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Show Th BMta Daily Herald CALCUTTA. India (AP) Mother Teresa was hospitalized jklay after falling down at her Missionaries of Charity headquarters and breaking a collar bone. - The Noble Peace Prize laureate was admitted to Calcutta's Woodlands Nursing borne, w here a doctor said she was pnder observation but there was no concern about her overall health. The doctor spoke on condild tion of anonymity. For decades. Mother Teresa has fun missionaries in India and many other countries for poor people and orphans. 'Rangoon' film underground hit BANGKOK. Thailand (AP) "Beyond Rangoon." the story of an American woman caught up in Burma's violent uprising, is an underground hit along Burma's northern frontier, a dissident group said today. Though Burma's military government banned the 1W film. American tourists in January smuggled it into isolated Kachin Srafe. according to the Information Service on Burmese IX'moc-ratf- y Affairs. The report was posted on the Internet, the worldwide computer network. The rnov ie has become popular among the Kachin. an ethnic group which signed a cease-fir- e with the military after decades of fighting for autonomy Belarus, Russia union supported A MINSK. Belarus (AP) new treaty to unite the economies and governments of Belarus and Russia has drawn support in the former Soviet republic. About 50,000 demonstrators, mostly Communists, marched ) through downtown Minsk on in support of the treat) Sun-da- steps Jesus Unrest ttforeatteinis Bahrain) peaceful Demonstrators I II retrace - of Monday, April 1, 1996 a Pilgrims Mother Torosa broaks bono A, Q hi "; ki protest policies SANAB1S. Bahrain For years, this small Persian Gulf emirate has cultivated the image of a peaceful haven to do business, By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI Associated Press Writer from the puritanical strictures of neighboring Saudi Arabia But a wave of unrest has tarnished that image, just as Bahrain begins to run out of Oil the first nation in the region to lace that fate. Output already is down to a trickle, and the spigots are expected to run dry by 2000. Bahrain's street demonstrations are unique in the Gull", where absolute monarchs generally keep a tight lid on unrest. The) are important not only because the island nation is a key financial center and home to a major U.S. Navy base, but because the unrest worries all the region's leaders. They. too. eventually will have to plan for a post oil future, and they are closely following the conflict between richer and poorer in Bahrain. A drive from the gleaming bank buildings of Manama, the capital, but a world away n in sptnt. lies a belt of villages that is the heartland of the I into entrance triumphant Jerusalem from Jericho on a But the plan has also has its counter-demonstratio- SAUOi ARABIA Arah,on Sea oj v Somalia t IRAN v A SAUDI ARABIA v f J 1 Persian Gulf Iqatar)! s. s- -. J 50!m ARAB EMIRATES APAiei SifTiy five-minu- run-dow- protests. Bahrain's ruler. Sheik Ka Bin Salman Al Khalifa, has begun cracking down on unrest, and his government insists it has the situation under control But in Sanabis and other villages, spray painted graffiti adorn almost every wall, demanding a restoration of a parliament dissolved two decades ago or more jobs for unemployed youths "Parliament is the solution." reads one scrawl, almost illegible after not police tried to paint it over. Another is blunter: "Death to Al Khalifa " Police regularly round up village youths suspected of being APPtXSO Pope John Paul II holds a staff adorned with an olive branch after celebrating an outdoor Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Square to celebrate Palm Sunday. white donkey on the Sunday before his crucifixion, when his followers laid paim branches in his path. The day begins the Catholic church's most solemn period, the week that ends with Easter next Sunday. The Eastern Orthodox Church, which follows a different calender, celebrates Palm Sunday next week and Easter the follow inc Sundav. rioters, arsonis and saboteurs and drive them away in buses for inter- Hundreds rogation. jailed have been "NoKkJv can protect us." said one villager who. like all residents n of the suburbs, asked that his name not be used. "We don't know what s going to happen next livery one's very worrun-dow- ried" Since the protests erupted 16 months ago. dissidents have reported 14 citizens killed in street clashes with police. The government lists five policemen killed. On March 26. the government execured a militant convicted of killing an officer. It was Bahrain's first execution in 20 years and triggered rioting by militants in several villages who denounced it as " "political murder Sun- n day About 15.(X) held a similar protest a week earlier The treat) is scheduled to be signed Tuesday in Moscow Russians withdraw; Chechens attack The favorable demonstration was an obvious signal of support for President Alexander Lukashenko, who is leading his struggling nation back tow aid Russia five ear after it gained independence in the collapse of the Sov iet I'nion. By DEBORAH SEWARD Associated Press Wnter Rebel forces in MOSCOW Chechnya showed today what they of President Boris thought Yeltsin's peace plan: They attacked a column of his troops, leaving 2S Russians dead and 75 wounded. Russian military officials said thev halted most combat operations in Chechnya just after midnight, as Yeltsin ordered in a nationally broadcast television address Sunday night Still, the rebels attacked federal Ploy doniod by ox-prosid- qatar away JERUSALEM Carrying palm fronds and olive branches and singing "Hosanna." several hundred Christian pilgrims marked Palm Sunday with a procession down the slope of the biblical Mount of Olives. They followed the path Jesus rode into Jerusalem in the days before his crucifixion, passing through the Garden of Gethse-man- e to St. Ann's Church inside the walled Old City The pilgrims in Jerusalem said they were not deterred by the series of suicide bombings that killed 62 people in Israel, including four bombers, since Feb. 25. Some said their faith and belief in God gave them the strength to fight fear. "If were to die today Id know I'd be in God's hands." said IXrothv Hutchinson. M. from Leicester. England. At the Vatican. John Paul II dedicated Palm Sunday to young people. "Dearest young people, know to read in the cross the measure of God's love: a measure without measure." John Paul said. Starting a busy week of ceremonies, the pope walked slowly through St. Peter's Square for an outdoor 2 12-hoMass. supporting himself with a silver staff. Still, he seemed in good form after illness caused him to cancel an appearance March 13. Palm Sunday marks Jesus' i By MARTIN MARRIS Associated Press Writer opponents. Hundreds of students held a r?JSn SV7IRAQ of government ent - SEOUL. South Korea ( AP) Former President Roh today denied that politically motivated army generals imposed martial law 16 years ago to propel his predecessor into power. Roh. standing trial with the man who preceded him, Chun on treason and mutiny that w ithout martestified charges, tial law. student protests would have driven the nation into anarchy and might have encouraged Morth Korea to attack. ' "We believed that the government had limited power to settle the turmoil. So we thought that an extension of martial law was required." Roh said. Chun and Roh. then army major generals, swept into a power vacuum left by the assassination of 'longtime authoritarian ruler in 1979. Park's Park Chung-hesodden demise unleashed social and political turmoil, with stu dents demanding democracy and political groups jockeying for Tae-wo- - V- - o ... . troops early today near the guerrilla stronghold of Yedeno in southeastern Chechnya. There was no immediate word on rebel casualties. " Doo-hwa- n. e power. China rcducos tariffs on goods China today BEUING (AP) slashed tariffs on 4.994 products as part of its campaign to win entry into the World Trade Organization. The cuts aim to prove China's intention to liberalize its still heavily' controlled economy, but they Were designed to have a limited ijppact on local industries. Duties on things China needs roust, such as raw materials and high technology items, were reduced rnore than those on consumer and KMury goods, which remained mostly intact. ' The cuts, as well as the lifting of quotas on imports of 176 fre- quently traded items, were announced earlier but took effect today. 1 Gen. Yyacheslav Tikhomirov. commander of Russian operations in Chechnya, said he gave the cease-firorder at midnight, but added that Russians reserved the right to open fire if attacked, the Interfax news agency reported And Tikhomirov admitted the Russians could not halt all military operations immediately. "You it's impossible." understand, Tikhomirov told NTV Independent Television from Chechnya in an e A Russian army helicopter gunship escorts a Russian column of armored vehicles as they approach the Chechen front line near the village of Mairt-u- p in this January file photo. On Sunday. Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced an end to major military operations in the breakaway republic The Chechens responded by attacking Russian troops, killing several. interview Sundav Today s rebel attack hurt Yeltsin's alreadv strained credibili Okinawan landowner protests presence of U.S. military base on Japanese island By ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press Writer TOKYO Waving red and yellow banners and demanding access to his ow n property, an landowner and dozens of supporters marched to a U.S. miliOki-nawa- n tary base today but were turned away by hundreds of Japanese riot police. The showdown is yet another embarrassment for Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who has tried unsuccessfully to calm an military outcry on the south-eisland before President Clinton visits Japan later this month. Carrying his young son on his shoulders, Shoichi Chibana led the march alter filing a lawsuit in district court to ev ict the U.S. mil.Ury ami-U.- m from his patch of land inside a sprawling U.S. Navy communications center. No date was set for a ruling on Chibana's lawsuit The lease on his section expired 2.500-square-fo- Sunday Citing the importance of protecting a I'.S Japan security treaty, the government says Chibana will mt be allowed back on the property As expected, he and his supporters were met by several of not police at the gate. There were no reports of incidents or arrests "I want to go back on my land." Chibana said after filing the . bus-Uvi- lawsuit "In the end. we will win.' Chibana's suit has hit a sy chord with his fellow -- al breakaway republic. 'Yeltsin's plan did not appear to differ greatly from peace initiatives announced throughout the war. and there was no sign the rebels intended to lay down their guns Lawmakers of all political stnpes were quick to criticize the 1 plan Reformist legislator Sergei Yushcnkov told the Interfax news agency the peace move was "clearly a belated and insufficient step." while presidential candidate Alexander Lebed branded it a "campaign fraud." receive individualized ic Oki-na- w attention? ans. By David W. 1 Swenson. M.S.. CCC-- Certified Clinical Audioiogist THAT ALL-TOO-FAMILI- AR RING The perception of ringing, buzzing or other noises in the ear is known as tinnitus. Its causes ran range from trauma due to exposure to loud noise, to ear disease, or the side effect from certain drugs. In any case, tinnitus is a symptom, not a disease. This does not keep it. from being a most annoyand stressful problem. 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