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Deutsche Welle English Service News May 1st, 2002, 16:00 UTC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: May Day Kicks Off with Violence As May Day celebrations get underway in Germany, police in Berlin and Hamburg clash with angry protestors. Violent outbreaks are expected throughout the day. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1432_A_510207_1_A,00.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Car Bomb Explodes in Madrid A car bomb has exploded outside Madrid's Bernabeu soccer stadium, which is the venue for tonight's European Champions League soccer semifinal between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Rescue workers are on the scene and five people are reported to have been wounded. A car bomb blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA damaged buildings and cars in the same area 10 days ago. Fire Kills 18 Prisoners in Algeria 18 prisoners were killed in a fire that ripped through a high security jail in Algeria's capital Algiers. The official Algerian news agency said the fire at Serkadji prison appears to have been started by prisoners who had set their mattresses ablaze after seeing a 19-year-old inmate attempting to kill himself. Freedom of Movement for Arafat Near? Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has reached a tentative agreement with U.S. and British officials to move six men wanted by Israel from his Ramallah headquarters to a jail supervised by American and British forces. Israel's security forces say they they will withdraw from outside Mr. Arafat's compound once the six were taken to Jericho. An aid to Mr. Arafat has said Israeli forces must FIRST leave the area before the prisoner deal can be finalised. Shooting Outside Church of the Nativity Israeli troops shot and wounded a Palestinian man in the courtyard of the besieged Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem Wednesday. The Israeli army described the Palestinian as a gunman who had been hit in the shoulder and later surrendered to Israeli troops. The army has besieged the church since April 2 after 30 gunmen sought refuge from soldiers who had reoccupied Bethlehem. Jenin Inquiry Close to Dissolution U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is close to recommending that the U.N. Jenin inquiry mission opposed by Israel be called off but has said he will await a U.N. Security Council session later today. The mission headed by former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari has waited since last weekend in Geneva. Israel, which denies Palestinian massacre claims, wants the inquiry's mandate extended to include alleged terrorist acts. Annan's spokesman said a credible report on Israel's assault on Jenin last month depended on Israeli cooperation. On Tuesday Israel's army pulled back from Hebron in the West Bank, saying it had arrested 150 "terror" suspects. At Rafah in the Gaza Strip, four Palestinians have reportedly been killed, including a two-year-old girl. An army source said a tank fired at militants. No Injuries Following Missile Blast in Pakistan A missile has exploded near a government compound housing U.S. personnel in Pakistan. The missile fell just yards away from the compound, which is located not far from the border with Afghanistan. There were no injuries reported. The U.S. says a small number of troops are in the area to track down remnants of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban movement. U.S. to Send Troops and Attack Helicopters to Eastern Afghanistan The United States says it's deploying hundreds of troops and attack helicopters to the Afghan mountains near Pakistan to support British troops in their hunt for remaining Taliban and al Qaeda fighters. The Pentagon believes hundreds of al Qaeda fighters and their Taliban allies could be gathering in the area. May Day Protests Worldwide Millions of people around the world have taken to the streets to mark Labour Day Wednesday. In the Philippines, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the capital against the politics of President Gloria Arroyo. Large demonstrations were also held in Turkey's capital, Ankara and in China, the authorities have honoured successful businessmen with medals and high praise. Hundreds of thousands of May Day protesters also took to the streets in France Wednesday. They called for improved workers rights and voiced their opposition to extreme right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, who will face President Chirac in a run-off election in less than two weeks. There were also smaller demonstrations in France supporting Mr. Le Pen. Here in Germany hundreds of thousands of people marched in a number of cities with clashes reported in the capital, Berlin. We'll have more on those marches in Newslink. Congolese Rebels Visited by U.N. Envoys U.N. Security Council envoys have flown to rebel-held Kisangani in eastern DRC Congo in a bid to salvage peace efforts. Last week, one of two main rebel groups, the Rwandan-backed RCD, rejected a partial settlement reached at Congolese talks in South Africa's Sun City. U.N. delegation chief Jean-David Levitte said President Joseph Kabila has indicated his willingness to negotiate. A Security Council resolution requires Rwandan and RCD forces to pull out of Kisangani - the scene of fighting with Ugandan forces in 2000. Meanwhile, an FAO convoy of barges carrying 1,000 tonnes of food, medicines, clothing and farm equipment is heading up the Congo River. It's due in Kisangani in three weeks. Of Congo's 50 million population, a third are estimated to be critically undernourished. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information please turn to our internet website at http://dw-world.de/english Here you'll find out what's happening in Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. News and background reports from the fields of current affairs, culture, business and science. And of course the DW website also has information about DW-RADIO and DW-TV programmes: topics, broadcast times and frequencies. 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