European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago.14 the stars and stripes world sunday monday january 1/2,1995 defiant chechen Leader claiming moral Victory Grozny Russia apr russian ground forces launched a ferocious As Sault on the chechen capital and a feared to break into the City saturday cavy artillery and rocket fire set numerous buildings ablaze in the Center including parliament next to president a Khokhar Duda Yevu a Palace. The government of the rebel Republic claimed the Long expected russian storming of Grozny was under Way. Defiant As Ever Dunayev declared that tiny Chechnya was winning a Quot moral Victory by still holding out after nearly three weeks under siege. The itar Tass news Agency reported that his Palace a Concrete edifice about 10 stories tall also was on fire. The re port could not immediately be confirmed. Heavy machine gun and Rifle fire re sounded through downtown Grozny firelight were heard in the Central Northern and southwestern parts of the capital. Russian Soukhoi fighter bombers swooped  remaining residents hid in cellars and bomb shelters As shells slammed into the City at the rate of two or three a minute at one Point. Thick smoke from at least nine tires burning at an Oil refinery and elsewhere in the Industrial District turned the ravaged City As Black As night soon after the attack began at midday. One russian bomb struck a prison in the capital and killed 26 prisoners a chechen spokesman told the Moscow Echo radio station. No further details were available. Bloodied and dazed chechen fighters ran for cover but said they would not give up Quot despite the great might of the russian army which is attacking Grozny the people of Chechnya have already won a moral Victory a Dunayev said in a new year s address to the people of Chechnya and Russia according to the inter fax news Agency. An unnamed spokesman for the russian defense ministry denied Grozny was being stormed but indicated troops were carrying out orders to strike deep into the City and bring armed gangs under control the inter fax news Agency reported new Rome apr Silvio Berlusconi a Days As Premier appeared numbered Friday after his demand for immediate elections was rebuffed in favor of efforts to Patch together a new government. Berlusconi who resigned Dee. 22 rather than face no Confidence motions wanted to remain As caretaker Premier unfit elections and then Campaign As an incumbent. But president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro said he would not Call immediate elections and instead would hold More consultations with political leaders on whether a workable government can be assembled. A decision on who will Lead the next government could come this week a. A a Quot this series of meetings. Gave a Clear obvious result a majority in the chamber of deputies and in the Striate says no to immediate elections a Scalfaro said after four Days of talks. Berlusconi reacted angrily saying voters had elected his coalition and would be betrayed by any other government until they can vote again. Quot it really seems to me that we Are returning to the old methods systems and vices a he said. Chances for Berlusconi remaining As Premier seem slim. He is strongly opposed by the Leader of the Northern league a former government partner that led the revolt against him. The Northern league a with a targe bloc in the lower House of parliament a holds the key to any attempt to form a new government. A a the party s Leader Umberto Bossi  give the premiership to an outside official perhaps an economist Seal Faroe a other options include naming a Compromise Premier from Berlusconi Sforza italia party or giving the Northern league and leftist parties including the former communists a Chance at leading a parliamentary majority. 1 thais Ponder raising tigers for Medicine Bangkok Thailand a a proposal to legalize the Breeding of tigers so they can be slaughtered for chinese Medicine has sparked a bitter feud Between animal breeders and wildlife experts Over the Fate of the vanishing cat. With less than 5,000 wild tigers left in the world breeders arc pushing the thai forestry commission to allow them to raise tigers so they will have unlimited Bones to grind and organs to dry to make chinese Medicine. / the pot ions Are widely used among ethnic chinese in in Ailand and around the world in the belief that they cure everything from arthritis to impotence. There is no scientific evidence supporting that belief. Although there is a . Ban on the International Trade of tigers Thailand has the right to sell the asian cats a and their parts a do mystically. Somphong Tom Siriphonh director of the Sirach farm is betting that the government will approve the pro eos Al. He is raising 3> tigers in bang of and notes that a dead Tiger currently fetches up to $10,000 on the Black Market he has a display ease filled with chinese Medicine including the dried sex organs of a male Tiger. They sell illegally for about $4,500, but he insists they Are not for Sale. 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