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	  *Reuters World News Highlights*    	
	 MADRID - The European Union's 15 member states decided to 
pull their envoys out of Lagos to show their anger at Nigeria's 
execution of human rights leaders.  
	 LONDON - Nigeria branded its Commonwealth suspension over 
the executions as unfair but more Western nations recalled their 
ambassadors and pressure built for sanctions against the 
oil-producing African state. (See NIGERIA-REACTION)  
	 LAGOS - Nigerians expressed shock at the hangings and 
several groups said the executions, in defiance of appeals for 
clemency from around the world, were barbaric. (See NIGERIA)  
	 ADDIS ABABA - African governments and opposition leaders 
slammed Nigeria, with one critic comparing its military ruler to 
former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.  
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	 OSIJEK, Croatia - A buildup of Croatian troops facing 
disputed Serb-held territory has worried the Serbs, military 
sources said, but they expected Zagreb to wait for peace talks 
to fail before attacking. (See YUGOSLAVIA-CROATIA-TROOPS)  
	 SARAJEVO - Senior NATO commanders arrived in Bosnia to 
assess how best to deploy the planned international force to 
replace United Nations peacekeepers. (See YUGOSLAVIA)  
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	 KABUL - The Afghan government said the rebel Islamic Taleban 
militia had rained rockets on Kabul, killing 35 civilians and 
wounding 50. (See AFGHAN)  
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	 COLOMBO - Two Tamil Tiger suicide bombers blew themselves up 
in central Colombo, killing at least 15 people, and Sri Lanka's 
military reported heavy rebel casualties in its offensive in the 
northern part of the island. (See SRILANKA)  
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	 KATHMANDU - A huge avalanche struck the overnight camp of a 
Japanese trekking group in the Mount Everest region of Nepal, 
killing 26 people including 13 Japanese as they slept, rescue 
and hiking officials said. (See NEPAL-AVALANCHE-DEATHS)  
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	 GAZA - The Palestinian Authority and its main rival, the 
Islamic Hamas movement, will meet in Egypt soon for 
reconciliation talks, a PLO official said.  
	 JERUSALEM - Israelis flocked to mourn slain Prime Minister 
Yitzhak Rabin in the country's two biggest cities, a week after 
he was assassinated. (See RABIN)  
	 JERUSALEM - Israeli police were holding a soldier in 
connection with the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak 
Rabin, security sources said.  
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	 SEVILLE, Spain - Top European and U.S. executives found 
enough common ground to make a joint proposal on ways to relax 
trans-Atlantic trade barriers at an historic meeting in Seville.  
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	 MOSCOW - Russian President Boris Yeltsin, said to be looking 
better as he recovers from a mild heart attack, met two of his 
closest allies and discussed setting a date for the next 
presidential election. (See RUSSIA-YELTSIN)  
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	 LONDON - Irish Prime Minister John Bruton criticized Britain 
for months of deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process and 
urged London to convene all-party settlement talks.  
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	 BRUSSELS - European Union Commissioner Hans van den Broek 
entered the spotlight as a possible compromise candidate for the 
post of NATO Secretary-General.  
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	 BONN - Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel defied calls for his 
resignation in a controversy stirred up in Germany by Iranian 
comments on the assassination of Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin.  
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	 HARARE - Zimbabwe's capital Harare was calm after overnight 
riots in which government cars were smashed and burned and shops 
looted during protests against alleged police brutality.  
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	 PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac pinned the red 
ribbon of the Legion of Honor medal on nine World War I veterans 
whose ages ranged from 96 to 101.  

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