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Tuesday, 27 February 1996
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- Death of 'Killing Fields' star a mystery
- Croatian Serb chief accused of terrorism
- 'Thelma and Louise' end up deep in the arms of Texas law
- Arafat arrests 120 in crackdown on Hamas
- Downed pilots 'on mission to murder Castro'
- Race row erupts as Keating struggles to close gap
- Sweden takes pride in its murdered PM
- Victims of cold pay price for Asian values
- Tapes reveal why Iraqi traitor went back to die
- Major to deliver HK warning to China
- Yaks freeze too
- Muslims return to Sarajevo suburbs
- Sierra Leone voters flock to polls despite gunfire in capital
- Stars fail to shine for Keating
- Fears for Mostar grow as EU governor steps down
- Chirac urged Menem to appease old enemy
- US punishes Cuba by tightening embargo
- UK warns Russia against bullying
- Spain gets set to turn the tortilla again
- Falklands eye oil wealth and autonomy
- Israelis in fear of car bombs shoot motorist
- Albania's former secret police blamed after car bomb kills five
Business
- TAKING STOCK
- B&B shows its strength with pounds 165m profits
- Fokker rescue talks collapse
- Barclays pounds 2bn fails to impress market
- Kvaerner in bid talks with Trafalgar House
- Chargeurs split fuels media rumours
- Wall Street on edge over rate cut prospects
- Telegraph profits slide but outlook brighter
- Railtrack heads for pounds 900m write-off
- SFO investigates ROM-Data collapse
- COMMENT : Trafs manages to find another sugar daddy
- Domestic competition put back for British Gas
- Strength shines through at GA
- Sky adds HTV to list of backers for ITN challenge
- Bid spotlight on HTV
- US West unveils $10bn move into cable TV
- Stay of execution for Vulkan
- CITY DIARY : Foreign blood sends City head-hunters into frenzy
- MARKET REPORT : Footsie cheered by Scott vote amid escapist speculatio n
- Outlook opaque at Wimpey
- Hillsdown to quit pig business
- British Coal names boss for pension sell-off
- A vision of the future - in the official figures
- Company Results
- SHARES: TAKING STOCK
- MARKET REPORT: British Steel forges ahead on hopes of share buy- back
- ECONOMIC VIEW: Markets lack faith in a single currency
- Airbus boosted by pounds 533m order
- Pay deals pave way for rate cut
- Blue Circle takes axe to 1,300 jobs
- HSBC shows it is no spent force
- Andersen Consulting keeps up growth
- Brewin Dolphin disappoints
- CITY DIARY: Lloyd's broker beds Lily to put a price on her legs
- Green bidding to match Hinchliffe on high street
- Zotefoams pays off handsomely
- COMMENT: A blacklist of poor performers is what's needed
- Savoy Group seeks overseas sales partners
- HSBC profits roar ahead 16% as margins widen
- Rentokil faces pounds 70m costs for BET takeover
- Markets jittery before Scott vote
- pounds 1bn-plus Abbey National eyes acquisitions
- Virgin poised for another foray into TV
People
- OBITUARY: The Duke of Atholl
- Anniversaries: 28th february 1996
- OBITUARY: Haing Ngor
- LAW REPORT: Impecuniosity irrelevant to rent benefit
- Birthdays: 28th february 1996
- OBITUARY: Niall MacDermot
- OBITUARY: Vehbi Koc
- Anniversaries: 27th February 1996
- Plaintiff not protected from costs order
- Birthdays: 27th February 1996
- OBITUARY: Professor Francisco Toms y Valiente
- Inner Temple: Elections
- 1 Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
- 2 Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
- 3 Richard Nieuwenhuizen death: Six teenagers and 50-year-old father convicted of manslaughter in shocking case of referee killed over a game of football
- 4 Exclusive: Newcastle's star talent-spotter on brink as Joe Kinnear sparks walkout
- 5 Vast methane 'plumes' seen in Arctic ocean as sea ice retreats
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