Attendance 25,000

<response> Attendance 25,000 </response>


Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 ( Andersson 22nd ) Karlsruhe 3

<response> <organization>Borussia Moenchengladbach</organization> 1 ( <person>Andersson</person> 22nd ) <organization>Karlsruhe</organization> 3 </response>


( Haessler 33rd , Dundee 45th , Keller 90th ) .

<response> ( <person>Haessler</person> 33rd , <person>Dundee</person> 45th , <person>Keller</person> 90th ) . </response>


1-2 .


Stuttgart 2 ( Balakow 50th , Bobic 61st ) Werder Bremen 1 ( Votava

<response> <organization>Stuttgart</organization> 2 ( <person>Balakow</person> 50th , <person>Bobic</person> 61st ) <organization>Werder Bremen</organization> 1 ( <person>Votava</person> </response>


68th ) .


0-0 .


1860 Munich 1 ( Schwabl 38th ) Borussia Dortmund 3 ( Zorc

<response> <organization>1860 Munich</organization> 1 ( <person>Schwabl</person> 38th ) <organization>Borussia Dortmund</organization> 3 ( <person>Zorc</person> </response>


59th-pen , Moeller 73rd , Heinrich 90th ) .

<response> 59th-pen , <person>Moeller</person> 73rd , <person>Heinrich</person> 90th ) . </response>


1-0 .


Bayer Leverkusen 0 Fortuna Duesseldorf 1 ( Seeliger 47th ) .

<response> <organization>Bayer Leverkusen</organization> 0 <organization>Fortuna Duesseldorf</organization> 1 ( <person>Seeliger</person> 47th ) . </response>


Freiburg 1 ( Zeyer 52nd ) Cologne 3 ( Gaissmayer 9th , Polster

<response> <organization>Freiburg</organization> 1 ( <person>Zeyer</person> 52nd ) <organization>Cologne</organization> 3 ( <person>Gaissmayer</person> 9th , <person>Polster</person> </response>


86th , 90th ) .


0-1 .


SOCCER - RESULTS OF GERMAN FIRST DIVISION MATCHES .

<response> SOCCER - RESULTS OF <misc>GERMAN</misc> FIRST DIVISION MATCHES . </response>


BONN 1996-08-24

<response> <location>BONN</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Results of German first division

<response> Results of <misc>German</misc> first division </response>


soccer matches played on Saturday :

<response> soccer matches played on Saturday : </response>


Bochum 1 Arminia Bielefeld 1

<response> <organization>Bochum</organization> 1 <organization>Arminia Bielefeld</organization> 1 </response>


Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 Karlsruhe 3

<response> <organization>Borussia Moenchengladbach</organization> 1 <organization>Karlsruhe</organization> 3 </response>


Stuttgart 2 Werder Bremen 1

<response> <organization>Stuttgart</organization> 2 <organization>Werder Bremen</organization> 1 </response>


1860 Munich 1 Borussia Dortmund 3

<response> <organization>1860 Munich</organization> 1 <organization>Borussia Dortmund</organization> 3 </response>


Bayer Leverkusen 0 Fortuna Duesseldorf 1

<response> <organization>Bayer Leverkusen</organization> 0 <organization>Fortuna Duesseldorf</organization> 1 </response>


Freiburg 1 Cologne 3

<response> <organization>Freiburg</organization> 1 <organization>Cologne</organization> 3 </response>


Played on Saturday :

<response> Played on Saturday : </response>


St Pauli 4 Schalke 4

<response> <organization>St Pauli</organization> 4 <organization>Schalke</organization> 4 </response>


Hansa Rostock 0 Hamburg 1

<response> <organization>Hansa Rostock</organization> 0 <organization>Hamburg</organization> 1 </response>


Bundesliga standings after Saturday 's games ( tabulate under

<response> <misc>Bundesliga</misc> standings after Saturday 's games ( tabulate under </response>


<response> played , won , drawn , lost , goals for , goals against , points ) : </response>


Cologne 3 3 0 0 7 1 9

<response> <organization>Cologne</organization> 3 3 0 0 7 1 9 </response>


VfB Stuttgart 2 2 0 0 6 1 6

<response> <organization>VfB Stuttgart</organization> 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 </response>


Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 9 5 6

<response> <organization>Borussia Dortmund</organization> 3 2 0 1 9 5 6 </response>


Hamburg 3 2 0 1 7 3 6

<response> <organization>Hamburg</organization> 3 2 0 1 7 3 6 </response>


Bayer Leverkusen 3 2 0 1 7 4 6

<response> <organization>Bayer Leverkusen</organization> 3 2 0 1 7 4 6 </response>


VfL Bochum 3 1 2 0 3 2 5

<response> <organization>VfL Bochum</organization> 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 </response>


Karlsruhe 2 1 1 0 5 3 4

<response> <organization>Karlsruhe</organization> 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 </response>


Bayern Munich 2 1 1 0 3 2 4

<response> <organization>Bayern Munich</organization> 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 </response>


St Pauli 3 1 1 1 7 7 4

<response> <organization>St Pauli</organization> 3 1 1 1 7 7 4 </response>


1860 Munich 3 1 0 2 3 5 3

<response> <organization>1860 Munich</organization> 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 </response>


Freiburg 3 1 0 2 5 10 3

<response> <organization>Freiburg</organization> 3 1 0 2 5 10 3 </response>


Fortuna Duesseldorf 3 1 0 2 1 7 3

<response> <organization>Fortuna Duesseldorf</organization> 3 1 0 2 1 7 3 </response>


Hansa Rostock 3 0 2 1 3 4 2

<response> <organization>Hansa Rostock</organization> 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 </response>


Arminia Bielefeld 3 0 2 1 2 3 2

<response> <organization>Arminia Bielefeld</organization> 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 </response>


Borussia Moenchengladbach 3 0 2 1 1 3 2

<response> <organization>Borussia Moenchengladbach</organization> 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 </response>


Schalke 3 0 2 1 4 8 2

<response> <organization>Schalke</organization> 3 0 2 1 4 8 2 </response>


Werder Bremen 3 0 1 2 4 6 1

<response> <organization>Werder Bremen</organization> 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 </response>


MSV Duisburg 2 0 0 2 1 4 0

<response> <organization>MSV Duisburg</organization> 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 </response>


SOCCER - AUSTRIA FIRST DIVISION RESULTS / STANDINGS .

<response> SOCCER - <location>AUSTRIA</location> FIRST DIVISION RESULTS / STANDINGS . </response>


VIENNA 1996-08-24

<response> <location>VIENNA</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Results of Austria first division

<response> Results of <location>Austria</location> first division </response>


soccer matches played on Saturday :

<response> soccer matches played on Saturday : </response>


Rapid Vienna 0 FC Linz 0

<response> <organization>Rapid Vienna</organization> 0 <organization>FC Linz</organization> 0 </response>


GAK 2 Austria Vienna 2

<response> <organization>GAK</organization> 2 <organization>Austria Vienna</organization> 2 </response>


Admira / Wacker 0 Sturm Graz 3

<response> <organization>Admira / Wacker</organization> 0 <organization>Sturm Graz</organization> 3 </response>


Linzer ASK 1 FC Tirol Innsbruck 3

<response> <organization>Linzer ASK</organization> 1 <organization>FC Tirol Innsbruck</organization> 3 </response>


<response> Standings ( tabulated under played , won , drawn , lost , goals </response>


for , against , points ) :

<response> for , against , points ) : </response>


FC Tirol Innsbruck 6 4 2 0 13 5 14

<response> <organization>FC Tirol Innsbruck</organization> 6 4 2 0 13 5 14 </response>


Austria Vienna 6 4 2 0 9 5 14

<response> <organization>Austria Vienna</organization> 6 4 2 0 9 5 14 </response>


SV Salzburg 5 3 2 0 4 1 11

<response> <organization>SV Salzburg</organization> 5 3 2 0 4 1 11 </response>


Sturm Graz 6 2 3 1 8 5 9

<response> <organization>Sturm Graz</organization> 6 2 3 1 8 5 9 </response>


GAK 6 1 3 2 8 10 6

<response> <organization>GAK</organization> 6 1 3 2 8 10 6 </response>


Rapid Wien 5 0 5 0 3 3 5

<response> <organization>Rapid Wien</organization> 5 0 5 0 3 3 5 </response>


SV Ried 5 1 1 3 6 5 4

<response> <organization>SV Ried</organization> 5 1 1 3 6 5 4 </response>


Linzer ASK 5 0 3 2 4 8 3

<response> <organization>Linzer ASK</organization> 5 0 3 2 4 8 3 </response>


Admira / Wacker 6 0 3 3 5 10 3

<response> <organization>Admira / Wacker</organization> 6 0 3 3 5 10 3 </response>


FC Linz 6 0 2 4 1 9 2

<response> <organization>FC Linz</organization> 6 0 2 4 1 9 2 </response>


CRICKET - RAIN BRINGS PREMATURE END TO SRI LANKA MATCH .

<response> CRICKET - RAIN BRINGS PREMATURE END TO <location>SRI LANKA</location> MATCH . </response>


COLOMBO 1996-08-24

<response> <location>COLOMBO</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


The one-day match between Sri Lanka and a World XI was abandoned on Saturday because of rain .

<response> The one-day match between <location>Sri Lanka</location> and a <organization>World XI</organization> was abandoned on Saturday because of rain . </response>


Scores : World XI 102-0 ( M. Waugh 39 not out , S. Tendulkar 56 not out ) off 21.4 overs v Sri Lanka .

<response> Scores : <organization>World XI</organization> 102-0 ( <person>M. Waugh</person> 39 not out , <person>S. Tendulkar</person> 56 not out ) off 21.4 overs v <location>Sri Lanka</location> . </response>


British hostage in Chechnya describes ordeal .

<response> <misc>British</misc> hostage in <location>Chechnya</location> describes ordeal . </response>


LONDON 1996-08-24

<response> <location>LONDON</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


A British aid worker , held hostage in Chechnya for nearly four weeks , said on Saturday a cocked Kalashnikov had been thrust into his mouth at one point during his ordeal .

<response> A <misc>British</misc> aid worker , held hostage in <location>Chechnya</location> for nearly four weeks , said on Saturday a cocked <misc>Kalashnikov</misc> had been thrust into his mouth at one point during his ordeal . </response>


Michael Penrose , a 23-year-old worker with the group Action Against Hunger , described his ordeal to a news conference when he arrived back in Britain from Moscow .

<response> <person>Michael Penrose</person> , a 23-year-old worker with the group <organization>Action Against Hunger</organization> , described his ordeal to a news conference when he arrived back in <location>Britain</location> from <location>Moscow</location> . </response>


" The worst period of physical manhandling was during that time when we were beaten with Kalashnikovs and at one point I had a Kalashnikov held to the back of my throat -- cocked , " he said .

<response> " The worst period of physical manhandling was during that time when we were beaten with <misc>Kalashnikovs</misc> and at one point I had a <misc>Kalashnikov</misc> held to the back of my throat -- cocked , " he said . </response>


<response> " For the first period we were held in a small room with no bed or anything . </response>


<response> We had very little food and sometimes went two or three days without eating . " </response>


Gunmen seized Penrose , who comes from Swerford in southern England , Frenchman Frederic Malardeau and six other hostages from their car in Grozny , the capital of Chechnya , on July 27 .

<response> Gunmen seized <person>Penrose</person> , who comes from <location>Swerford</location> in southern <location>England</location> , <misc>Frenchman</misc> <person>Frederic Malardeau</person> and six other hostages from their car in <location>Grozny</location> , the capital of <location>Chechnya</location> , on July 27 . </response>


<response> The assailants had demanded a ransom of 300,000 pounds ( $ 465,000 ) but no money was paid by the charity when they were released on Wednesday . </response>


The hostages were held in a house in or near Grozny which was bombarded regularly .

<response> The hostages were held in a house in or near <location>Grozny</location> which was bombarded regularly . </response>


" During the last 15 days of being held , the fighting in Grozny was very close .

<response> " During the last 15 days of being held , the fighting in <location>Grozny</location> was very close . </response>


<response> At first it was street fighting outside the house and then we came under very heavy shelling and bombardment from conventional weapons like tanks , artillery and grenade launchers , " he said . </response>


Penrose had been working for the charity which provides food to civilians for only a few weeks before he was captured .

<response> <person>Penrose</person> had been working for the charity which provides food to civilians for only a few weeks before he was captured . </response>


When asked if he would return to the mountainous region where rebels have been fighting Russian troops for full independence , Penrose said : " Not for the time being .

<response> When asked if he would return to the mountainous region where rebels have been fighting <misc>Russian</misc> troops for full independence , <person>Penrose</person> said : " Not for the time being . </response>


I do n't think it 's safe for me .

<response> I do n't think it 's safe for me . </response>


<response> But maybe in the future , depending on the circumstances . " </response>


Princess Diana send message to Mother Teresa .

<response> Princess <person>Diana</person> send message to <person>Mother Teresa</person> . </response>


LONDON 1996-08-24


Britain 's Princess Diana has sent a message to seriously ill Mother Teresa , the nun to whom she has turned several times for spiritual guidance .

<response> <location>Britain</location> 's Princess <person>Diana</person> has sent a message to seriously ill <person>Mother Teresa</person> , the nun to whom she has turned several times for spiritual guidance . </response>


Diana 's office said on Saturday the princess had sent a message to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning missionary as news broke this week of her battle against heart problems and malaria .

<response> <person>Diana</person> 's office said on Saturday the princess had sent a message to the <misc>Nobel Peace Prize-winning</misc> missionary as news broke this week of her battle against heart problems and malaria . </response>


<response> A spokeswoman declined to release details of the message . </response>


Diana first met the Albanian-born missionary in Rome in 1992 .

<response> <person>Diana</person> first met the <misc>Albanian-born</misc> missionary in <location>Rome</location> in 1992 . </response>


<response> She said afterwards that the meeting had fulfilled her " dearest wish " and the two women have met several times since . </response>


The princess , who has carved out a major role for herself as a helper of the sick and needy , is said to have turned to Mother Teresa for guidance as her marriage crumbled to heir to the British throne Prince Charles .

<response> The princess , who has carved out a major role for herself as a helper of the sick and needy , is said to have turned to <person>Mother Teresa</person> for guidance as her marriage crumbled to heir to the <misc>British</misc> throne <person>Prince Charles</person> . </response>


<response> The 85-year-old nun said in the past that she was praying for the couple , whose divorce is expected to become final next week . </response>


Doctors caring for Mother Teresa in a Calcutta hospital said on Saturday that her fever had fallen and her malaria was under control but she remained on a respirator in intensive care .

<response> Doctors caring for <person>Mother Teresa</person> in a <location>Calcutta</location> hospital said on Saturday that her fever had fallen and her malaria was under control but she remained on a respirator in intensive care . </response>


CRICKET - PAKISTAN 339-4 V ENGLAND - close .

<response> CRICKET - <location>PAKISTAN</location> 339-4 V <location>ENGLAND</location> - close . </response>


Saeed Anwar c Croft b Cork 176

<response> <person>Saeed Anwar</person> c <person>Croft</person> b <person>Cork</person> 176 </response>


Aamir Sohail c Cork b Croft 46

<response> <person>Aamir Sohail</person> c <person>Cork</person> b <person>Croft</person> 46 </response>


Ijaz Ahmed c Stewart b Mullally 61

<response> <person>Ijaz Ahmed</person> c <person>Stewart</person> b <person>Mullally</person> 61 </response>


Inzamam-ul-Haq c Hussain b Mullally 35

<response> <person>Inzamam-ul-Haq</person> c <person>Hussain</person> b <person>Mullally</person> 35 </response>


Salim Malik not out 2

<response> <person>Salim Malik</person> not out 2 </response>


Asif Mujtaba not out 1

<response> <person>Asif Mujtaba</person> not out 1 </response>


Extras 18


<response> Fall of wicket - 1-106 2-239 3-334 4-334 </response>


To bat - Wasim Akram , Moin Khan , Mushtaq Ahmed , Waqar Younis , Mohammad Akam

<response> To bat - <person>Wasim Akram</person> , <person>Moin Khan</person> , <person>Mushtaq Ahmed</person> , <person>Waqar Younis</person> , <person>Mohammad Akam</person> </response>


England 326 all out

<response> <location>England</location> 326 all out </response>


Soccer - Nijmeh beat Nasr 1-0 .

<response> Soccer - <organization>Nijmeh</organization> beat <organization>Nasr</organization> 1-0 . </response>


TRIPOLI , Lebanon 1996-08-24

<response> <location>TRIPOLI</location> , <location>Lebanon</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Nijmeh of Lebanon beat Nasr of Saudi Arabia 1-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in their Asian club championship second round first leg tie on Saturday .

<response> <organization>Nijmeh</organization> of <location>Lebanon</location> beat <organization>Nasr</organization> of <location>Saudi Arabia</location> 1-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in their <misc>Asian</misc> club championship second round first leg tie on Saturday . </response>


Scorer : Issa Alloush ( 45th minute ) .

<response> Scorer : <person>Issa Alloush</person> ( 45th minute ) . </response>


Attendance : 10,000 .

<response> Attendance : 10,000 . </response>


Adventurers start Canadian wilderness race .

<response> Adventurers start <misc>Canadian</misc> wilderness race . </response>


PEMBERTON , British Columbia 1996-08-24

<response> <location>PEMBERTON</location> , <location>British Columbia</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


About 350 adventurers from nine countries set out on Saturday to climb , raft , bike and run in a 323-mile ( 517-km ) endurance race through the Canadian wilderness .

<response> About 350 adventurers from nine countries set out on Saturday to climb , raft , bike and run in a 323-mile ( 517-km ) endurance race through the <misc>Canadian</misc> wilderness . </response>


The event , called the Eco-Challenge , is part of a growing sport known as adventure racing in which competitors test their limits for days over a perilous wilderness course .

<response> The event , called the <misc>Eco-Challenge</misc> , is part of a growing sport known as adventure racing in which competitors test their limits for days over a perilous wilderness course . </response>


" I 'm looking forward to this race .

<response> " I 'm looking forward to this race . </response>


I think it will be more physically challenging and we 'll have to go up against more diverse situations due to the terrain , " said Dr. Michael Stroud , a veteran Eco-Challenge participant .

<response> I think it will be more physically challenging and we 'll have to go up against more diverse situations due to the terrain , " said Dr. <person>Michael Stroud</person> , a veteran <misc>Eco-Challenge</misc> participant . </response>


The Eco-Challenge has been staged twice before -- in Utah and Maine last year -- and is modelled on similar races overseas .

<response> The <misc>Eco-Challenge</misc> has been staged twice before -- in <location>Utah</location> and <location>Maine</location> last year -- and is modelled on similar races overseas . </response>


<response> The 70 teams in this year 's race will will trek glaciers , climb mountains , whitewater raft , horseback ride , canoe and mountain bike along the grueling course . </response>


This year 's race , the route of which was keep a secret until Friday evening , is being held near Pemberton , British Columbia , about 100 miles ( 160 km ) northeast of Vancouver .

<response> This year 's race , the route of which was keep a secret until Friday evening , is being held near <location>Pemberton</location> , <location>British Columbia</location> , about 100 miles ( 160 km ) northeast of <location>Vancouver</location> . </response>


<response> The area is filled with treacherous mountain peaks , ice fields and frigid waters . </response>


<response> Organisers expect about two-thirds of the participants to drop out or be disqualified before the finish . </response>


<response> The hardy ones are expected to complete the course in about six days , with first-place finishers receiving $ 10,000 in prize money . </response>


In the Eco-Challenge , competitors race in teams of five which must include both men and women .

<response> In the <misc>Eco-Challenge</misc> , competitors race in teams of five which must include both men and women . </response>


<response> Team members must remain within 100 yards ( metres ) of each other at all times and finish together . </response>


<response> With racers carrying about 40 pounds ( 18 kg ) of gear on their backs , broken bones , sunstroke , dehydration and exhaustion are common . </response>


Cholera kills 21 in southern Nigeria .

<response> Cholera kills 21 in southern <location>Nigeria</location> . </response>


LAGOS 1996-05-28

<response> <location>LAGOS</location> 1996-05-28 </response>


An outbreak of cholera has killed 21 people in a week at Ubimini in oil-rich southern Nigeria , the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Saturday .

<response> An outbreak of cholera has killed 21 people in a week at <location>Ubimini</location> in oil-rich southern <location>Nigeria</location> , the <organization>News Agency of Nigeria</organization> reported on Saturday . </response>


The chairman of the local council , Damian Ejiohuo , said drugs had been rushed to the area to quell the disease and the community needed a safer source of drinking water to prevent future outbreaks .

<response> The chairman of the local council , <person>Damian Ejiohuo</person> , said drugs had been rushed to the area to quell the disease and the community needed a safer source of drinking water to prevent future outbreaks . </response>


Epidemics are common in rural areas of Nigeria where piped water is not usually available .

<response> Epidemics are common in rural areas of <location>Nigeria</location> where piped water is not usually available . </response>


Malawi 's ex-president Banda says he 's feeling well .

<response> <location>Malawi</location> 's ex-president <person>Banda</person> says he 's feeling well . </response>


BLANTYRE 1996-08-24

<response> <location>BLANTYRE</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Malawi 's frail former president , Kamuzu Banda , said on Saturday in a rare public interview that he was feeling well despite his advanced years .

<response> <location>Malawi</location> 's frail former president , <person>Kamuzu Banda</person> , said on Saturday in a rare public interview that he was feeling well despite his advanced years . </response>


<response> " I feel all right and I eat everything that is put on the table . </response>


<response> And that means I am all right , " he told reporters invited to his home . </response>


Banda , a vegetarian teetotaller believed to be 97 , walked unaided but supporting himself on a walking stick .

<response> <person>Banda</person> , a vegetarian teetotaller believed to be 97 , walked unaided but supporting himself on a walking stick . </response>


<response> He clutched a fly whisk which for a long time symbolised his obsession with power . </response>


<response> His health was the subject of much recent speculation . </response>


Malawi 's undisputed ruler for three decades , he lost power in the first all-party elections in 1994 .

<response> <location>Malawi</location> 's undisputed ruler for three decades , he lost power in the first all-party elections in 1994 . </response>


<response> He spent a year under house arrest and was tried but acquitted last year on charges of ordering the murder of four opponents in 1983 . </response>


Zimbabwe fires striking civil servants .

<response> <location>Zimbabwe</location> fires striking civil servants . </response>


Emelia Sithole

<response> <person>Emelia Sithole</person> </response>


HARARE 1996-08-24

<response> <location>HARARE</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


The Zimbabwean government fired thousands of workers on Saturday for defying an order to end a strike which has crippled essential services and disrupted international and domestic flights .

<response> The <misc>Zimbabwean</misc> government fired thousands of workers on Saturday for defying an order to end a strike which has crippled essential services and disrupted international and domestic flights . </response>


The Public Service Commission ( PSC ) said in a statement that the workers -- including nurses , junior doctors , mortuary attendants , customs officers and firefighters -- would be barred from entering their workplaces on Monday .

<response> The <organization>Public Service Commission</organization> ( <organization>PSC</organization> ) said in a statement that the workers -- including nurses , junior doctors , mortuary attendants , customs officers and firefighters -- would be barred from entering their workplaces on Monday . </response>


<response> " All civil servants who did not return to work at their normal working hours , and remained working for the full working day on 23 August 1996 , have been summarily dismissed ... </response>


<response> with immediate effect , " it said in a statement . </response>


Union officials from the Public Service Association ( PSA ) were unavailable for comment .

<response> Union officials from the <organization>Public Service Association</organization> ( <organization>PSA</organization> ) were unavailable for comment . </response>


Public Service , Labour and Social Welfare Minister Florence Chitauro told state radio her ministry had already begun recruiting other people to replace the strikers , sub-contracting some of the work to private firms .

<response> <organization>Public Service , Labour and Social Welfare</organization> Minister <location>Florence</location> Chitauro told state radio her ministry had already begun recruiting other people to replace the strikers , sub-contracting some of the work to private firms . </response>


<response> The government had been threatening to fire the workers since the strike began on Tuesday , saying it was illegal . </response>


<response> But the strikers ignored the threat and vowed to stay on the streets until their demands for wage rises of 30 to 60 percent were met . </response>


The stoppage has left essential services stretched with many hospitals handling only emergency cases under senior doctors with the help of army medical personnel and the Red Cross .

<response> The stoppage has left essential services stretched with many hospitals handling only emergency cases under senior doctors with the help of army medical personnel and the <organization>Red Cross</organization> . </response>


It has also disrupted flights .

<response> It has also disrupted flights . </response>


Some internal services were cancelled , leaving tourists at the Victoria Falls resort stranded , and flights abroad were delayed .

<response> Some internal services were cancelled , leaving tourists at the <location>Victoria Falls</location> resort stranded , and flights abroad were delayed . </response>


The PSA said 80 percent of the country 's 180,000 civil servants took part in the strike which is a rare challenge to President Robert Mugabe , who has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980 .

<response> The <organization>PSA</organization> said 80 percent of the country 's 180,000 civil servants took part in the strike which is a rare challenge to President <person>Robert Mugabe</person> , who has been in power since independence from <location>Britain</location> in 1980 . </response>


<response> Opposition parties , civic organisations and private-sector unions have expressed support for the action and denounced the government 's pay rises of up to eight percent for its workers . </response>


Civil servants earn on average Z$ 1,000 ( $ 100 ) a month .

<response> Civil servants earn on average <misc>Z$</misc> 1,000 ( $ 100 ) a month . </response>


<response> They say their pay has not kept up at all with inflation , currently running at 22 percent . </response>


Rwanda says Zaire expels 28 Rwandan refugees .

<response> <location>Rwanda</location> says <location>Zaire</location> expels 28 <misc>Rwandan</misc> refugees . </response>


KIGALI 1996-08-24

<response> <location>KIGALI</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Rwanda said on Saturday that Zaire had expelled 28 Rwandan Hutu refugees accused of being " trouble-makers " in camps in eastern Zaire .

<response> <location>Rwanda</location> said on Saturday that <location>Zaire</location> had expelled 28 <misc>Rwandan</misc> <misc>Hutu</misc> refugees accused of being " trouble-makers " in camps in eastern <location>Zaire</location> . </response>


Captain Firmin Gatera , spokesman for the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan army , told Reuters in Kigali that 17 of the 28 refugees handed over on Friday from the Zairean town of Goma had been soldiers in the former Hutu army which fled to Zaire in 1994 after being defeated by Tutsi forces in Rwanda 's civil war .

<response> Captain <person>Firmin Gatera</person> , spokesman for the <misc>Tutsi-dominated</misc> <misc>Rwandan</misc> army , told <organization>Reuters</organization> in <location>Kigali</location> that 17 of the 28 refugees handed over on Friday from the <misc>Zairean</misc> town of <location>Goma</location> had been soldiers in the former <misc>Hutu</misc> army which fled to <location>Zaire</location> in 1994 after being defeated by <misc>Tutsi</misc> forces in <location>Rwanda</location> 's civil war . </response>


Zairean Prime Minister Kengo wa Dondo said on Thursday in a visit to Rwanda that his country would expell all the refugees back to Rwanda but he gave no timeframe .

<response> <misc>Zairean</misc> Prime Minister <person>Kengo wa Dondo</person> said on Thursday in a visit to <location>Rwanda</location> that his country would expell all the refugees back to <location>Rwanda</location> but he gave no timeframe . </response>


Zaire is home to 1.1 million Rwandan Hutu refugees who fled three months of civil war in 1994 .

<response> <location>Zaire</location> is home to 1.1 million <misc>Rwandan</misc> <misc>Hutu</misc> refugees who fled three months of civil war in 1994 . </response>


Many had taken part in the genocide that year of one million people , mostly Tutsis , and refuse to go home for fear of reprisal at the hands of the new Tutsi-dominated government in Kigali .

<response> Many had taken part in the genocide that year of one million people , mostly <misc>Tutsis</misc> , and refuse to go home for fear of reprisal at the hands of the new <misc>Tutsi-dominated</misc> government in <location>Kigali</location> . </response>


Gatera said the refugees were handed over following a deal made at a meeting between the governor of Zaire 's north Kivu region and his counterpart in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi .

<response> <person>Gatera</person> said the refugees were handed over following a deal made at a meeting between the governor of <location>Zaire</location> 's north <location>Kivu</location> region and his counterpart in the <misc>Rwandan</misc> border town of <location>Gisenyi</location> . </response>


" After a meeting between the governor of north Kivu and the prefect of Gisenyi , 28 prisoners ( refugees ) were handed over to Rwandan authorities on Friday , " Gatera said . "

<response> " After a meeting between the governor of north <location>Kivu</location> and the prefect of <location>Gisenyi</location> , 28 prisoners ( refugees ) were handed over to <misc>Rwandan</misc> authorities on Friday , " <person>Gatera</person> said . " </response>


Out of these 17 were former soldiers .

<response> Out of these 17 were former soldiers . </response>


These people are now in Gisenyi prison , " Gatera added .

<response> These people are now in <location>Gisenyi</location> prison , " <person>Gatera</person> added . </response>


Revered skull of S. Africa king is Scottish woman 's .

<response> Revered skull of <location>S. Africa</location> king is <misc>Scottish</misc> woman 's . </response>


JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-24

<response> <location>JOHANNESBURG</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


A limelight-loving South African chief was in disgrace on Saturday after a prized skull he brought home from Scotland was identified as belonging not to his sacred tribal ancestor , but to a middle-aged white woman .

<response> A limelight-loving <misc>South African</misc> chief was in disgrace on Saturday after a prized skull he brought home from <location>Scotland</location> was identified as belonging not to his sacred tribal ancestor , but to a middle-aged white woman . </response>


A forensic scientist who examined the supposed skull of 19th century King Hintsa , a chief of President Nelson Mandela 's Xhosa tribe killed in battle by the British , said it was in fact the cranium of a European woman .

<response> A forensic scientist who examined the supposed skull of 19th century King <person>Hintsa</person> , a chief of President <person>Nelson Mandela</person> 's <misc>Xhosa</misc> tribe killed in battle by the <misc>British</misc> , said it was in fact the cranium of a <misc>European</misc> woman . </response>


Chief Nicholas Gcaleka , dressed in animal skins and full tribal regalia , journeyed to a wintry Scotland in February on a hugely publicised quest to find Hintsa 's skull .

<response> Chief <person>Nicholas Gcaleka</person> , dressed in animal skins and full tribal regalia , journeyed to a wintry <location>Scotland</location> in February on a hugely publicised quest to find <person>Hintsa</person> 's skull . </response>


The witchdoctor said ancestors had appeared to him in a dream and ordered him to return the head , said to have been carried off as a colonial trophy by the officer who shot and allegedly beheaded Hintsa after a battle in 1835 .

<response> The witchdoctor said ancestors had appeared to him in a dream and ordered him to return the head , said to have been carried off as a colonial trophy by the officer who shot and allegedly beheaded <person>Hintsa</person> after a battle in 1835 . </response>


But Gcaleka ran into trouble as soon as he returned to South Africa with a skull he found in a cottage in a lonely Highland forest near Inverness .

<response> But <person>Gcaleka</person> ran into trouble as soon as he returned to <location>South Africa</location> with a skull he found in a cottage in a lonely <location>Highland</location> forest near <location>Inverness</location> . </response>


<response> He said the spirit of a hurricane had guided him there . </response>


Members of the Xhosa royal family , branding Gcaleka a charlatan , confiscated the head and sent it for tests to a forensic scientist , who examined the shape of the skull and the hole that he determined had not come , as supposed , from a bullet .

<response> Members of the <misc>Xhosa</misc> royal family , branding <person>Gcaleka</person> a charlatan , confiscated the head and sent it for tests to a forensic scientist , who examined the shape of the skull and the hole that he determined had not come , as supposed , from a bullet . </response>


<response> " It can be stated beyond reasonable doubt that this skull is not that of the late king , " the scientist said in a statement . </response>


Sudan arrests opposition sewing machine smugglers .

<response> <location>Sudan</location> arrests opposition sewing machine smugglers . </response>


KHARTOUM 1996-08-24

<response> <location>KHARTOUM</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Sudanese police have arrested three people trying to smuggle sewing machines and army clothing to Sudanese opposition groups in Eritrea , an official newspaper reported on Saturday .

<response> <misc>Sudanese</misc> police have arrested three people trying to smuggle sewing machines and army clothing to <misc>Sudanese</misc> opposition groups in <location>Eritrea</location> , an official newspaper reported on Saturday . </response>


The government-owned al-Ingaz al-Watani said the smugglers were caught in Banat in the eastern state of Kassala , on the border with Eritrea , and had confessed they were on their way to " the so-called alliance forces which have been undertaking subversive operations on the eastern border " .

<response> The government-owned <organization>al-Ingaz al-Watani</organization> said the smugglers were caught in <location>Banat</location> in the eastern state of <location>Kassala</location> , on the border with <location>Eritrea</location> , and had confessed they were on their way to " the so-called alliance forces which have been undertaking subversive operations on the eastern border " . </response>


Authorities in Kassala said opposition forces based in Eritrea have been laying landmines and stealing vehicles and other goods to smuggle them across the border into Eritrea .

<response> Authorities in <location>Kassala</location> said opposition forces based in <location>Eritrea</location> have been laying landmines and stealing vehicles and other goods to smuggle them across the border into <location>Eritrea</location> . </response>


Sudan accuses the Eritrean authorities of providing support to Sudanese opposition elements based in Eritrea .

<response> <location>Sudan</location> accuses the <misc>Eritrean</misc> authorities of providing support to <misc>Sudanese</misc> opposition elements based in <location>Eritrea</location> . </response>


Eritrea cut diplomatic ties with Sudan in 1994 , accusing it of training rebels to make raids into Eritrea .

<response> <location>Eritrea</location> cut diplomatic ties with <location>Sudan</location> in 1994 , accusing it of training rebels to make raids into <location>Eritrea</location> . </response>


The exiled National Democratic Alliance , a Sudanese umbrella opposition group , has its headquarters in the Eritrean capital Asmara .

<response> The exiled <organization>National Democratic Alliance</organization> , a <misc>Sudanese</misc> umbrella opposition group , has its headquarters in the <misc>Eritrean</misc> capital <location>Asmara</location> . </response>


It uses the former Sudanese embassy .

<response> It uses the former <misc>Sudanese</misc> embassy . </response>


Albanian Socialists start landmark reform congress .

<response> <misc>Albanian</misc> Socialists start landmark reform congress . </response>


TIRANA 1996-08-24

<response> <location>TIRANA</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Albania 's opposition Socialist Party began a two-day congress on Saturday to discuss major jettisoning its links with almost half a century of Stalinist dictatorship in the Balkan country .

<response> <location>Albania</location> 's opposition <organization>Socialist Party</organization> began a two-day congress on Saturday to discuss major jettisoning its links with almost half a century of <misc>Stalinist</misc> dictatorship in the <location>Balkan</location> country . </response>


" The congress will approve new concepts that will turn the party into a Social-Democratic and electoral party , not a class and ideological one , " the Socialist Zeri i Popullit daily said in an editorial .

<response> " The congress will approve new concepts that will turn the party into a Social-Democratic and electoral party , not a class and ideological one , " the Socialist <organization>Zeri i Popullit</organization> daily said in an editorial . </response>


Jailed Socialist leader Fatos Nano made the first call for change in July , a month after the party 's chief opponents , the conservative Democrats of President Sali Berisha , almost swept the board in a disputed general election .

<response> Jailed Socialist leader <person>Fatos Nano</person> made the first call for change in July , a month after the party 's chief opponents , the conservative <misc>Democrats</misc> of President <person>Sali Berisha</person> , almost swept the board in a disputed general election . </response>


<response> The Socialists , reformed heirs to the communists , pulled out of the poll saying it was a sham . </response>


Acting Socialist leader Servet Pellumbi has said he too will urge the party to scrap the ideas of Karl Marx at the congress .

<response> Acting Socialist leader <person>Servet Pellumbi</person> has said he too will urge the party to scrap the ideas of <person>Karl Marx</person> at the congress . </response>


The pro-reform stance of some of the party leadership initially caused a storm and triggered the resignation last month of the party 's Secretary-General Gramoz Ruci .

<response> The pro-reform stance of some of the party leadership initially caused a storm and triggered the resignation last month of the party 's Secretary-General <person>Gramoz Ruci</person> . </response>


<response> More recently political commentators have reported a growing consensus , however , and a rift at the meeting looks increasingly unlikely . </response>


Nicaraguan president to go to U.S. for medical care .

<response> <misc>Nicaraguan</misc> president to go to <location>U.S.</location> for medical care . </response>


MANAGUA , Nicaragua 1996-08-23

<response> <location>MANAGUA</location> , <location>Nicaragua</location> 1996-08-23 </response>


Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro was due to fly to the United States on Saturday for a medical check-up to determine if surgery was needed on the lower part of her spinal column , the government said on Friday .

<response> <misc>Nicaraguan</misc> President <person>Violeta Chamorro</person> was due to fly to the <location>United States</location> on Saturday for a medical check-up to determine if surgery was needed on the lower part of her spinal column , the government said on Friday . </response>


Chamorro has complained of lower back pain since her trip to Taiwan in May , when the pain forced her to go to Taipei University Hospital for an examination .

<response> <person>Chamorro</person> has complained of lower back pain since her trip to <location>Taiwan</location> in May , when the pain forced her to go to <location>Taipei University Hospital</location> for an examination . </response>


Chamorro , 66 , suffers from osteoporosis , a disease that weakens the bones , and has repeatedly flown to Washington for treatment by her longtime doctor , Sam Wilson .

<response> <person>Chamorro</person> , 66 , suffers from osteoporosis , a disease that weakens the bones , and has repeatedly flown to <location>Washington</location> for treatment by her longtime doctor , <person>Sam Wilson</person> . </response>


Nepal wo n't help split Tibet , king tells China .

<response> <location>Nepal</location> wo n't help split <location>Tibet</location> , king tells <location>China</location> . </response>


BEIJING 1996-08-24

<response> <location>BEIJING</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


King Birendra of Nepal has told China his nation will not become the tool of people who want Tibetan independence from Beijing , the official China Daily newspaper said on Saturday .

<response> King <person>Birendra</person> of <location>Nepal</location> has told <location>China</location> his nation will not become the tool of people who want <misc>Tibetan</misc> independence from <location>Beijing</location> , the official <organization>China Daily</organization> newspaper said on Saturday . </response>


King Birendra , in Tibet at the start of a one-week unofficial visit to China , said the Nepalese government had " maintained a sharp vigilance against such intentions " , the newspaper said .

<response> King <person>Birendra</person> , in <location>Tibet</location> at the start of a one-week unofficial visit to <location>China</location> , said the <misc>Nepalese</misc> government had " maintained a sharp vigilance against such intentions " , the newspaper said . </response>


Nepal shares a long mountain border with the restive Himalayan region , where opposition to Beijing 's four-decade rule is widespread .

<response> <location>Nepal</location> shares a long mountain border with the restive <misc>Himalayan</misc> region , where opposition to <location>Beijing</location> 's four-decade rule is widespread . </response>


Chinese official media has often accused foreign forces , notably the United States , of seeking to support Tibetan independence activists .

<response> <misc>Chinese</misc> official media has often accused foreign forces , notably the <location>United States</location> , of seeking to support <misc>Tibetan</misc> independence activists . </response>


King Birenda told Gyaicain Norbu , chairman of the Tibetan government , that Nepal would not " become a tool for others to split Tibet " , the newspaper said .

<response> King <person>Birenda</person> told <person>Gyaicain Norbu</person> , chairman of the <misc>Tibetan</misc> government , that <location>Nepal</location> would not " become a tool for others to split <location>Tibet</location> " , the newspaper said . </response>


Gyaicain told the royal visitor increased cooperation between Nepal and Tibet was possible in the fields of trade , tourism , communications and sports , it said .

<response> <person>Gyaicain</person> told the royal visitor increased cooperation between <location>Nepal</location> and <location>Tibet</location> was possible in the fields of trade , tourism , communications and sports , it said . </response>


It gave no details .

<response> It gave no details . </response>


Iran hangs two men for drug trafficking .

<response> <location>Iran</location> hangs two men for drug trafficking . </response>


TEHRAN 1996-08-24

<response> <location>TEHRAN</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Iran has hanged two drug traffickers in the southern city of Shiraz , the evening newspaper Resalat reported on Saturday .

<response> <location>Iran</location> has hanged two drug traffickers in the southern city of <location>Shiraz</location> , the evening newspaper <organization>Resalat</organization> reported on Saturday . </response>


The two Iranian men were arrested in July with 419 kilograms ( 924 lbs ) of opium after they opened fire on police and killed a pedestrain and wounded four , the newspaper quoted a police commander as saying .

<response> The two <misc>Iranian</misc> men were arrested in July with 419 kilograms ( 924 lbs ) of opium after they opened fire on police and killed a pedestrain and wounded four , the newspaper quoted a police commander as saying . </response>


Resalat said the executions were ordered by the Islamic Revolutionary Court .

<response> <organization>Resalat</organization> said the executions were ordered by the <organization>Islamic Revolutionary Court</organization> . </response>


It did not say when they took place .

<response> It did not say when they took place . </response>


One of the men , who killed the pedestrian , was hanged at the site of the crime and the other was executed in Adel prison in Shiraz , the newspaper said .

<response> One of the men , who killed the pedestrian , was hanged at the site of the crime and the other was executed in <location>Adel</location> prison in <location>Shiraz</location> , the newspaper said . </response>


Possession of 30 grammes ( just over an ounce ) of heroin or five kg ( 11 lb ) of opium is punishable by death in Iran .

<response> Possession of 30 grammes ( just over an ounce ) of heroin or five kg ( 11 lb ) of opium is punishable by death in <location>Iran</location> . </response>


<response> More than 1,000 people have been executed in drug-related cases since the law took effect in 1989 . </response>


Iran has an estimated one million drug addicts and is a key transit route for drugs , mostly opium , smuggled to Europe through Afghanistan and Pakistan -- the so called " Golden Crescent . "

<response> <location>Iran</location> has an estimated one million drug addicts and is a key transit route for drugs , mostly opium , smuggled to <location>Europe</location> through <location>Afghanistan</location> and <location>Pakistan</location> -- the so called " <organization>Golden Crescent</organization> . " </response>


Main Tunisian opposition party ousted from HQ .

<response> Main <misc>Tunisian</misc> opposition party ousted from HQ . </response>


TUNIS 1996-08-24

<response> <location>TUNIS</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Tunisia 's main opposition party on Saturday announced that it had been ousted from its headquarters building by a court decision for failing to pay the rent .

<response> <location>Tunisia</location> 's main opposition party on Saturday announced that it had been ousted from its headquarters building by a court decision for failing to pay the rent . </response>


Mohamed Ali Khalfallah , spokesman for the Movement of Socialist Democrats ( MDS ) said that a bailiff who was accompagnied by policemen , on Saturday ordered the party to leave the building .

<response> <person>Mohamed Ali Khalfallah</person> , spokesman for the <organization>Movement of Socialist Democrats</organization> ( <organization>MDS</organization> ) said that a bailiff who was accompagnied by policemen , on Saturday ordered the party to leave the building . </response>


" We were not allowed a delay to enable us to transfer the movement 's goods and documents , " Khalfallah added in a statement .

<response> " We were not allowed a delay to enable us to transfer the movement 's goods and documents , " <person>Khalfallah</person> added in a statement . </response>


The building is state property .

<response> The building is state property . </response>


The MDS was represented in court and admitted owing money for rent but did not give details .

<response> The <organization>MDS</organization> was represented in court and admitted owing money for rent but did not give details . </response>


MDS this year lost its president and vice-president , both of whom were tried and given jail sentences .

<response> <organization>MDS</organization> this year lost its president and vice-president , both of whom were tried and given jail sentences . </response>


MDS president Mohamed Moada was sentenced last February to 11 years in jail on charges of having secret contacts with Libyan agents and receiving money from Tripoli .

<response> <organization>MDS</organization> president <person>Mohamed Moada</person> was sentenced last February to 11 years in jail on charges of having secret contacts with <misc>Libyan</misc> agents and receiving money from <location>Tripoli</location> . </response>


Vice-president Khemais Chammari last July was sentenced to five years in prison on a charge of disclosing secrets of judicial proceedings in Moada 's affair .

<response> Vice-president <person>Khemais Chammari</person> last July was sentenced to five years in prison on a charge of disclosing secrets of judicial proceedings in <person>Moada</person> 's affair . </response>


To replace Moada , the MDS after the trial named Khalfallah as " coordinator " but Ismail Boulahya , the last of the MDS founding members still politically active , claimed the title of president , causing a new split within the movement .

<response> To replace <person>Moada</person> , the <organization>MDS</organization> after the trial named <person>Khalfallah</person> as " coordinator " but <person>Ismail Boulahya</person> , the last of the <organization>MDS</organization> founding members still politically active , claimed the title of president , causing a new split within the movement . </response>


MDS was founded in 1978 by a group led by Ahmed Mestiri , who withdrew from politics in 1992 .

<response> <organization>MDS</organization> was founded in 1978 by a group led by <person>Ahmed Mestiri</person> , who withdrew from politics in 1992 . </response>


Succeeding him as head of the movement , Moada , an Arab nationalist , ousted liberals led by MDS secretary-general Mustapha Ben Jaafar in 1993 .

<response> Succeeding him as head of the movement , <person>Moada</person> , an <misc>Arab</misc> nationalist , ousted liberals led by <organization>MDS</organization> secretary-general <person>Mustapha Ben Jaafar</person> in 1993 . </response>


Kurdish group says two killed in Iraqi shelling .

<response> <misc>Kurdish</misc> group says two killed in <misc>Iraqi</misc> shelling . </response>


NICOSIA 1996-08-24

<response> <location>NICOSIA</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


An Iraqi Kurdish guerrilla group on Saturday accused Iraqi government forces of killing two civilians in shelling in northern Iraq , the Iranian news agency IRNA reported .

<response> An <misc>Iraqi Kurdish</misc> guerrilla group on Saturday accused <misc>Iraqi</misc> government forces of killing two civilians in shelling in northern <location>Iraq</location> , the <misc>Iranian</misc> news agency <organization>IRNA</organization> reported . </response>


IRNA said it was monitoring a report from a radio station affiliated to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) .

<response> <organization>IRNA</organization> said it was monitoring a report from a radio station affiliated to the <organization>Patriotic Union of Kurdistan</organization> ( <organization>PUK</organization> ) . </response>


" Iraqi army heavily shelled the Kanie Karzhala camp , west of Arbil , on Friday ...

<response> " <misc>Iraqi</misc> army heavily shelled the <location>Kanie Karzhala</location> camp , west of <location>Arbil</location> , on Friday ... </response>


Two civilians were killed in the Iraqi bombing , " IRNA quoted the radio report as saying .

<response> Two civilians were killed in the <misc>Iraqi</misc> bombing , " <organization>IRNA</organization> quoted the radio report as saying . </response>


The PUK-run radio on Friday said Iraqi heavy artillery was pounding its positions in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq but it gave no details of casualties .

<response> The <misc>PUK-run</misc> radio on Friday said <misc>Iraqi</misc> heavy artillery was pounding its positions in <misc>Kurdish-controlled</misc> northern <location>Iraq</location> but it gave no details of casualties . </response>


<response> There was no independent confirmation of the reports . </response>


The rival Kurdistan Democratic Party ( KDP ) , which accuses Iran of supporting the PUK , said on Thursday that its forces had halted an Iranian-backed attack by thousands of PUK fighters .

<response> The rival <organization>Kurdistan Democratic Party</organization> ( <organization>KDP</organization> ) , which accuses <location>Iran</location> of supporting the <organization>PUK</organization> , said on Thursday that its forces had halted an Iranian-backed attack by thousands of <organization>PUK</organization> fighters . </response>


The United States said in Washington on Friday that it had brokered a ceasefire to end six days of fighting between the two main Kurdish factions and persuaded them to attend U.S.-mediated peace talks next month .

<response> The <location>United States</location> said in <location>Washington</location> on Friday that it had brokered a ceasefire to end six days of fighting between the two main <misc>Kurdish</misc> factions and persuaded them to attend <misc>U.S.-mediated</misc> peace talks next month . </response>


The clashes , shattering a ceasefire negotiated last year by Washington , had threatened a U.S.-led peace plan to unite the Kurdish region against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein .

<response> The clashes , shattering a ceasefire negotiated last year by <location>Washington</location> , had threatened a <misc>U.S.-led</misc> peace plan to unite the <misc>Kurdish</misc> region against <misc>Iraqi</misc> President <person>Saddam Hussein</person> . </response>


U.S. , British and French planes have been patrolling the skies of northern Iraq since shortly after the 1991 Gulf War to shield Iraq 's Kurds from any attack by Iraqi troops .

<response> <location>U.S.</location> , <misc>British</misc> and <misc>French</misc> planes have been patrolling the skies of northern <location>Iraq</location> since shortly after the 1991 <misc>Gulf War</misc> to shield <location>Iraq</location> 's <misc>Kurds</misc> from any attack by <misc>Iraqi</misc> troops . </response>


Iran accuses Iraq of ceasefire violations .

<response> <location>Iran</location> accuses <location>Iraq</location> of ceasefire violations . </response>


NICOSIA 1996-08-24


Iran has accused Iraq of violating the ceasefire ending their 1980-88 war some 32 times between the end of March and May 31 this year , the Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Saturday .

<response> <location>Iran</location> has accused <location>Iraq</location> of violating the ceasefire ending their 1980-88 war some 32 times between the end of March and May 31 this year , the <misc>Iranian</misc> news agency <organization>IRNA</organization> reported on Saturday . </response>


Iran 's deputy representative to the United Nations , Majid Takht Ravanchi , made the allegations in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on Friday , the agency said .

<response> <location>Iran</location> 's deputy representative to the <organization>United Nations</organization> , <person>Majid Takht Ravanchi</person> , made the allegations in a letter to <organization>U.N.</organization> Secretary-General <person>Boutros Boutros-Ghali</person> on Friday , the agency said . </response>


" The Islamic Republic of Iran has reported some 32 new cases of ceasefire violations by the Iraqi regime between March 31 and May 31 , 1996 , " it reported from New York .

<response> " The <location>Islamic Republic of Iran</location> has reported some 32 new cases of ceasefire violations by the <misc>Iraqi</misc> regime between March 31 and May 31 , 1996 , " it reported from <location>New York</location> . </response>


It said violations included constructing observation posts , installing mortars and anti-aircraft cannons , setting up tents , penetrating Iranian territory , and firing rifle grenades towards Iranian territory .

<response> It said violations included constructing observation posts , installing mortars and anti-aircraft cannons , setting up tents , penetrating <misc>Iranian</misc> territory , and firing rifle grenades towards <misc>Iranian</misc> territory . </response>


The eight-year war between the two countries ended with a U.N.-sponsored ceasefire .

<response> The eight-year war between the two countries ended with a <misc>U.N.-sponsored</misc> ceasefire . </response>


PRESS DIGEST - Iraq - Aug 24 .

<response> PRESS DIGEST - <location>Iraq</location> - Aug 24 . </response>


BAGHDAD 1996-08-24

<response> <location>BAGHDAD</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


These are some of the leading stories in the official Iraqi press on Saturday .

<response> These are some of the leading stories in the official <misc>Iraqi</misc> press on Saturday . </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>


JUMHOURIYA


- Istanbul chamber of commerce urges Ankara to resume trade with Iraq .

<response> - <location>Istanbul</location> chamber of commerce urges <location>Ankara</location> to resume trade with <location>Iraq</location> . </response>


- Offers from Arab and foreign companies to supply Iraq with goods .

<response> - Offers from <misc>Arab</misc> and foreign companies to supply <location>Iraq</location> with goods . </response>


- Four ships unload tonnes of Iraq-bound sugar at Jordan 's Aqaba .

<response> - Four ships unload tonnes of <misc>Iraq-bound</misc> sugar at <location>Jordan</location> 's <location>Aqaba</location> . </response>


- Editorial blames U.S. for latest flare-up of fighting between Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq .

<response> - Editorial blames <location>U.S.</location> for latest flare-up of fighting between <misc>Kurdish</misc> rebels in northern <location>Iraq</location> . </response>


<response> - Black market booms in the shadow of state-run supermarkets . </response>


- Parliament completes draft law on protection of river waters in Iraq .

<response> - Parliament completes draft law on protection of river waters in <location>Iraq</location> . </response>


QADISSIYA


- Iraq denounces violation of airspace by U.S. warplanes .

<response> - <location>Iraq</location> denounces violation of airspace by <location>U.S.</location> warplanes . </response>


IRAQ


- Editorial lambasts Jalal Talabani , leader of a Kurdish rebel faction in the north , for liaising with Iran in its fight against rivals .

<response> - Editorial lambasts <person>Jalal Talabani</person> , leader of a <misc>Kurdish</misc> rebel faction in the north , for liaising with <location>Iran</location> in its fight against rivals . </response>


BABEL


- Blaming Iraq for riots in Jordan is a dirty game .

<response> - Blaming <location>Iraq</location> for riots in <location>Jordan</location> is a dirty game . </response>


Clinton campaign busy making " news " .

<response> <person>Clinton</person> campaign busy making " news " . </response>


Laurence McQuillan

<response> <person>Laurence McQuillan</person> </response>


WASHINGTON 1996-08-24

<response> <location>WASHINGTON</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


President Bill Clinton has served notice he intends to be busy " making news " -- or at least doing things that look and sound like it in a campaign year .

<response> President <person>Bill Clinton</person> has served notice he intends to be busy " making news " -- or at least doing things that look and sound like it in a campaign year . </response>


With Democrats gathering in Chicago to start a convention on Monday to nominate him for a second term as president , Clinton plans a steady parade of events designed to highlight his leadership and dim the glow of the just-concluded Republican conclave that gave a boost to rival Bob Dole .

<response> With <misc>Democrats</misc> gathering in <location>Chicago</location> to start a convention on Monday to nominate him for a second term as president , <person>Clinton</person> plans a steady parade of events designed to highlight his leadership and dim the glow of the just-concluded <misc>Republican</misc> conclave that gave a boost to rival <person>Bob Dole</person> . </response>


After a week of carefully orchestrated events signing into law bills passed by the Republican-controlled Congress , Clinton used his Saturday radio address to the nation to proudly " announce " a development in the war on crime .

<response> After a week of carefully orchestrated events signing into law bills passed by the <misc>Republican-controlled</misc> <organization>Congress</organization> , <person>Clinton</person> used his Saturday radio address to the nation to proudly " announce " a development in the war on crime . </response>


" Sixty days ago I directed the attorney general to draw up a plan for a national registry of sex offenders , " Clinton said . "

<response> " Sixty days ago I directed the attorney general to draw up a plan for a national registry of sex offenders , " <person>Clinton</person> said . " </response>


That plan has now reached my desk . "

<response> That plan has now reached my desk . " </response>


<response> " Today I am pleased to announce that we are following through on our commitment to keep track of these criminals , not just in a single state but wherever they go , " he said . </response>


Actually , creation of such a registry was underway without Clinton lifting a finger .

<response> Actually , creation of such a registry was underway without <person>Clinton</person> lifting a finger . </response>


Attorney General Janet Reno 's report -- all nine pages of it , including footnotes -- offers only the interim services of the FBI until a formal registry on sex offenders has been established .

<response> Attorney General <person>Janet Reno</person> 's report -- all nine pages of it , including footnotes -- offers only the interim services of the <organization>FBI</organization> until a formal registry on sex offenders has been established . </response>


Two months ago , Clinton announced he wanted an interim effort established .

<response> Two months ago , <person>Clinton</person> announced he wanted an interim effort established . </response>


<response> Now , 60 days later , he had a chance to talk about it again . </response>


It is an example of Clinton 's strategic planning as he heads into the stretch drive for the Nov. 5 presidential election .

<response> It is an example of <person>Clinton</person> 's strategic planning as he heads into the stretch drive for the Nov. 5 presidential election . </response>


Such things do not happen by chance in the Clinton White House , they are part of his political chess game .

<response> Such things do not happen by chance in the <person>Clinton</person> <location>White House</location> , they are part of his political chess game . </response>


In the past week Clinton signed into law an increase in the minimium wage , a bill that makes it easier for someone with a pre-existing health problem to change jobs , and sweeping changes overhauling the nation 's welfare system .

<response> In the past week <person>Clinton</person> signed into law an increase in the minimium wage , a bill that makes it easier for someone with a pre-existing health problem to change jobs , and sweeping changes overhauling the nation 's welfare system . </response>


" America can look back on a week of remarkable achievement , " Clinton said , without even a passing reference to the Republican majority in the House and Senate .

<response> " <location>America</location> can look back on a week of remarkable achievement , " <person>Clinton</person> said , without even a passing reference to the <misc>Republican</misc> majority in the <organization>House</organization> and <organization>Senate</organization> . </response>


" America is on the right track offering more opportunity , demanding more responsibility , building a stronger community , the sense of shared values and stronger families , " he said in striking the theme of his coming week .

<response> " <location>America</location> is on the right track offering more opportunity , demanding more responsibility , building a stronger community , the sense of shared values and stronger families , " he said in striking the theme of his coming week . </response>


According to a senior campaign official , Clinton " will be making a lot of news in the coming week -- something different each day . "

<response> According to a senior campaign official , <person>Clinton</person> " will be making a lot of news in the coming week -- something different each day . " </response>


Clinton departs on Sunday on a four-day train trip through West Virginia , Kentucky , Ohio , Michigan and Indiana while fellow Democrats are gathered in Chicago .

<response> <person>Clinton</person> departs on Sunday on a four-day train trip through <location>West Virginia</location> , <location>Kentucky</location> , <location>Ohio</location> , <location>Michigan</location> and <location>Indiana</location> while fellow <misc>Democrats</misc> are gathered in <location>Chicago</location> . </response>


<response> " He 'll make news during the day ... and then at night the attention will go to the convention , " said the campaign official . " </response>


We think it 'll work really well . "

<response> We think it 'll work really well . " </response>


Although officials decline to say just what each day 's " news " will be , the intent is to put a focus on Clinton himself and not just those attending the party 's convention .

<response> Although officials decline to say just what each day 's " news " will be , the intent is to put a focus on <person>Clinton</person> himself and not just those attending the party 's convention . </response>


<response> Each day of the trip will have a late start , so that network television correspondents will be able to do live reports for morning programmes . </response>


<response> Campaign officials then hope the day 's " news " event will be showcased on evening television news shows as a lead-in for that night 's convention programme . </response>


" We 'll be concentrating ... on supporting the president as he is on the trip and making significant public policy statements related to some of his plans for the future , " said White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry .

<response> " We 'll be concentrating ... on supporting the president as he is on the trip and making significant public policy statements related to some of his plans for the future , " said <location>White House</location> Press Secretary <person>Mike McCurry</person> . </response>


McCurry said that when Clinton delivers his acceptance address on Thursday night to fellow Democrats and a national television audience , he will " set out a road map " for the nation 's future -- one the president hopes guides him back to the White House for four more years .

<response> <person>McCurry</person> said that when <person>Clinton</person> delivers his acceptance address on Thursday night to fellow <misc>Democrats</misc> and a national television audience , he will " set out a road map " for the nation 's future -- one the president hopes guides him back to the <location>White House</location> for four more years . </response>


Hurricane expected to veer north of Caribbean .

<response> Hurricane expected to veer north of <location>Caribbean</location> . </response>


MIAMI 1996-08-24

<response> <location>MIAMI</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Hurricane Edouard grew stronger on Saturday as it swirled across the Atlantic Ocean , but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said the storm would likely swing north and miss the Caribbean .

<response> Hurricane <misc>Edouard</misc> grew stronger on Saturday as it swirled across the <location>Atlantic Ocean</location> , but forecasters at the <organization>National Hurricane Center</organization> said the storm would likely swing north and miss the <location>Caribbean</location> . </response>


" Edouard is getting stronger and stronger , and it already has winds of 105 mph ( 185 kph ) , " said hurricane forecaster Lixion Avila .

<response> " <misc>Edouard</misc> is getting stronger and stronger , and it already has winds of 105 mph ( 185 kph ) , " said hurricane forecaster <person>Lixion Avila</person> . </response>


" But the good news is that all our computer models indicate Edouard is going to turn to the west-northwest on Sunday and miss the islands , " he added .

<response> " But the good news is that all our computer models indicate <misc>Edouard</misc> is going to turn to the west-northwest on Sunday and miss the islands , " he added . </response>


At 11 a.m. EDT ( 1500 GMT ) , Edouard was 1,130 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and moving west at 14 mph ( 25 kph ) .

<response> At 11 a.m. EDT ( 1500 <misc>GMT</misc> ) , <misc>Edouard</misc> was 1,130 miles east of the <location>Lesser Antilles</location> and moving west at 14 mph ( 25 kph ) . </response>


<response> Its exact position was latitude 14.5 north , longitude 44.2 west . </response>


France hands suspected ETA member to Spain .

<response> <location>France</location> hands suspected <organization>ETA</organization> member to <location>Spain</location> . </response>


PARIS 1996-08-24

<response> <location>PARIS</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


France on Saturday handed a suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA to Spanish authorities , French Interior Ministry officials said .

<response> <location>France</location> on Saturday handed a suspected member of the <misc>Basque</misc> separatist group <organization>ETA</organization> to <misc>Spanish</misc> authorities , <misc>French</misc> <organization>Interior Ministry</organization> officials said . </response>


Ignacio Olascoaga Mugica , who had just ended a prison sentence in France , is suspected of having taken part in several guerrilla attacks in Spain .

<response> <person>Ignacio Olascoaga Mugica</person> , who had just ended a prison sentence in <location>France</location> , is suspected of having taken part in several guerrilla attacks in <location>Spain</location> . </response>


ETA ( Basque Homeland and Freedom ) has killed about 800 people in its campaign for an independent Basque state since the 1960s .

<response> <organization>ETA</organization> ( <organization>Basque Homeland and Freedom</organization> ) has killed about 800 people in its campaign for an independent <misc>Basque</misc> state since the 1960s . </response>


German troops to remain in Bosnia for 1997--Ruehe .

<response> <misc>German</misc> troops to remain in <location>Bosnia</location> for <misc>1997--Ruehe</misc> . </response>


BONN 1996-08-24

<response> <location>BONN</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Defence Minister Volker Ruehe said that German troops would stay on in Bosnia next year as part of an international force to ensure the establishment of peace , a newspaper reported on Saturday .

<response> Defence Minister <person>Volker Ruehe</person> said that <misc>German</misc> troops would stay on in <location>Bosnia</location> next year as part of an international force to ensure the establishment of peace , a newspaper reported on Saturday . </response>


The current NATO-led peace force ( IFOR ) in Bosnia is due to return home at the end of the year .

<response> The current <misc>NATO-led</misc> peace force ( <organization>IFOR</organization> ) in <location>Bosnia</location> is due to return home at the end of the year . </response>


But Ruehe told Bild am Sonntag in an interview that a " new and different mandate " for the troops would be agreed on for next year after the current mandate expires in December .

<response> But <person>Ruehe</person> told <organization>Bild am Sonntag</organization> in an interview that a " new and different mandate " for the troops would be agreed on for next year after the current mandate expires in December . </response>


" After the ( Bosnian ) elections ( on September 14 ) the troops will start being reduced from the beginning of October from 60,000 to about 20,000 .

<response> " After the ( <misc>Bosnian</misc> ) elections ( on September 14 ) the troops will start being reduced from the beginning of October from 60,000 to about 20,000 . </response>


A completely new and different mandate will be agreed for next year , " Ruehe said .

<response> A completely new and different mandate will be agreed for next year , " <person>Ruehe</person> said . </response>


" The defence ministers will begin negotiations for this at the beginning of September at a NATO meeting , " he told the newspaper in an interview , excerpts of which were released ahead of publication on Sunday .

<response> " The defence ministers will begin negotiations for this at the beginning of September at a <organization>NATO</organization> meeting , " he told the newspaper in an interview , excerpts of which were released ahead of publication on Sunday . </response>


" But we must avoid giving the impression this peace deployment in former Yugoslavia is being perceived in the long run as an occupation .

<response> " But we must avoid giving the impression this peace deployment in former <location>Yugoslavia</location> is being perceived in the long run as an occupation . </response>


<response> On the other hand we must prevent any return of war and massacres " he said . </response>


Italian comics hope independence-joke 's on Bossi .

<response> <misc>Italian</misc> comics hope independence-joke 's on <person>Bossi</person> . </response>


ORVIETO , Italy 1996-08-24

<response> <location>ORVIETO</location> , <location>Italy</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


A group of Italian comics hope the joke will be on separatist leader Umberto Bossi next month when they lead the ancient Etruscan town of Orvieto in a mock split from Rome .

<response> A group of <misc>Italian</misc> comics hope the joke will be on separatist leader <person>Umberto Bossi</person> next month when they lead the ancient <misc>Etruscan</misc> town of <location>Orvieto</location> in a mock split from <location>Rome</location> . </response>


Orvieto mayor Stefano Cimicchi said the comics , including popular actor Roberto Benigni , would declare Orvieto " capital of Etruria " on September 15 -- the day Bossi plans a march across the north in favour of independence from Rome .

<response> <location>Orvieto</location> mayor <person>Stefano Cimicchi</person> said the comics , including popular actor <person>Roberto Benigni</person> , would declare <location>Orvieto</location> " capital of <location>Etruria</location> " on September 15 -- the day <person>Bossi</person> plans a march across the north in favour of independence from <location>Rome</location> . </response>


" We will then proceed with the annexation of Sardinia , Corsica and Cyprus , " Cimicchi told reporters on Saturday .

<response> " We will then proceed with the annexation of <location>Sardinia</location> , <location>Corsica</location> and <location>Cyprus</location> , " <person>Cimicchi</person> told reporters on Saturday . </response>


He said the city council would be " ironically present " when the comics made their proclamation on the same day Bossi has threatened to declare the birth of Padania , the name he has given to northern Italy .

<response> He said the city council would be " ironically present " when the comics made their proclamation on the same day <person>Bossi</person> has threatened to declare the birth of <location>Padania</location> , the name he has given to northern <location>Italy</location> . </response>


Orvieto , located in Umbria between Rome and Florence , was once the capital of Etruria , an ancient federation of 12 Etruscan towns .

<response> <location>Orvieto</location> , located in <location>Umbria</location> between <location>Rome</location> and <location>Florence</location> , was once the capital of <location>Etruria</location> , an ancient federation of 12 <misc>Etruscan</misc> towns . </response>


" We want to pop some air out of this balloon of tension that has been blown up around September 15 , " Cimicchi said .

<response> " We want to pop some air out of this balloon of tension that has been blown up around September 15 , " <person>Cimicchi</person> said . </response>


" We want to help turn down the rhetoric in a country that borders former Yugoslavia yet in which people are still talking about secession , " he added .

<response> " We want to help turn down the rhetoric in a country that borders former <location>Yugoslavia</location> yet in which people are still talking about secession , " he added . </response>


Bossi has intensified his separatist rhetoric since his Northern League party 's good showing in last April 's general election , when it took 10 percent of the vote nationally .

<response> <person>Bossi</person> has intensified his separatist rhetoric since his <organization>Northern League</organization> party 's good showing in last April 's general election , when it took 10 percent of the vote nationally . </response>


He has recently dropped a drive for federalism , saying secession from Rome 's wasteful and centralised bureaucracy is the only solution for northerners .

<response> He has recently dropped a drive for federalism , saying secession from <location>Rome</location> 's wasteful and centralised bureaucracy is the only solution for northerners . </response>


Italian farmer says he mutilated four women .

<response> <misc>Italian</misc> farmer says he mutilated four women . </response>


VERONA , Italy 1996-08-24

<response> <location>VERONA</location> , <location>Italy</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


An Italian farmer accused of multiple homocide has confessed to mutilating the bodies of four women after having sex with them , the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday .

<response> An <misc>Italian</misc> farmer accused of multiple homocide has confessed to mutilating the bodies of four women after having sex with them , the <misc>Italian</misc> news agency <organization>ANSA</organization> reported on Saturday . </response>


It quoted the lawyer of Gianfranco Stevanin as saying the 35-year-old farmer confessed on Friday to a Verona magistrate that he had killed and mutilated the women .

<response> It quoted the lawyer of <person>Gianfranco Stevanin</person> as saying the 35-year-old farmer confessed on Friday to a <location>Verona</location> magistrate that he had killed and mutilated the women . </response>


ANSA said Stevanin was unable to recall how he had killed the women , remembering only that he had found them " lifeless in his arms " after having sadmasochistic sex with them .

<response> <organization>ANSA</organization> said <person>Stevanin</person> was unable to recall how he had killed the women , remembering only that he had found them " lifeless in his arms " after having sadmasochistic sex with them . </response>


Stevanin , arrested in 1994 and jailed for three years for assaulting an Austrian prostitute , is accused of murdering five women , three of whose bodies were found near his villa outside Verona between July and December 1995 .

<response> <person>Stevanin</person> , arrested in 1994 and jailed for three years for assaulting an <misc>Austrian</misc> prostitute , is accused of murdering five women , three of whose bodies were found near his villa outside <person>Verona</person> between July and December 1995 . </response>


<response> Two of the corpses were identified but not the third , found headless and decomposed in a sack in a nearby canal . </response>


Lawyer Cesare dal Maso told ANSA that Stevanin confessed to beheading and dumping the body of a fourth woman in the nearby Adige river .

<response> Lawyer <person>Cesare dal Maso</person> told <organization>ANSA</organization> that <person>Stevanin</person> confessed to beheading and dumping the body of a fourth woman in the nearby <location>Adige</location> river . </response>


Dal Maso declined to comment on the alleged fifth murder , saying only that " the interrogations are not over yet " with investigators .

<response> <person>Dal Maso</person> declined to comment on the alleged fifth murder , saying only that " the interrogations are not over yet " with investigators . </response>


It said investigators believed Stevanin had suffocated them by putting plastic bags on their heads .

<response> It said investigators believed <person>Stevanin</person> had suffocated them by putting plastic bags on their heads . </response>


Stevanin was first sentenced for assault but investigators began digging in the garden of his villa after the first body was found by a passer-by .

<response> <person>Stevanin</person> was first sentenced for assault but investigators began digging in the garden of his villa after the first body was found by a passer-by . </response>


Belgium asks how paedophile suspect eluded police .

<response> <location>Belgium</location> asks how paedophile suspect eluded police . </response>


Jeremy Lovell

<response> <person>Jeremy Lovell</person> </response>


BRUSSELS 1996-08-24

<response> <location>BRUSSELS</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Belgian police searched two more houses on Saturday for bodies in a child-sex scandal of murder , kidnapping and pornography that has sent a shockwave of revulsion throughout Europe .

<response> <misc>Belgian</misc> police searched two more houses on Saturday for bodies in a child-sex scandal of murder , kidnapping and pornography that has sent a shockwave of revulsion throughout <location>Europe</location> . </response>


Recriminations built up over how the scandal 's central figure , convicted child rapist Marc Dutroux , managed to prey on children unhindered for so long .

<response> Recriminations built up over how the scandal 's central figure , convicted child rapist <person>Marc Dutroux</person> , managed to prey on children unhindered for so long . </response>


<response> In just over a week two young girls have been found dead , from starvation , two have been freed from a dungeon-like secret compartment and an international hunt has started for at least two others . </response>


On Saturday investigators with dogs trained to find bodies searched one house at Ransart and one at Mont-sur-Marchienne -- both suburbs of the southern city of Charleroi .

<response> On Saturday investigators with dogs trained to find bodies searched one house at <location>Ransart</location> and one at <location>Mont-sur-Marchienne</location> -- both suburbs of the southern city of <location>Charleroi</location> . </response>


Both houses are owned by Dutroux .

<response> Both houses are owned by <person>Dutroux</person> . </response>


Belgian media speculated that Dutroux , charged with abduction and illegal imprisonment of children , must have had high level protection to molest youngsters .

<response> <misc>Belgian</misc> media speculated that <person>Dutroux</person> , charged with abduction and illegal imprisonment of children , must have had high level protection to molest youngsters . </response>


They put forward no proof to support the speculation , but seized on a comment by chief prosecutor Michel Bourlet on Belgian television on Friday night that he would chase down everyone involved in the case " if I am allowed to " .

<response> They put forward no proof to support the speculation , but seized on a comment by chief prosecutor <person>Michel Bourlet</person> on <misc>Belgian</misc> television on Friday night that he would chase down everyone involved in the case " if I am allowed to " . </response>


Bourlet said between 300 and 400 paedophile porn video tapes had been seized , some of which featured Dutroux .

<response> <person>Bourlet</person> said between 300 and 400 paedophile porn video tapes had been seized , some of which featured <person>Dutroux</person> . </response>


Dutroux was charged a week ago after police rescued two young girls from a concrete dungeon in the basement of one of the six houses he owns in and around Charleroi .

<response> <person>Dutroux</person> was charged a week ago after police rescued two young girls from a concrete dungeon in the basement of one of the six houses he owns in and around <location>Charleroi</location> . </response>


Just a day later the national euphoria at the rescue turned to disgust as Dutroux led police to the bodies of two eight-year-old girls in another of his houses .

<response> Just a day later the national euphoria at the rescue turned to disgust as <person>Dutroux</person> led police to the bodies of two eight-year-old girls in another of his houses . </response>


Julie Lejeune and Melissa Russo , had been kidnapped in June last year .

<response> <person>Julie Lejeune</person> and <person>Melissa Russo</person> , had been kidnapped in June last year . </response>


Dutroux said they starved to death nine months later .

<response> <person>Dutroux</person> said they starved to death nine months later . </response>


He also admitted kidnapping two other girls , An Marchal and Eefje Lambrecks , a year ago .

<response> He also admitted kidnapping two other girls , <person>An Marchal</person> and <person>Eefje Lambrecks</person> , a year ago . </response>


The fate of the girls is unknown , but there has been speculation they were sold into prostitution in Slovakia or the Czech Republic where Dutroux was a frequent visitor .

<response> The fate of the girls is unknown , but there has been speculation they were sold into prostitution in <location>Slovakia</location> or the <location>Czech Republic</location> where <person>Dutroux</person> was a frequent visitor . </response>


Belgian police have visited Bratislava and will visit Prague .

<response> <misc>Belgian</misc> police have visited <location>Bratislava</location> and will visit <location>Prague</location> . </response>


Five other people have been arrested including Dutroux 's second wife Michelle Martin , charged as an accomplice .

<response> Five other people have been arrested including <person>Dutroux</person> 's second wife <person>Michelle Martin</person> , charged as an accomplice . </response>


<response> The others have been charged with abduction and illegal imprisonment of children or are suspected of criminal association . </response>


Dutch police are also holding a 74-year old Dutchman in connection with the disappearance of An and Eefje , although a spokesman said no direct link had yet been established .

<response> <misc>Dutch</misc> police are also holding a 74-year old <misc>Dutchman</misc> in connection with the disappearance of <person>An</person> and <person>Eefje</person> , although a spokesman said no direct link had yet been established . </response>


At least part of the speculation in the Belgian media of high-level protection for Dutroux and his accomplices is based on leaked documents cataloguing a high degree of police bungling , incompetence and indifference .

<response> At least part of the speculation in the <misc>Belgian</misc> media of high-level protection for <person>Dutroux</person> and his accomplices is based on leaked documents cataloguing a high degree of police bungling , incompetence and indifference . </response>


Among the revelations are the fact that the gendarmerie was running a surveillance operation codenamed " Othello " against Dutroux in 1995 -- when both Julie and Melissa and An and Eefje were kidnapped .

<response> Among the revelations are the fact that the gendarmerie was running a surveillance operation codenamed " <misc>Othello</misc> " against <person>Dutroux</person> in 1995 -- when both <person>Julie</person> and <person>Melissa</person> and <person>An</person> and <person>Eefje</person> were kidnapped . </response>


They show that the gendarmes were aware that Dutroux was building cells in some of his houses for holding children , yet this information was either not passed on to other police forces searching for the missing girls or was overlooked when it was .

<response> They show that the gendarmes were aware that <person>Dutroux</person> was building cells in some of his houses for holding children , yet this information was either not passed on to other police forces searching for the missing girls or was overlooked when it was . </response>


They also show that police investigating a theft visited Dutroux late last year at the house where Julie and Melissa were being held but accepted his word that the children 's cries they could hear came from neighbours .

<response> They also show that police investigating a theft visited <person>Dutroux</person> late last year at the house where <person>Julie</person> and <person>Melissa</person> were being held but accepted his word that the children 's cries they could hear came from neighbours . </response>


Justice Minister Stefaan De Clerck has admitted that mistakes were made and ordered an inquiry at the same time as stressing there were no indications of a cover-up .

<response> <organization>Justice</organization> Minister <person>Stefaan De Clerck</person> has admitted that mistakes were made and ordered an inquiry at the same time as stressing there were no indications of a cover-up . </response>


There is also widespread disbelief that no one appeared to question how Dutroux , an unemployed father of three with no visible means of support , managed to own six houses .

<response> There is also widespread disbelief that no one appeared to question how <person>Dutroux</person> , an unemployed father of three with no visible means of support , managed to own six houses . </response>


Death toll of Algeria bomb put at seven-newspaper .

<response> Death toll of <location>Algeria</location> bomb put at seven-newspaper . </response>


PARIS 1996-08-24

<response> <location>PARIS</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


An Algerian newspaper on Saturday put at seven -- two women and five children -- the death toll of a bomb blast in a market west of Algiers on Friday .

<response> An <misc>Algerian</misc> newspaper on Saturday put at seven -- two women and five children -- the death toll of a bomb blast in a market west of <location>Algiers</location> on Friday . </response>


Algerian security forces said on Friday three women and two children were killed and five people wounded when a home-made bomb exploded at a market in the coastal town of Bou Haroun , 65 km ( 40 miles ) west of Algiers .

<response> <misc>Algerian</misc> security forces said on Friday three women and two children were killed and five people wounded when a home-made bomb exploded at a market in the coastal town of <location>Bou Haroun</location> , 65 km ( 40 miles ) west of <location>Algiers</location> . </response>


<response> The security forces also said a man carrying an explosive device also died after it went off prematurely . </response>


El-Watan paper said the blast killed seven -- a mother and her 25-year-old daughter , four young boys and a five-year-old girl .

<response> <organization>El-Watan</organization> paper said the blast killed seven -- a mother and her 25-year-old daughter , four young boys and a five-year-old girl . </response>


<response> Several people were also wounded , it said . </response>


The explosion was the latest in series of bomb attacks in Algeria 's four-year-old civil strife .

<response> The explosion was the latest in series of bomb attacks in <location>Algeria</location> 's four-year-old civil strife . </response>


The government-appointed watchdog , Human Rights National Observatory , was quoted this month by local newspapers as saying about 1,400 civilians have died in bomb attacks blamed on Moslem rebels in the past two years .

<response> The government-appointed watchdog , <organization>Human Rights National Observatory</organization> , was quoted this month by local newspapers as saying about 1,400 civilians have died in bomb attacks blamed on <misc>Moslem</misc> rebels in the past two years . </response>


An estimated 50,000 Algerians and more than 110 foreigners have been killed in violence pitting Moslem rebels against government forces since early 1992 , when the authorities cancelled a general election in which radical Islamists had taken a commanding lead .

<response> An estimated 50,000 <misc>Algerians</misc> and more than 110 foreigners have been killed in violence pitting <misc>Moslem</misc> rebels against government forces since early 1992 , when the authorities cancelled a general election in which radical <misc>Islamists</misc> had taken a commanding lead . </response>


Malta police seize cannabis among chilli sauce .

<response> <location>Malta</location> police seize cannabis among chilli sauce . </response>


VALLETTA 1996-08-24

<response> <location>VALLETTA</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Police in Malta said on Saturday they had seized 7.5 tonnes of cannabis concealed in a shipment of chilli sauce on its way from Singapore to Romania .

<response> Police in <location>Malta</location> said on Saturday they had seized 7.5 tonnes of cannabis concealed in a shipment of chilli sauce on its way from <location>Singapore</location> to <location>Romania</location> . </response>


Police commissioner George Grech said the cannabis was found on Friday packed in 500 boxes hidden behind chilli sauce in a container that arrived at Malta Freeport a week ago .

<response> Police commissioner <person>George Grech</person> said the cannabis was found on Friday packed in 500 boxes hidden behind chilli sauce in a container that arrived at <location>Malta Freeport</location> a week ago . </response>


The container was on its way to Romania via the former Yugoslavia from Singapore and was the biggest drugs haul in Malta , police said .

<response> The container was on its way to <location>Romania</location> via the former <location>Yugoslavia</location> from <location>Singapore</location> and was the biggest drugs haul in <location>Malta</location> , police said . </response>


<response> No street value was given for the cannabis . </response>


Czech coach in fatal crash in Austria .

<response> <misc>Czech</misc> coach in fatal crash in <location>Austria</location> . </response>


VIENNA 1996-08-24

<response> <location>VIENNA</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


A Czech coach crashed and burst into flames on a southern Austrian motorway early on Saturday , killing one person and injuring 15 , police said .

<response> A <misc>Czech</misc> coach crashed and burst into flames on a southern <misc>Austrian</misc> motorway early on Saturday , killing one person and injuring 15 , police said . </response>


Austrian television said the coach , which was carrying 45 , was en route from the Czech Republic to Italy when the accident occurred near Steinberg , 200 km southwest of Vienna .

<response> <misc>Austrian</misc> television said the coach , which was carrying 45 , was en route from the <location>Czech Republic</location> to <location>Italy</location> when the accident occurred near <location>Steinberg</location> , 200 km southwest of <location>Vienna</location> . </response>


Most Spaniards back talks with Basque rebels--poll .

<response> Most Spaniards back talks with <misc>Basque</misc> rebels--poll . </response>


MADRID 1996-08-24

<response> <location>MADRID</location> 1996-08-24 </response>


Most Spaniards would support government talks with the illegal Basque separatist group ETA if the rebels renounced violence permanently , a survey published in daily El Mundo on Saturday said .

<response> Most Spaniards would support government talks with the illegal <misc>Basque</misc> separatist group <organization>ETA</organization> if the rebels renounced violence permanently , a survey published in daily <organization>El Mundo</organization> on Saturday said . </response>


While 57 percent of the population supported negotiations with ETA ( Basque Homeland and Freedom ) , 30 percent opposed it , the survey by the state-controlled Centre for Sociological Studies ( CIS ) found .

<response> While 57 percent of the population supported negotiations with <organization>ETA</organization> ( <organization>Basque Homeland and Freedom</organization> ) , 30 percent opposed it , the survey by the state-controlled <organization>Centre for Sociological Studies</organization> ( <organization>CIS</organization> ) found . </response>


But 80 percent said ETA had shown little interest in achieving peace in the Basque country when it offered a one-week truce in July while continuing to hold prison officer Jose Antonio Ortega Lara , kidnapped in January .

<response> But 80 percent said <organization>ETA</organization> had shown little interest in achieving peace in the <misc>Basque</misc> country when it offered a one-week truce in July while continuing to hold prison officer <person>Jose Antonio Ortega Lara</person> , kidnapped in January . </response>