Foreign

36 illegal immigrants found in van in Spain
MALAGA, Spain -- Thirty-six illegal immigrants from Morocco and Algeria were discovered in a van near here yesterday, police said. They had not eaten for four days and were taken to hospital. The Spanish van driver was arrested. Meanwhile, Dutch...

SA MPs report decline in election violence
HARARE -- A South African parliamentary observer group believes that the presence of international observers in Zimbabwe has resulted in a drastic decline in levels of political intimidation and violence in the run-up to this weekend's parliamenta...

Manila won't stop govts paying ransom
MANILA -- The Philippines will not stop foreign governments from paying ransom for the release of their citizens held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Muslim extremist group, Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said yesterday. Siazon said Manila would not ...

Errant driver blames granny's cake
LONDON - A grandmother's whisky-laced Christmas cake is the excuse offered by an English motorist caught swerving her car from side to side, The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. Julie Wynne, 41, of Nottingham said she had drunk only a small am...

Group attacks journalists' car
HARARE -- Pre-election tensions in Zimbabwe surged yesterday after a group of government party supporters attacked four foreign journalists, and the main opposition party filed a petition to the High Court alleging that the ruling party was riggin...

PEDAL POWER:
Seventy-five British Members of Parliament rode to work yesterday to mark Bike to Work Day 2000. Thousands of people were expected to participate in the event, which is part of Britain's Millennium Festival of Cycling week. (AP) ...