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MIDDLE EAST


LIKUD LEADERSHIP MEETS WITHOUT SHARON


JERUSALEM – The Likud Party’s governing body met yesterday for the first time since Prime Minister Sharon’s defection. In a quiet show of hands yesterday evening at a mostly empty convention hall in Tel Aviv, the Likud delegates approved December 19 as the date for a primary election. At least five candidates are vying to succeed Mr. Sharon. The candidates pledged yesterday to refrain from personal attacks, but recriminations have already begun. A former finance minister, front-runner Benjamin Netanyahu, is the easiest target for critics who say his policies widened social gaps and deepened poverty.


– Associated Press


JORDAN’S KING URGES PREMIER TO PURSUE WAR AGAINST MILITANCY


AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan’s King Abdullah II appointed a new prime minister, Marouf al-Bakhit, yesterday hours after his predecessor, Prime Minister Badran, 69, resigned. The king urged Mr. al-Bakhit to launch an all-out war against Islamic militancy in the wake of the deadly triple hotel bombings earlier this month. A new Cabinet was likely to be named Sunday, a government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.


– Associated Press


PERSIAN GULF


E.U. SAYS IRANIAN DOCUMENTS SHOW HOW TO MAKE NUCLEAR WARHEADS


VIENNA, Austria – The European Union accused Iran yesterday of having documents that show how to make nuclear warheads and joined America in warning Tehran it faced referral to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. Iran, meanwhile, suggested it was considering a compromise to reduce tensions.


Britain, in a statement on behalf of the 25-nation bloc, offered new negotiations meant to lessen concerns over Iran’s insistence it be in full control of uranium enrichment. “But Iran should not conclude that this window of opportunity will remain open in all circumstances,” a statement read by the chief British delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Peter Jenkins, said.


– Associated Press


SOUTH AMERICA


PINOCHET MAKES BAIL, PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST WITHIN HOURS


SANTIAGO, Chile – General Augusto Pinochet was indicted on human rights charges yesterday and placed under house arrest, hours after he made bail on unrelated corruption charges filed a day earlier. Judge Victor Montiglio charged General Pinochet in connection with the kidnapping and disappearance of seven dissidents in the early years of his 1973-90 dictatorship, his office said.


– Associated Press

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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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