Clinton's approval rating up: us 'President Bill Clinton's approval rating has Jumped nine points in three weeks to 54 per cent, according to an opinion, survey conducted after his state of tlie union address a week ago. AFP reports from Washington.
Clinton's Job rating, however, was three percentage points lower than in a similar ABC news-Washington Po^t poll taken in March 1994.
Estonian defence minister quits: Estonian defence minister Enn Tupp resigned Tuesday amid charges he mishandled a military arms deal with Russia. AP reports from Estonia.
In a statement Tuesday, Tupp said he .couldn't do his job effectively anymore because of a "slander campaign" against him. '
Dengue fever claims 55 in Timor: An outbreak of dengue fever has killed 55 people, most of them children. In West Timor, the Antara news agency said yesterday. AFP reports from -Jakarta.
Antara quoted local health official Agus Berek as saying that the victims were from 20 villages In and around the town of Kupang and that they had died last month
US*team in Pyongyang: A delegation from the US Stale Department arrived in Pyongyang-Tuesday tp discuss the opening of liaison offices under* an agreement with North Korea, the Korean central news agency (KCNA) reported. AFP reports from Tokyo
The official news agency, monitored in Tokyo, said that "consular issues anti most technical issues, on the swap ol liaison offices had been resolved In talks last month in Washington.
2 Hamas activists held in WB: Israeli undercover soldiers arrested two armed activists from the Islamic Resistance Movement Barnas late on Tuesday close to Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, military officials said AFP reports from Jerusalem
The men were carrying two Kaishnlkov assault rifles when they were stopped in Abu Dis the officials' added
Bosnia frees 100 Dutch UN troops: Bosnian government troops on Tuesday released around 1 (X) Dutch UN troops they had been holding since Saturday in the eastern Srebrenica enclave the Dutch Defence. Ministry said AFP reports from The Hague
Negotiations iietween the commander of the Dutch battalion cliarged with protecting Srebrenica and the local Bosnian commanders persuaded the Bosnians to releases their hostages, officials added
One dies in UK train collision:
One person died and another was seriously injured when two passenger trains crashed after heavy rain caused a landslip oct a remote line in ( uuibna northern England polite said. AFP reports from Carlisle
Police said a further 30 people suffered slight injuries in the collision which happened at atxxit 7.00 pm.11900 GMT) anud torrential rain and gusting wind> on the line between tlie towns of Carlisle andtile
Pope's call to release nuns:
John Paul 11 appealed WecHirsday for the release of all hostages seized by rebels in Sierra Leone including seven nuns abducted from a mission a week ago. AP reports from Vatican City
Speaking at his general audience, the pope urged all parties hi the conflict to agree t<> i cease-fire and to begin a dialogue to solve "the grave problems afflic ting the country
Hezbollah rockets N Israel: guc^
In South Lebanon fired Soviet made Katyusha rockets into -northern Israel on Tuesday pro-Israeli mihtia sources said Reuter reports-from Marjayoun Lebanon.
The South Lebanon Army ISLA) sources said the rockets siammed into the Nahanya region in western Galilee It was not. immediately known if the barrage caused casualties or damage.