Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 29, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May 2000 world b3 pier Paolo Cito associated press ethiopians in capital celebrate fall of former military fighting opens a new front in eritrean crisis clashes May uproot by Craig Nelson Eritrea fighting raged yesterday Between the Horn of Africa warring Neighbours on the eve of peace talks opening a new front in Eritrea smouldering humanitarian infantry and artillery clashes in what has become the heaviest fight ing in the Twoy Earold Border War threaten to uproot people around the Central City of the United nations the two week old ethiopian offensive already has sent nearly on seventh of Eritrea people fleeing some into neighbouring buses and vans commandeered by the government poured into the grounds of a school about 30 Kilometres North of Dis gorging hundreds of mostly women and each carrying a plastic bag or two of their boys clambered off the High pan open backed trucks babies and women clasp ing their skirts to protect their mod esty we have Only these pieces of said 70yearold Bisrat pinching the hem of her skirt As she crouched under the eaves of a primary school that in the past Day had become Home to at least new arrivals were expected by Days said Simon a in Eritrea said last week that fighting already had dislodged of its four million Ethiopia military now is pursuing the retreating adversary Kilometres deep into Eritrea putting its Citi Zens into panicked flight ahead of the increasingly punished by the latest Eritrea agreed last week to withdraw from All disputed Terri tory and return to talks set for today in Ethiopia has made Plain its bargaining strategy for the we shall negotiate while we fight and we shall fight while we Degoti prime minister Meles Zenawi told african diplomats in the ethiopian Addis last yesterday ethiopian War planes bombed a nearly completed Power Plant near the port City of Mas Eritrea foreign ministry Ethiopia said the planes attacked a military not a Power for its Ethiopia accused eritreans yesterday of shelling its forces near one of the Eastern towns from which they had pledged to with press polish party Buziks coalition in peril Junior party in Poland Centre right govern ing coalition voted yesterday to withdraw its Likely spelling the demise of prime minister Jerzy Buziks two and half Vearold unhappy with Buziks inability to control Maverick Legisla tors from his own Solidarity the executive Council of the Freedom Union voted nearly unanimously for its five ministers to submit their resignations they will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a new government is the party held open the option of forming a new coalition with Solidarity under different Buzek has repeat edly offered to resign if that would keep the partners the decision Means Buziks weakened government will stay in place until the two sides hold at that the Freedom Union could either join Solidarity in a new government or it could ditch the coalition leaving Solidarity to try to get by with a minority the Solidarity bloc controls 185 of the 460 seats in the lower if new elections end up being Solidarity could face a stiff Challenge at the ballot recent polls suggest the left a communist opposition enjoys at least a 10 percent age Point Lead Over the Solidarity press brin6 this Coupon in for 3 great offers from Kravco spas Baths for sparkling Clear with Purchase of 4l bottle off off with Purchase of 1 litre must present Zumft one Coupon per cannot be combined with any other offer i please Complete entry form for a Chance to win 100 monthly Sarge of Frky Fiji rebel Leader holds out for More Fiji the Leader of rebels hold ing the former prime minister and 30 others hostage in Fiji yesterday rejected an offer to end the crisis but said there could be a peaceful Resolution within rebel Leader George Speight said he expects a new offer within two Days that could Lead to the release of the he told australian television that he would not be surprised if it is Over this late yesterday in the fijian capital of 200 rebel some carrying defied vandalized a television station and fired shots into the a police officer on patrol was shot As the mob swarmed around the parliament Complex where the hostages were being Filipo Savula later died of his police and Hospital officials Fiji police Are Independent pm 96 radio said a Secu Rity guard also died of a heart attack As the mob surged through Suva late yes although this could not be con in an Effort to end the 10day president Ratu sir Kamisese Mara on saturday fired the democratically elected government and said the rebels would Likely be granted immunity from prose but Speight rejected the insist ing Mara resign and that Fiji 1997 con which indigenous fijians blame for giving too much Power to the nations ethnic Indian be Speight and about 60 gunmen have been holding prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry and More than 30 members of his government hostage since storming the 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