European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world sunday june 12, 1994 wiping Down the other White House a Moscow worker is suspended from a platform As he washes the windows of the russian White House on Friday. The parliamentary building was the scene of a Battle in october Between president Boris Yeltsin a forces and opposition members and. Was badly damaged by tank shelling and fires the repair work is now nearly Complete. Today is the fourth anniversary of russians declaration  from the soviet Union. Cuban Asylum in embassy hold protest Mexico City apr More than 100 cubans who have taken Over the belgian ambassadors residence in Havana held a sign waving protest to Appeal for political Asylum witnesses and news reports said Friday. The cubans have occupied the compound for nearly two weeks and authorities gave no indication when they would resolve the biggest embassy takeover in the cuban capital in years. During their 20-Minutc protest thursday the cubans held up Spanish and English signs that read a we need help in winning Freedom a . Liberty a a Liberty or death and a we need to talk to the International  cuban Security forces blocked journalists from the compound Fence during the protest. Police have ringed the ambassadors House since May 28, when it was overrun by Asylum seekers who raced through an open door or hopped an Iron Fence. Belgian authorities said 118 cubans Are in the building requesting permission to leave the country. Four cubans left the embassy last week but no explanation was Given for their departure. The cuban government accuses the United states of inciting the embassy storming and opposes granting exit permits to people who use such tactics to seek Asylum. The United states Grants a Small number of visas to cubans each year but gives automatic Asylum to any cuban who reaches . Territory. The cubans inside the belgian ambassadors House have not said they want to go to the United states but most people who leave the communist Island nation end up there. Cuban Asylum seekers have stormed diplomatic missions for years including the Spanish czech Swiss mexican and Canadian embassies. In 1980, a violent occupation of the peruvian embassy by thousands of Asylum seekers led Cuba to temporarily lift restrictions on emigrants. Thousands fled by boat to the United states within a Brief period before the restrictions were reimposed. On Friday a cuban american congressman rep. Lincoln Diaz Balart urged Belgium to Grant immediate Asylum. A the denial of political Asylum by your government Tofte refugees in your Havana embassy is a grave violation of Basic human rights a the Miami Republican wrote in a letter to the belgian embassy in washing Ion. A a a a a what is paralysing your government How can it act so callously and inhumanely any harm that ensues to any of these refugees will be fully the responsibility of Belgium a he wrote. Belgium has said it is seeking assurances that the cubans will not be punished if they give up. Spanish opposition expected to gain Madrid Spain a spaniards were enjoying a nationwide heat wave saturday evening As they prepared to go to the polls to vote for 64 deputies for the european parliament in Strasbourg France. Various opinion polls published in the past week have agreed that the opposition right Wing popular party of Jose Maria Aznar Wil score its first Ever National electoral Victory Over prime minister Felipe Gonzalez a ruling socialists in today a vote. Six separate polls have Given the popular party a Lead of Between 1.8 and 10.2 percent. The polls also indicated a High level of abstention up to 40 percent of the people were undecided about whether to vote or whom to vote for. With the country bathed by warm weather Many spaniards had already left their hometowns saturday to head for Beach resorts. Voting Levels Are expected to be highest in the Southern Region of Andalucia where More than 5 million voters Are also to elect their regional government. At a closing Campaign meeting in a Madrid sports Hall Friday night Gonzalez told supporters that he would not resign if his party loses in the voting. A the Spanish people decided on june 6 1993 that i a would preside Over the government and i will continue to do so until 1997,�?� he said in reference to last years general election. Aznar in front of a boisterous crowd at Madrid a Las Vinias bullring asked voters to punish Gonzalez for the errors of his corruption scarred government. A a it a not a question of choosing Between one party and another a he said. A it is a moral Choice a vote against  two scandals one involving former civil guard police chief Luis Roldan who has fled the country and another involving former Bank of Spain gov. Mariano Rubio whose signature is on half the country a Bank notes have shaken Gonzalez a popularity. Both men allegedly made vast sums of Money through corrupt practices while occupying their posts. Swedish army officer held in shooting deaths of 7 from wire reports Stockholm Sweden a a Young army officer shot seven people to death and seriously wounded another Early saturday in the Central swedish town of Valuri police said. Authorities called it the worst violent crime in the country a history and were searching for a motive. The gunman who was armed with an assault Rifle shot the victims As they walked through a Park i Falun 145 Miles Northwest of Stockholm. A it was an execution a police spokesman Bern Jansson said. Two police officers who were called to the scene at 2 30 . Tried to persuade the gunman to surrender. Instead he opened fire in the Winter resort town. In the shootout the gunman was hit m the hip but the police officers were uninjured. Identities of the victims were not released. But sources said six of them were Young women who belonged to Sweden a voluntary defense service. The other two were men who had been passing by. The gunman was taken to the same Hospital. His name was not released but the army issued a statement saying that he was a second lieutenant. Feminist author targeted Dhaka Bangladesh a islamic fundamentalists in Bangladesh stepped up their Campaign against feminist author Taulima Nisrin Over the weekend putting a $2,500 Bounty on her head and carrying out attacks on her fathers House local newspapers said saturday. Speakers at a religious rally in the Southern City of Khulna 200 Miles from Dhaka announced Friday that anyone killing the 32-Yearroid writer would be rewarded a newspaper said. Nisrin has been in hiding since the Bangladesh government issued a warrant for her arrest june 4 for a hurting the feelings of  an Indian newspaper had quoted her As saying the Koran the Muslim holy Book should be rewritten. Nisrin said that she was misquoted and that she had Only said the islamic Laws should be reviewed. King Hussein to visit . Amman Jordan a King Hussein left for London on saturday in route to the United states for a routine postoperative checkup and a meeting with president Clinton. Officials said the Monarch will spend a few Days in Britain before flying to Rochester minn., for his biannual tests. If he is Given a clean Bill of health Hussein Wilt not need to go again to the Mayo clinic and future checkups will be carried out in Jordan once a year said the officials who requested anonymity. Hussein a left kidney and ureter were removed during a cancer surgery at the Mayo clinic in 1992. Hussein 58, will meet with Clinton in Washington after the tests which require him to spend two to three Days in Hospital the officials said. Rome Academy celebrates Rome a Henry Kissinger dedicated an Olive tree and . Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew Cut a ceremonial ribbon Friday to Mark the 100th anniversary of the american Academy of Rome. Founded by the architect Charles Mckim the Academy is one of the Foremost american overseas centers for Independent study and advanced research in the Fine arts and humanities. Prominent personalities from the political literary Art and academic worlds were present at the ceremony Kissinger a former Secretary of state dedicated an Olive tree to a Friend who died two months ago and had made Many contributions to the Academy. Explosions Rock Athens Athens Greece a four Small explosions damaged parked vehicles and buildings in Central Athens late Friday and Early saturday police said. No one was injured. An Anonymous caller told an Athens radio station that the anti state struggle group claimed responsibility for planting an incendiary device that slightly damaged a school bus shortly before Midnight. Another explosion about the same time damaged an office blocks Entrance followed shortly after by another that caused slight damage to a Coffee warehouse. Two hours later another explosion damaged a truck and four cars just off fashionable / queer Soohia Avenue