person>Bourlet</person> said the investigation into the vehicle theft ring would be added to the inquiry into the paedophile sex scandal in which five other people have already been arrested . </response>


He said the connection was through Bernard Weinstein , an accomplice of convicted child rapist Marc Dutroux -- the central figure in the paedophile scandal that has sent shockwaves across Europe .

<response> He said the connection was through <person>Bernard Weinstein</person> , an accomplice of convicted child rapist <person>Marc Dutroux</person> -- the central figure in the paedophile scandal that has sent shockwaves across <location>Europe</location> . </response>


Weinstein was found dead last weekend alongside the bodies of eight-year-olds Julie Lejeune and Melissa Russo in a house belonging to Detroux , who said they starved to death earlier this year , nine months after being abducted in June 1995 .

<response> <person>Weinstein</person> was found dead last weekend alongside the bodies of eight-year-olds <person>Julie Lejeune</person> and <person>Melissa Russo</person> in a house belonging to <person>Detroux</person> , who said they starved to death earlier this year , nine months after being abducted in June 1995 . </response>


Two other girls have been rescued and police are hunting for at least two more who Dutroux has admitted kidnapping a year ago .

<response> Two other girls have been rescued and police are hunting for at least two more who <person>Dutroux</person> has admitted kidnapping a year ago . </response>


" Dutroux has admitted killing Weinstein after a disagreement between the accomplices in an affair of truck theft , " Bourlet said .

<response> " <person>Dutroux</person> has admitted killing <person>Weinstein</person> after a disagreement between the accomplices in an affair of truck theft , " <person>Bourlet</person> said . </response>


Another four people were also questioned at the weekend but had not been detained , Bourlet added .

<response> Another four people were also questioned at the weekend but had not been detained , <person>Bourlet</person> added . </response>


Anne Thily , public prosecutor in the eastern city of Liege where Julie and Melissa lived , said this was a major case involving some 50 investigators -- including two from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation .

<response> <person>Anne Thily</person> , public prosecutor in the eastern city of <location>Liege</location> where <person>Julie</person> and <person>Melissa</person> lived , said this was a major case involving some 50 investigators -- including two from the <location>U.S.</location> <organization>Federal Bureau of Investigation</organization> . </response>


French 1997 budget due around September 10 - Juppe .

<response> <misc>French</misc> 1997 budget due around September 10 - <person>Juppe</person> . </response>


BREGANCON , France 1996-08-25

<response> <location>BREGANCON</location> , <location>France</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Prime Minister Alain Juppe said on Sunday the draft 1997 budget and plans for funding the social security system would be pubished around September 10 .

<response> Prime Minister <person>Alain Juppe</person> said on Sunday the draft 1997 budget and plans for funding the social security system would be pubished around September 10 . </response>


" The texts are practically ready , " he told reporters after a weekend of talks with President Jacques Chirac in a Riviera fortress .

<response> " The texts are practically ready , " he told reporters after a weekend of talks with President <person>Jacques Chirac</person> in a <location>Riviera</location> fortress . </response>


<response> The budget had been widely expected a week or so later . </response>


-- Paris newsroom +331 4221 5452

<response> -- <location>Paris</location> newsroom +331 4221 5452 </response>


19 die as bus falls in river in Pakistani Kashmir .

<response> 19 die as bus falls in river in <location>Pakistani Kashmir</location> . </response>


MUZAFFARABAD , Pakistan 1996-08-25

<response> <location>MUZAFFARABAD</location> , <location>Pakistan</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


A bus fell from a mountain road into a river in Pakistan-ruled Azad ( free ) Kashmir on Sunday , killing at least 19 people and injuring 11 , police said .

<response> A bus fell from a mountain road into a river in <misc>Pakistan-ruled</misc> <location>Azad ( free ) Kashmir</location> on Sunday , killing at least 19 people and injuring 11 , police said . </response>


They said dead included five refugees from the Indian-ruled part of Kashmir , where Moslem militants have waged a separatist revolt since early 1990 .

<response> They said dead included five refugees from the <misc>Indian-ruled</misc> part of <location>Kashmir</location> , where <misc>Moslem</misc> militants have waged a separatist revolt since early 1990 . </response>


The police said 14 of the 45 passengers on the bus died instantly when the vehicle fell into Kunar river from a narrow road leading from the state capital Muzaffarabad to the nearby Pakistani town of Garhi Habibullah northwest .

<response> The police said 14 of the 45 passengers on the bus died instantly when the vehicle fell into <location>Kunar</location> river from a narrow road leading from the state capital <location>Muzaffarabad</location> to the nearby <misc>Pakistani</misc> town of <location>Garhi Habibullah</location> northwest . </response>


Five people died later in hospital .

<response> Five people died later in hospital . </response>


North Afghan highway opening put off , radio says .

<response> <misc>North Afghan</misc> highway opening put off , radio says . </response>


ISLAMABAD 1996-08-25

<response> <location>ISLAMABAD</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


The planned reopening of Afghanistan 's main northern Salang highway as a result of peace talks with an opposition alliance has been put off until Wednesday , official Kabul Radio said on Sunday .

<response> The planned reopening of <location>Afghanistan</location> 's main northern <location>Salang</location> highway as a result of peace talks with an opposition alliance has been put off until Wednesday , official <organization>Kabul Radio</organization> said on Sunday . </response>


The embattled Afghan government said last week that the Kabul-Salang highway would be opened on Monday or Tuesday following talks with the Supreme Coordination Council alliance led by Jumbish-i-Milli movement of powerful opposition warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum .

<response> The embattled <misc>Afghan</misc> government said last week that the <location>Kabul-Salang</location> highway would be opened on Monday or Tuesday following talks with the <organization>Supreme Coordination Council alliance</organization> led by <organization>Jumbish-i-Milli</organization> movement of powerful opposition warlord General <person>Abdul Rashid Dostum</person> . </response>


<response> The radio said on Sunday the postponement of the opening had been made due to " precautions " . </response>


It did not elaborate .

<response> It did not elaborate . </response>


The Salang highway , Afghanistan 's main route to Central Asia , has been controlled by Dostum since he began fighting President Burhanuddin Rabbani 's government in Kabul in January 1994 in alliance with Hezb-i-Islami party leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar , then prime minister but rival to the president .

<response> The <location>Salang</location> highway , <location>Afghanistan</location> 's main route to <location>Central Asia</location> , has been controlled by <person>Dostum</person> since he began fighting President <person>Burhanuddin Rabbani</person> 's government in <location>Kabul</location> in January 1994 in alliance with <organization>Hezb-i-Islami</organization> party leader <person>Gulbuddin Hekmatyar</person> , then prime minister but rival to the president . </response>


Hekmatyar rejoined the government as prime minister last June under a peace pact with Rabbani and has since been trying to persuade other opposition factions to follow suit .

<response> <person>Hekmatyar</person> rejoined the government as prime minister last June under a peace pact with <person>Rabbani</person> and has since been trying to persuade other opposition factions to follow suit . </response>


Earlier this month , Jumbish denied a Kabul government statement that the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire in the north .

<response> Earlier this month , <person>Jumbish</person> denied a <location>Kabul</location> government statement that the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire in the north . </response>


Students burn Hasina effigy , battle police .

<response> Students burn <person>Hasina</person> effigy , battle police . </response>


Anis Ahmed

<response> <person>Anis Ahmed</person> </response>


DHAKA 1996-08-25

<response> <location>DHAKA</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


Students backed by opposition parties battled police and burned an effigy of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a strike in the north Bangladeshi town of Bogra on Sunday .

<response> Students backed by opposition parties battled police and burned an effigy of Prime Minister Sheikh <person>Hasina</person> during a strike in the north <misc>Bangladeshi</misc> town of <location>Bogra</location> on Sunday . </response>


The strikers barricaded streets , attacked the local office of the ruling Awami League , fought running battles with police and set alight hundreds of copies of the popular " Janakantha " newspaper , alleging it was pro-government .

<response> The strikers barricaded streets , attacked the local office of the ruling <organization>Awami League</organization> , fought running battles with police and set alight hundreds of copies of the popular " <organization>Janakantha</organization> " newspaper , alleging it was pro-government . </response>


<response> Police used batons and teargas to try to disperse students who were throwing stones and home-made bombs , witnesses said . </response>


The strike , called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( BNP ) , to denounce the deaths of four students killed by police over the last few days , coincided with a visit to the area by Hasina .

<response> The strike , called by the main opposition <organization>Bangladesh Nationalist Party</organization> ( <organization>BNP</organization> ) , to denounce the deaths of four students killed by police over the last few days , coincided with a visit to the area by <person>Hasina</person> . </response>


<response> Local officials said one policeman was killed by gunshots during clashes with pro-opposition students on Thursday . </response>


Hasina told a cross section of people at the Bogra police headquarters on Sunday that the government had already suspended three police officers and ordered a judicial probe into the violent incidents .

<response> <person>Hasina</person> told a cross section of people at the <location>Bogra</location> police headquarters on Sunday that the government had already suspended three police officers and ordered a judicial probe into the violent incidents . </response>


The prime minister offered financial grants to the families of those killed , ordered the best possible medical care for the injured and urged Bogra residents to call off the strike .

<response> The prime minister offered financial grants to the families of those killed , ordered the best possible medical care for the injured and urged <location>Bogra</location> residents to call off the strike . </response>


Opposition legislators walked out of parliament in Dhaka on Sunday denouncing " unprecedented police barbarity " against opposition students and supporters .

<response> Opposition legislators walked out of parliament in <location>Dhaka</location> on Sunday denouncing " unprecedented police barbarity " against opposition students and supporters . </response>


They renewed their call for the resignation of Home ( Interior ) Minister Rafiqul Islam .

<response> They renewed their call for the resignation of Home ( Interior ) Minister <person>Rafiqul Islam</person> . </response>


Hundreds of police raided the Dhaka university on Sunday , arresting nearly 30 outsiders who had been living in student dormitories and seizing weapons , university officials said .

<response> Hundreds of police raided the <location>Dhaka</location> university on Sunday , arresting nearly 30 outsiders who had been living in student dormitories and seizing weapons , university officials said . </response>


<response> Police stormed ten residence halls on the campus , flushed out people at gunpoint and searched their baggage . </response>


<response> They seized revolvers , sawn-off rifles , shotguns and knives . </response>


<response> The students were later allowed to return . </response>


The swoop followed the resignation of the university 's Vice-Chancellor Dr. Emajuddin Ahmed on Saturday over the deteriorating law and order situation on the campus .

<response> The swoop followed the resignation of the university 's Vice-Chancellor Dr. <person>Emajuddin Ahmed</person> on Saturday over the deteriorating law and order situation on the campus . </response>


<response> Authorities closed down the 28,000-student university on Wednedsay following gunbattles between students and police . </response>


Police said they fought armed activists from the BNP , headed by former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia .

<response> Police said they fought armed activists from the <organization>BNP</organization> , headed by former prime minister <person>Begum Khaleda Zia</person> . </response>


Hasina told police the home ministry had already given a " blanket order " to arrest terrorists and possessors of illegal firearms irrespective of their political identities .

<response> <person>Hasina</person> told police the home ministry had already given a " blanket order " to arrest terrorists and possessors of illegal firearms irrespective of their political identities . </response>


Nearly 100 students have been injured in the clashes in Dhaka and Bogra , police told reporters .

<response> Nearly 100 students have been injured in the clashes in <location>Dhaka</location> and <location>Bogra</location> , police told reporters . </response>


16 die as bus crashes in Pakistani Kashmir .

<response> 16 die as bus crashes in <location>Pakistani Kashmir</location> . </response>


MUZAFFARABAD , Pakistan 1996-08-25

<response> <location>MUZAFFARABAD</location> , <location>Pakistan</location> 1996-08-25 </response>


At least 16 people were killed and several injured on Sunday when a bus fell from a mountain road into a ravine on a river bank in Pakistan-ruled Azad ( free ) Kashmir , police said .

<response> At least 16 people were killed and several injured on Sunday when a bus fell from a mountain road into a ravine on a river bank in <misc>Pakistan-ruled</misc> <location>Azad ( free ) Kashmir</location> , police said . </response>


They said 14 out of 45 passengers on the bus died instantly when the vehicle fell from the narrow road while on its way from the state capital Muzaffarabad to the nearby Pakistani town of Garhi Habibullah in the northwest .

<response> They said 14 out of 45 passengers on the bus died instantly when the vehicle fell from the narrow road while on its way from the state capital <location>Muzaffarabad</location> to the nearby <misc>Pakistani</misc> town of <location>Garhi Habibullah</location> in the northwest . </response>


Two died later in hospital .

<response> Two died later in hospital . </response>


FEATURE - Fertile Ukraine faces drought of cash and rain .

<response> FEATURE - Fertile <location>Ukraine</location> faces drought of cash and rain . </response>


Irene Marushko

<response> <person>Irene Marushko</person> </response>


BATKIVSHCHYNA COLLECTIVE FARM , Ukraine 1996-08-26

<response> <location>BATKIVSHCHYNA COLLECTIVE FARM</location> , <location>Ukraine</location> 1996-08-26 </response>


Four shiny new green-and-yellow John Deere combines parked at this 1,750-hectare ( 4,325-acre ) farm in the grain-growing regions south of Kiev do n't fill its chief agronomist with enthusiasm .

<response> Four shiny new green-and-yellow <person>John Deere</person> combines parked at this 1,750-hectare ( 4,325-acre ) farm in the grain-growing regions south of <location>Kiev</location> do n't fill its chief agronomist with enthusiasm . </response>


" They did a good job this year , but they need good diesel and good engine oil , " said Ivan Odnosum . "

<response> " They did a good job this year , but they need good diesel and good engine oil , " said <person>Ivan Odnosum</person> . " </response>


God help us if there is a breakdown , " he said of the machinery , loaned to the farm after the Ukrainian government bought it earlier this year .

<response> <person>God</person> help us if there is a breakdown , " he said of the machinery , loaned to the farm after the <misc>Ukrainian</misc> government bought it earlier this year . </response>


<response> The country 's grain harvest this year is forecast to fall by more than 23 percent to only 28 million tonnes and two harsh factors are to blame . </response>


<response> A drought scoured the steppes in May and June , stunting the growing wheat . </response>


And the farming sector , making the painful transition from Soviet central planning to a market economy simply has no money .

<response> And the farming sector , making the painful transition from <misc>Soviet</misc> central planning to a market economy simply has no money . </response>


Ukraine 's black soil is so fertile that a diplomat described it as " rich enough to grow rubber boots " .

<response> <location>Ukraine</location> 's black soil is so fertile that a diplomat described it as " rich enough to grow rubber boots " . </response>


But recently Ukraine has been losing its reputation as a breadbasket of Europe , earned in the years before brutal forced collectivisation under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin .

<response> But recently <location>Ukraine</location> has been losing its reputation as a breadbasket of <location>Europe</location> , earned in the years before brutal forced collectivisation under <misc>Soviet</misc> dictator <person>Josef Stalin</person> . </response>


" The wheat will not be of a good quality this year , " said Hryhory Borsuk , a scientist at the Mironivka Wheat Institute , run by the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences .

<response> " The wheat will not be of a good quality this year , " said <person>Hryhory Borsuk</person> , a scientist at the <organization>Mironivka Wheat Institute</organization> , run by the <organization>Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences</organization> . </response>


" The temperature on the ground reached 62 decrees Celsius ( 143.60 Fahrenheit ) this summer .

<response> " The temperature on the ground reached 62 decrees <misc>Celsius</misc> ( 143.60 Fahrenheit ) this summer . </response>


<response> We 've never seen anything so bad , " he said in an interview in his office , unlit since the government cut off electricity because of unpaid power bills . </response>


The harvest is gathered in the dry areas , but rainfall in Western Ukraine has delayed harvesting there .

<response> The harvest is gathered in the dry areas , but rainfall in <location>Western Ukraine</location> has delayed harvesting there . </response>


While Mironivka 's scientists , some unpaid for months , carry on developing new strains of wheat resistant to Ukraine 's extreme continental climate , Borsuk said the lack of cash in Ukraine 's agricultural sector is as bad as the drought .

<response> While <organization>Mironivka</organization> 's scientists , some unpaid for months , carry on developing new strains of wheat resistant to <location>Ukraine</location> 's extreme continental climate , <person>Borsuk</person> said the lack of cash in <location>Ukraine</location> 's agricultural sector is as bad as the drought . </response>


Collective farms and Ukraine 's nascent private farming sector have no money for fertiliser , no money for herbicides and pesticides , no money to repair old or buy new machinery , no money for fuel , and none to buy good seed .

<response> Collective farms and <location>Ukraine</location> 's nascent private farming sector have no money for fertiliser , no money for herbicides and pesticides , no money to repair old or buy new machinery , no money for fuel , and none to buy good seed . </response>


<response> This year 's harvest is down from last year 's 36.5 million tonne harvest , which in turn compares with 50 million tonnes in 1990 , the year before independence . </response>


The decline is all the worse for people who recall wasteful Soviet times , when the Kremlin imported grain but priced bread so cheaply that people bought it to feed their pigs .

<response> The decline is all the worse for people who recall wasteful <misc>Soviet</misc> times , when the <location>Kremlin</location> imported grain but priced bread so cheaply that people bought it to feed their pigs . </response>


" Agriculture is very expensive , and there are no solutions to our problems on the horizon , " said Odnosum .

<response> " Agriculture is very expensive , and there are no solutions to our problems on the horizon , " said <person>Odnosum</person> . </response>


<response> He said his farm , its 260 workers now readying the fields for winter wheat sowing , expected the land to yield 5.2 tonnes per hectare ( 2.5 acres ) but ended up with 3.9 tonnes -- still better than the national average of 2.11 tonnes per hectare this year . </response>


" We did not have money for fertiliser , we 're in debt for fuel , and we 're borrowing diesel , " Odnosum said .

<response> " We did not have money for fertiliser , we 're in debt for fuel , and we 're borrowing diesel , " <person>Odnosum</person> said . </response>


A few kilometres ( miles ) down the two-lane road which passes Odnosum 's farm , where the occasional horse-drawn buggy passes by , is the 1,700-hectare ( 4,200-acre ) Shevchenko collective farm , built next to a village still neat and tidy despite post-Soviet decay .

<response> A few kilometres ( miles ) down the two-lane road which passes <person>Odnosum</person> 's farm , where the occasional horse-drawn buggy passes by , is the 1,700-hectare ( 4,200-acre ) <person>Shevchenko</person> collective farm , built next to a village still neat and tidy despite <misc>post-Soviet</misc> decay . </response>


Chief Accountant Natalya Sypron said the collective is strapped for cash , earlier this year bartering 220 tonnes of grain for diesel to fuel six rickety grain combines and tractors badly in need of repairs and basic maintenance .

<response> Chief Accountant <person>Natalya Sypron</person> said the collective is strapped for cash , earlier this year bartering 220 tonnes of grain for diesel to fuel six rickety grain combines and tractors badly in need of repairs and basic maintenance . </response>


The average family earns 160-200 million karbovanets a year ( $ 800 - $ 1,000 ) -- but many have not been paid in months , Soprun said . "

<response> The average family earns 160-200 million karbovanets a year ( $ 800 - $ 1,000 ) -- but many have not been paid in months , <person>Soprun</person> said . " </response>


<response> People are working out of their own dedication . " </response>


Borsuk said the farm sector has two options : " We can sit down and cry , or we can do something . "

<response> <person>Borsuk</person> said the farm sector has two options : " We can sit down and cry , or we can do something . " </response>


<response> He said the government plans to increase the sowing of the winter wheat which will be harvested next year . </response>


Planted in late summer and early autumn , the grain is Ukraine 's largest export item and traditionally grows better than summer wheat in Ukraine 's soil .

<response> Planted in late summer and early autumn , the grain is <location>Ukraine</location> 's largest export item and traditionally grows better than summer wheat in <location>Ukraine</location> 's soil . </response>


Further plans , he said , called for full provision of resources like fertiliser and herbicides for 25 percent of Ukraine 's arable land next year , for 50 percent in 1998 and 100 percent of the land in 1999 .

<response> Further plans , he said , called for full provision of resources like fertiliser and herbicides for 25 percent of <location>Ukraine</location> 's arable land next year , for 50 percent in 1998 and 100 percent of the land in 1999 . </response>


" If we follow this we 'll be able to sell 10 million tonnes of grain by the year 2000 , " Borkus said .

<response> " If we follow this we 'll be able to sell 10 million tonnes of grain by the year 2000 , " <person>Borkus</person> said . </response>


The government has been trying to phase out huge subsidies to the farm sector , and in a move back to pre-Soviet days has given up to 50 hectares ( 124 acres ) of land to some 36,000 private farmers willing to go it alone .

<response> The government has been trying to phase out huge subsidies to the farm sector , and in a move back to <misc>pre-Soviet</misc> days has given up to 50 hectares ( 124 acres ) of land to some 36,000 private farmers willing to go it alone . </response>


<response> Collective farms will last for the next few years , because most private farms now only produce enough to feed themselves with maybe a little extra to sell , said one private farmer : " In the future , maybe , but it 's better not to hurry . </response>


<response> " Collectivisation brought us a lot of pain . </response>


And it went too fast .

<response> And it went too fast . </response>


<response> Privatising too quickly can also have a negative outcome . " </response>


Gencor swells profit despite setbacks .

<response> <organization>Gencor</organization> swells profit despite setbacks . </response>


Melanie Cheary

<response> <person>Melanie Cheary</person> </response>


JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-26

<response> <location>JOHANNESBURG</location> 1996-08-26 </response>


Gencor Ltd on Monday said it had swelled its year attributable profit and streamlined operations to strengthen it for the current financial year despite a variety of divisional setbacks .

<response> <organization>Gencor Ltd</organization> on Monday said it had swelled its year attributable profit and streamlined operations to strengthen it for the current financial year despite a variety of divisional setbacks . </response>


Announcing the group 's results for the year ended June 30 , chairman Brian Gilbertson said : " Happily the strong improvement in financial performance is not an illusion arising from the recent weakness of the rand relative to the dollar . "

<response> Announcing the group 's results for the year ended June 30 , chairman <person>Brian Gilbertson</person> said : " Happily the strong improvement in financial performance is not an illusion arising from the recent weakness of the rand relative to the dollar . " </response>


Gencor raised attributable earnings to 1,803 million rand from 1,003 million rand previously - in dollar terms an increase to $ 469 million from $ 279 million - and won despite the group 's Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd posting dismal results .

<response> <organization>Gencor</organization> raised attributable earnings to 1,803 million rand from 1,003 million rand previously - in dollar terms an increase to $ 469 million from $ 279 million - and won despite the group 's <organization>Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd</organization> posting dismal results . </response>


" Not everything has gone well .

<response> " Not everything has gone well . </response>


<response> We 've had substantial production difficulties at a number of our operations . </response>


The most obvious one with the greatest effect on the corporation was at Impala where we had the furnace failure , " Gilbertson said .

<response> The most obvious one with the greatest effect on the corporation was at <organization>Impala</organization> where we had the furnace failure , " <person>Gilbertson</person> said . </response>