News Briefs
April 1, 1996
Web posted at: 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 GMT)
Mother Teresa hospitalized
CALCUTTA, India (CNN) -- Mother Teresa was hospitalized
Monday in Calcutta after falling at her Missionaries of
Charity headquarters and breaking her collarbone.
The 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was admitted to
the Woodlands Nursing Home. She suffered the injury after
falling off her bed Sunday night, the medical director said.
She was listed in stable condition, and a doctor said there
were no fears for her overall health.
The fall forced Mother Teresa to cancel an appearance to
receive a large medical donation. She sent a doctor in her
place.
For decades, Mother Teresa has run missions in India and
other countries for poor people and orphans.
Taiwan plans military exercises
TAIPEI, Taiwan (CNN) -- Taiwan plans to hold live-fire military
exercises on an island 50 miles off China's coast, but says
they aren't aimed at Beijing.
Taiwan said the war games, reportedly to be held between
April 7 and 10, were scheduled for earlier this year but were
delayed because of China's military drills.
Taipei warned that planes and other craft should avoid the
area.
China held several rounds of war games near Taiwan last month
aimed at intimidating Taiwan voters before the country's
first direct presidential election March 23.
Jihad promises more suicide bombings against Israel
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- The leader of the militant Islamic
Jihad, Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, has vowed to renew suicide
bombings against Israel to avenge the deaths of two key Jihad
leaders.
In an interview published Monday, Shallah said there are so
many young volunteers who want to be "human bombs" that they
will be chosen by lot as more bombings are carried out.
Shallah is believed to be living in Damascus, Syria.
Peres announces peace referendum
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres said
Monday he will hold a referendum on any final Palestinian
peace agreement, marking the first time such a vote has been
mentioned.
Meanwhile, Israel eased restrictions on Palestinian workers
by deciding to let some older married laborers leave the West
Bank and Gaza Strip and return to farming. The older workers
were seen as less of a security threat than younger, more
politically active laborers.
The Palestinian areas have been closed for several weeks as a
security measure. About 200 Palestinian children bearing
olive branches held a peace rally at the Gaza border, urging
Israelis to allow all Palestinians to return to work.
Brazil prison hostage appeals to police
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- A Brazilian prison director,
held at gunpoint begged police to comply with inmate demands
in return for the release of about two dozen hostages.
The rioting prisoners seized 40 hostages Thursday, then
released some in exchange for food and water.
The hostages include some city officials investigating
possible prison overcrowding and a television crew.
Negotiations between police and prison inmates were suspended
Sunday when police walked out of the talks after the
prisoners increased their demands. The inmates want faster
cars and bigger guns than the government has offered, the
leader of the prisoners said.
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