News stories by IPS Correspondents, page 25

LONDON, Dic 28 (IPS) - Relief workers who have visited Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire warn that the army of the deposed Hutu led government is preparing to launch an attack on the new government formed by the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF).

HARARE, Dic 28 (IPS) - THE YOUNGSTERS HANGING OUT OUTSIDE TACOS NIGHTCLUB IN THE ZIMBABWEAN CAPITAL COULD HAVE BEEN YOUTHS IN ANY U.S. BIG CITY, JUDGING FROM THEIR DRESS.

NEW DELHI, Dic 28 (IPS) - SOUTH ASIAN GREEN ACTIVISTS ENTER THE NEW YEAR ON THE ROLL, HAVING GAINED THE EDGE IN THEIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST SKEWED DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN THE LOW-INCOME REGION.

KHARTOUM, Dic 28 (IPS) - THE SUDANESE JOURNALIST'S UNION WEDNESDAY CRITICISED THE TRIAL OF FIVE SUDANESE MEN ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN THE BOMBING OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE IN NEW YORK IN 1992.

PARIS, Dic 27 (IPS) - The hijacking of the Air France plane by Algerian Islamic extremists over the weekend may push French authorities into re-thinking Paris' policy towards the Algerian military-led government.

VIENNA, Dic 27 (IPS) - Environmentalists and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials fear that the smuggling of nuclear material will increase in 1995 as illegal dealers in the former Soviet Union seek to take advantage of inadequate controls.

KINGSTON, Dic 27 (IPS) - The new year is not expected to be a happy or prosperous one for Jamaica's health sector as a growing population and high prices will continue to reduce its ability to provide healthcare for the nation.

CARACAS, Dic 27 (IPS) - Venezuelan businesses are once again authorised to take out loans in foreign currency, in a new measure to flexibilise the exchange controls introduced in June, Vice Finance Minister Luis Grisanti explained Tuesday.

BUENOS AIRES, Dic 27 (IPS) - The Argentine government said the local financial system is in good health, and denied rumours that a number of banks are in serious trouble due to the crisis that broke out last week in Mexico.

ROME, Dic 27 (IPS) - Rising unemployment in Italy in 1994 caused a major rift between the now-fallen Berlusconi government and the trade unions.