European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday january 3,1994 freighter with 36 aboard lost off newfound land from wire reports Halifax Nova Scotia a freighter carrying Iron Ore and a Crew of 36 was lost in a storm saturday in the Atlantic Ocean about 930 Miles East of Newfoundland. A search continued Sunda but was hampered by High winds and Waves. Lights possibly from lifeboats were spotted and a bahamian Tanker the Freja Svea was searching the area. The liberian registered ship Marika had agree and filipino Crew. The freighter left sept lies Quebec last monday carrying Iron Ore to Europe and ran into a Winter storm said Halifax search Ana Rescue Center officials. Dan befell a search and Rescue spokesman told the Canadian press news Agency the ship was hit by 30-foot Waves and winds up to 53 Mph. Syria assails Vatican Damascus Syria a government newspaper sunday strongly criticized the recognition agreement Between the Vatican and Israel and said it was a blow to the arabs rights. The Vatican and Israel signed a Mutual recognition agreement thursday that opened thedoor to reconciliation Between catholics and jews after 2,000 years of tension Between the two religions. The Vatican by signing the pact has Given up Jerusalem and dealt a blow to the Hopes and rights of the arabs Muslim or Christian the government daily Tishri said in an editorial. Birth control supported Frankfurt Germany a Liberal Roma Catholic Bishop in Germany has called on his Church to ease its doctrinaire stance and accept these of birth control devices in the third world. Franz Kamphaus the Bishop of Limburg said in a newspaper interview published sunday that natural family planning is simply too difficult for Many catholics in the developing world. It is often unfortunately the Catholic Way to think a or nothing Kamphaus told the Frankfurter All Gemeiner. Yet runaway world population growth has posed new challenges with which humanity has not yet come to grips the Bishop said. Turks belgian police clash Brussels Belgium hundreds of Stone throwing turkish immigrants besieged a meeting of kurdish activists in Brussels on saturday night. Five police officers were injured in clashes that ran into sunday  turks were angered when a Radical group demanding Independence for Kurdistan hoisted the group s Flag and shouted anti Turk slogans in a Brussels neighbourhood heavily populated by turkish immigrants witnesses said. Some 200 kurd had marched to Brussels fro the German City of Cologne to protest the turkish government s policies toward the kurd. Battles flare in Kabul Kabul Afghanistan feuding islamic factions blasted each other with airstrikes rockets and machine guns sunday in a major Battle that reportedly left dozens dead and hundreds wounded in the capital. The fighting occurring around the presidential Palace the Airport and other strategic Sites waste most intense in months. The bloodshed began before Dawn new year s Day. Heavy fighting resumed at Dawn sunday after an overnight  least six separate islamic groups hold parts of Kabul and most or All were involved in the violence seen As a Power struggle. 83 rescued from ship Bastia Corsica helicopters battling raging winds rescued 83 passengers and Crew members from a sinking ship that ran aground saturday Between the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and  Captain and remaining nine Crew members abandoned the 413-foot Monte stello after giving the ship up for lost. French and italian helicopters braved winds gusting up to 93 Mph to take the 61 passengers including about 10 children and 22-member Crew off the decks to  injuries were reported from the Shipwreck. Ira official says peace hinges on British up Dublin Ireland a a Leader of sinn fein the Ira s political Wing said peace will not come to Northern Ireland unless Britain withdraws its troops from the province. Sinn fein vice president Martin Mcguinness Dis missed As worthless the Anglo Irish peace initiative which offers All parties renouncing violence a seat at the negotiating table on the future of Northern Ireland. Anything Short of a British government decision that they Are leaving this country is unacceptable 1 my guinness told Dublin s sunday business Post newspaper. " Mcguinness said he was expressing his personal opinion. Sinn fein has not finished its review of the declaration signed dec. 15 by prime minister John major and his Irish counterpart Albert Reynolds. Major responding sunday on bbl radio 4, said he was growing impatient with the delay. I can be patient for a Little while the prime min ister said. But i am not going to put a Date on  major warned Irish Republican army leaders that they would lose whatever support they had worldwide if they say no to the Opportunity lying on the  he repeated a Long standing policy that Northern Ireland will remain part of Britain for As Long As a majority in the province wanted it. Major said he remained optimistic that the peace plan would succeed but the next move was up to the Era. ,./, a. R v the in a marked new year s Day with a series of arson attacks in Belfast causing millions of dollars in damage. No one was injured. The Ira which claimed responsibility for the at tacks warned More would come. Blazes set off by firebombs broke out shortly after Midnight saturday and at least five stores were heavily damaged police said. Elephants Cross a harvested Field in India s West Bengal province saturday heading toward Calcutta. Elephants Bear Crown on Calcutta new Delhi India Apas a Herd of 50 elephants moved toward Calcutta on saturday indians tried to turn them Back with thundering tribal Drums blazing torches a Phalanx of trucks and a few kind words. The elephants reportedly have trampled six people to death since last monday when a Bush fire panicked them into fleeing the Jalda Para wildlife Reserve. If they Barge into crowded and chaotic Calcutta there could be serious damage and injury authorities fear. The Herd is still 60 Miles away from the Metropolis of 10 million. But they can cover a lot of ground in a Day they be moved about 180 Miles in the past week. Hundreds of drummers were recruited to try to turn the Herd Back toward their Forest Sanctuary. Police with tranquil Izer guns have followed in Case the elephants nerves get so frayed they go on a rampage. Trucks lined up in close formation for Miles on Amain Highway to Block the elephants. We Are trying everything to Send the poor elephants Back to their Sanctuary said Anamali Roy the Forest and environment minister of the West Bengal stat government. Roy s comments reflected the sympathy that Man feel for the huge animals even As they crush huts and cause general disorder. The poor elephants have lost All sense of direction said Sumitra Banerjee an editor of the Telegraph newspaper. State run to which broadcasts updates of the Herd movement urged viewers not to be mean to the Al whatever you do Don t let pachyderm get a peek by the associated press never stand in an elephant s path and what Ever you do Don t try to make Eye Contact. With a Herd of hungry wild elephants roving through the nearby Countryside having trampled six people to death Calcutta newspapers published reports on elephant behaviour and tips on what to do if one approaches. The Bottom line when you face an elephant they said is to avoid walking in front of it or let Ting it get a direct look at you. The elephants Small eyes and huge bulk limit their peripheral vision. The Good news elephants rarely go on the offensive unless teased or made to panic and with a Herd s pecking order it is far less threatening than a Lone Bull contends Shantanu Ghosh of the zoological Survey of India. Eph ants. Elephants Are a protected species and killing them is illegal except in unusual circumstances. Roy said authorities had no intention of killing any of the animals. Ndia to test missile despite . Opposition new Delhi India up India plans to test fire Southeastern Indian state of Orissa the officials said medium Range nuclear capable ballistic missile this week despite sustained . Pressure to suspend its testing pro Gram defense ministry officials said saturday. The 1,550-mile Agni missile will be fired into the Bay of Bengal on thursday or Friday from the coast of the strategic analysts View the Agni As an Essen tial component of the country s drive to build a nuclear deterrent against archrival China. Thousands of people living near the test site will be evacuated