Deutsche Welle English Service News 12.11.2002, 16:00 UTC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: Germany's Coalition Government Agrees On Face-saving Pensions Deal The German government's first serious crisis seems to have been averted at the last minute, just as Green party dissidents were threatening a parliamentary revolt. 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_674455_1_A,00.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Police hunt two brothers over Bali attack Indonesian police announced Tuesday that they were hunting two brothers of the man who has confessed to involvement in the Bali island explosions that killed more than 180 tourists, mostly Australians. Both are teachers at a conservative Islamic boarding school in East Java province. Police said they suspected about 10 people were involved in the October 12th attacks that destroyed nightclubs in Bali's popular Kuta Beach area. Police said yesterday that bombing-suspect Amrozi was a student of detained Indonesian Muslim preacher Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, a Southeast Asian militant group linked to the Bali explosions and the al Qaeda network, which has been blamed for the September 11 attacks last years in the USA. Students say at least six dead in Afghan university riot Two days of student riots outside Kabul's university, which prompted police to open fire on protesters left at least six dead, student representatives said Tuesday. They are protesting against lack of teaching materials and facilities and the extremely poor conditions in the university's dormitories.It is the largest uprising in Kabul since the city was liberated from the hardline Taliban regime by a US-led coalition one year ago. The students demands included the release of students arrested during the riots. White House dismisses Iraqi rejection of UN resolution The White House on Tuesday dismissed as pure theater the Iraqi parliament's rejection of the U.N. disarmament resolution, and said it was awaiting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's decision on whether to comply or face war. Iraq's parliament today unanimously rejected the new U.N. Security Council resolution, calling on Iraq to disarm and admit arms inspectors, without any restrictions or face serious consequences. Earlier, Uday Hussein, son of the president, in a statement read out to parliament, called on the assembly to accept the new U.N.resolution. Iraq has until Friday to indicate its acceptance of the resolution. But the final say rests with Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council, Iraq's highest authority, led by President Hussein. Major boost for UN peace plan for Cyprus from Turkey. The United Nations peace plan for Cyprus has been welcomed by Recep Erdogan, winner of Turkey's recent elections, who threw his weight behind efforts to reunify the island. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's blueprint would reunite Greek and Turkish communities, segregated for 30 years, creating a Swiss-style devolved government with broad and effective power-sharing. Turkey is the only country that recognises the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and has kept some 30,000 troops on the island, since it invaded it in 1974 , after the Greek Cypriot coup backed by Greece. Cyprus is split between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, who make up about 20 percent of the island. Cyprus is among 10 countries hoping to join the EU in the next expansion. Turkey has threatened to annex the north, if the EU admits a divided Cyprus, while Greece has threatened to veto EU expansion,if Cyprus is not included. Another minister walks out on Kenya ruling party Kenya's ruling party, Kanu, torn apart by a dispute over President Daniel Arap Moi's choice of successor, suffered a fresh blow on Tuesday, when another minister quit ahead of elections on December 27. All the other ministers who quit have joined the opposition after rebelling against Mr. Moi's choice of Uhuru Kenyatta, a political novice and son of the country's first president, to take over, when he retires after 24 years in power.The recently launched National Rainbow Coalition, which groups opposition leaders and ministers who recently quit the ruling party, is seen as the strongest challenge yet to KANU's unbroken grip on power.President Moi, who is 78 years of age is constitutionally bound to retire at the polls in Decewmber. Nepalese capital shut down for second day by Maoist strike by Kedar Man Singh Nepal's capital Kathmandu was shut down for a second straight day Tuesday as Maoist rebels held a strike against King Gyanendra's dismissal of the elected government last month. Most shops remained closed, although some traffic returned to the roads after a complete shutdown Monday, the first day of a three-day strike. The defence ministry said seven rebels were killed in three clashes across the kingdom Monday. Officials had already reported the deaths of 12 rebels on the first day of the strike. The Maoists have been fighting since 1996 to topple the monarchy and establish a communist regime. They exercise de facto control in large parts of this Himalayan country and the world's only Hindu state. Rebels blow up part of key Colombian oil pipeline and abduct Archbishop Rebels from Colombia's National Liberation Army blew up part of the country's main oil pipeline, temporarily interrupting oil production, the army said Tuesday. The explosion took place inConvencion,about 500 kilometers northeast of the capital, Bogota, near the Venezuelan border. The National Liberation Army is Colombia's second-largest rebel force, with some 4,000 members. Meanwhile, the country's largest rebel force, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC are thought to be responsible for the kidnapping yesterday of Archbishop Jorge Jimenez, president of the Latin American Catholic Bishop's Conference. He and a local parish priest were abducted at gunpoint outside Bogota. Milosevic trial adjourned again due to ill health The war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic was adjourned Tuesday for the fifth time because of the former Yugoslav president's ill health, judges here said. Judges have voiced concern that the trial might not be completed at this rate and requested that the parties in the case submit proposals on how best to proceed with the case. The prosecution has until May next year to present its case. Mr. Milosevic will then have until at least mid-2004 for his defence. He faces more than 60 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his involvement in the wars in Kosovo , Croatia and Bosnia in the late 1990's.The former president is also charged with genocide over the ethnic cleansing of Muslims during the Bosnian war. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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