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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                World israeli soldiers kill one during West Bank rally from wire reports Jerusalem a israeli soldiers killed a palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Friday and wounded three others who were armed with knives after they refused to halt. It said four other palestinian activists were captured in the incident in Ramin Village. Arab reports said the encounter began when troops came upon a rally by Fatah supporters. The report said that 11 people in All were wounded including a 5-year-Oidboy. Fatah is the major unit of Yasser Arafat a Palestine liberation  suspect arrested Rome a police in the capital raided a hotel room and arrested a suspected drug smuggler holding 11 pounds of cocaine while customs agents in Milan discovered 6.6 pounds of pure heroin secreted inside a portable suitcase trolley officials announced Friday. Police in Rome acting on a tip said they arrested a 35-year-old Argentine who had arrived in the country a few hours earlier on a flight from South America. Officials said the drugs were Worth $6 million on the  terms stiffened Mexico City a in an Effort to reduce human rights abuses the government on Friday raised prison terms for police and other officers convicted of torturing criminals or suspects. The new Law also voids any confession that is proven to have been produced under duress. To be valid in court confessions must be written out in the presence of the suspects lawyer. Under the former Law prison terms for torture ranged from two to 10 years. Under the new Law terms Range from three to 12 years. It also makes those who order or condone torture liable As conspirators. Violators Are required to pay compensation to the victims or their families for medical and burial costs As Well As for economic losses such As lost wages. Torturing suspects until they confess crimes has been a widespread practice by mexican police for decades. Methods of torture Range from introducing soda water laced with Chile Pepper up a suspects nose to beatings and electric  quakes reported Buenos Aires Argentina a two Earth 2uakes in one Day occurred beneath the Atlantic Ocean some 2,100 Miles South of Here the . Geological Survey says. The first quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Friday evening near the South Sandwich islands a Remote and sparsely populated group of islands in the South Atlantic the geological Survey said. Almost 21 hours earlier a quake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale hit the same area according to the geological surveys National earthquake information Center in Golden Colo. There were no reports of damage or  Queen a candidate Milan Italy a italian porno Queen Moana Pozzi probably the Only woman to Ever appear totally nude on an italian television talk Snow announced her candidacy Friday for parliament. The statuesque blonde Pozzi ruled As Quot the favorite artist in italian night time fantasies a appeared a fully clothed a at a news conference for the newly formed party of love. The party said that it will begin seeking the 4,000 signatures required to secure a place on the ballot in elections expected in Spring. A i done to understand a thing about politics a said Pozzi who Hopes to succeed Italy a first a porno parliamentarian a Ilona Staller elected to the chamber of deputies in 1987 on the Radical party ticket. Like the hungarian born Staller who this year married an american artist Pozzi is Well known among devotees of menus magazines red Light cinemas and Over-21 nightclubs. Several years ago Pozzi showed up nude for an interview on a National television show. Sunday december 29, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 american hostility blamed for poor .-chinese ties Beijing up a China s ambassador to the United states blamed the . Government saturday for disputes Between the two nations and said relations Are being hampered by the a hostile attitude of american politicians and journalists. Ambassador Zhu Qiuzhen also complained that the biggest problem in sino-. Ties is the sanctions Washington has imposed against Beijing since the chinese army a june 1989 crackdown on pro democracy protesters at Tiana men Square. In an interview carried by the official Xinhua news Agency Zhu assessed the status of relations at the years end noting cooperation in Trade International consultations and efforts to improve bilateral ties. �?osino-. Relations Are however far from being restored to a Normal state and Many difficulties still exist a said Zhu a former Deputy foreign minister. A this is because the United states has not yet lifted the sanctions it took the Lead in imposing unilaterally against China following the Spring political upheaval in Beijing in 1989,�?� he added. With sino-. Ties now at their worst since 1989, Zhu placed the blame squarely on Washington for disagreements in relations making no reference to . Charges Over China a human rights arms sales and Trade policies. Zhu claimed the United states has a blended political factors into some disagreements Quot making some issues thorny ones which should not have been  a a number of people from political and press circles in the United states have adopted an unfriendly and unfair approach toward China and even a hostile attitude concerning certain issues a he said. Croatians unload . Supplies that arrived in Zagreb Yugoslavia the Day before Christmas. 10 die 50 Hurt As shelling of croatian City continues Zagreb Yugoslavia apr at least ten people were killed and some 50 injured in fridays incessant shelling of Barlovac which continued through the night defense officiate reported saturday. In an end of the year report to parliament croatian president Franjo Tadjman on saturday vowed to recapture All lost territory and indicated Croatia would protect croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic. A there Are More and More dead with every coming hour a said one defense official who was reached by Telephone in Barlovac an Industrial City with a peacetime population of 55,000 located 30 Miles Southwest of Zagreb. The sources said they believed the army was focusing its fire on Barlovac because of recent territorial losses in Western Slavonia where the croats recaptured a series of villages. They also said that territory East of Barlovac was strategically important for Federal army logistics in the area of Sisak and Petrinjak some 31 Miles Southeast of Zagreb As Well As Pousko some 12 Miles further North. Serb led forces were reported shelling those areas with howitzers Cannon and multiple rocket launchers. At 1 p.m., Zagreb radio reported the army had opened artillery fire on Osisek the main City in Slavonia that has come under attack almost daily in recent weeks. Meanwhile the Federal army accused croatian forces of continuing overnight attacks with Multi barrel rocket launchers in the area of Lipik 70 Miles South foot of captured Territo we will try to do ulary through . East of Zagreb and Okutani further South. In his address Tadjman told lawmakers a we Are now faced with the task of completely liberating every Quot a a Al territory. Do that by peaceful Means panic. _ a Ace keeping forces. However if that proves impossible we will Nave to continue the War until we finally evict the serbian occupiers a he said. The engagement of International peacekeepers is needed As fast As possible a Tadjman declared. He spoke after outgoing . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar told the . Security Council that Quot conditions for establishing a peacekeeping operation in Yugoslavia still do not exist. Fourteen cease fires during six months of fighting have failed to bring peace to Yugoslavia and thousands have been killed on both sides. Serbia opposes Independence for the two republics and has bitterly attacked the 12-nation dec for its announcement dec. 17 that it would recognize the two republics a and possibly others seeking Independence a on Jan. 15. Germany which led the push for croatian recognition believes recognizing the secessionist republics will persuade the Federal army to Stop fighting. But others Are concerned that recognition will Lead serbs in other republics a including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia a to take up arms As their Brethren in croatian have done  
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