De Klerk concludes referendum campaign

NYLSTROOM. South Africa. Mar 14: President F W de Klerk made a final campaign appeal Saturday for a referendum on his efforts to end apartheid, saying he was negotiating for the survival of whites, not their surrender. Also Saturday, police and supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party battled near Johannesburg In the latest outbreak of black violence that has claimed some 200 lives in the past three weeks, reports AP.

Sikh militants kill 10 more in Ludhiana

CHANDIGARH, Mar 14: Militants struck in a big way tn Ludhiana city tonight killing ten people and Injuring five, the police said here Elsewhere In Punjab. 21 people. Including a Lt Gen of Khafistan Commando force and 12 other militants, were killed since last night. The police said that militants opened indiscriminate Ore in Vlshwakarma colony in Ludhiana city killing the ten, the militants managed to escape, reports ITI

UN special envoy arrives in Kabul

KABUL, Mar 14: A United Nations special envoy seeking an end to the Afghan civil war arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks with Afghan authorities. UN sources said envoy Benon Sevan, who flew In from Pakistan, was expected to meet Afghan Foreign Minister Abdul Wakil later on Saturday and President Najlbullah on Sunday. The meetings are likely to focus on preparing a list of about 150 Afghans from all sides of the 13-year-old conflict for a peace assembly planned for late April, diplomatic sources tn Kabul said, reports Reuter.