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...Chisinau Moldova's Communist Party scored a surprise comeback in parliamentary elections. Led by Vladimir Voronin, the Communists won nearly 51% of the vote and will command a majority in the legislature. Voronin lost no time in signaling that he would strengthen ties with Russia. The Communist triumph was a bitter setback for Prime Minister Dumitru Braghis, whose centrist coalition won only 13.5% of the vote...
Died. Inga Voronina, 29, Russian speed skater, current women's world champion and record holder at 500, 1,500 and 3,000 meters; of injuries suffered in a stabbing; in Moscow. Police arrested her husband and coach, Gennady Voronin, 31, from whom she had recently separated...
...last week, when Voronin and Miakotnykh drove down to the river bank, known as "le Beach," for the ferry ride over to Brazzaville, Adoula's cops decided to stop them on the way back and find out what they had been up to. Surrounding their car at the landing stage, Congolese police insisted on a search. With a shrug, the Russians opened the trunk, then let them look in the front and back seats...
...Voronin was clearly determined not to give up his briefcase, and hugged it to his chest as he and Miakotnykh got back into the car. To make sure the Russians did not try to start the engine and speed away, the police let the air out of their tires, then pulled open the doors and began a tug of war with Voronin's legs, yanking his shoes off in the process. As they pulled, Miakotnykh clung just as fiercely to Voronin, until at last, both men were dragged out feet first, relieved of the briefcase and heaved unceremoniously into...
...Rain. With that, the prisoners were driven off to a military camp outside Leopoldville, and the contents of Voronin's briefcase were taken to police headquarters. Sure enough, claimed the government, among them was a letter from Gbenye to the Russians asking for 5 billion in counterfeit Congolese francs to be used to undermine the Congo's currency, and another document requesting arms, tape records and "other espionage equipment." One of the letters bore teeth marks, as if a Russian had tried to swallow...