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...Shourie asserted that the real goal was to make an example of the paper in order to "silence the rest of the press." Recent Express editorials have battered Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and the paper's reports on corruption have forced the resignation of a close Gandhi associate in Parliament. The government said the raid found that the Express had evaded $257,000 in customs duties. The paper called the charges "lies" and said it would fight in court...
Last week Iran's Parliament Speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani seemingly acknowledged the importance of the Syrian pressure. In an interview on NBC's Today, Rafsanjani suggested an exchange of foreign hostages held in Lebanon for Shi'ite Muslims imprisoned in Kuwait and Israel. Such deals have previously been turned down by Kuwait, Israel and, indeed, the U.S. But the Rafsanjani offer clearly implied a desire among some factions in Iran to improve Tehran's ties with the outside world and soothe Syrian irritation over the hostage taking in Lebanon...
...same time, Botha unleashed a strong attack on the 61 white moderates who last month flew to Dakar, Senegal, for talks with leaders of the banned African National Congress. "Let Dakar be a lesson to all South Africans," thundered Botha in Parliament. "A leopard never changes its spots." In the future, he warned, the government will maintain tighter control over the issuance and renewal of passports and will set up a commission to look into the activities and funding of organizations like the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa, the antiapartheid group that planned the trip to Dakar...
...former revolutionary, who joined Castro's movement at the age of 15, claimed that the Cuban leader has a stash of cash totaling several million dollars hidden away in Switzerland. "Who can sanction Castro?" asked the defector. "What parliament or national assembly can ask for an explanation of what is done with that money...
...sober. But the change remains controversial 15 years after it was first recommended by a government committee. Critics claim that longer drinking hours will promote alcohol abuse. Supporters point out that Scotland, which dropped its restrictions in 1977, has found no increase in alcoholism. If Parliament approves the bill, as expected, the so-called dead afternoon will doubtless become more spirited...