- guardian.co.uk, Saturday May 27 2000 01.25 BST
Police shot dead a supporter of President Robert Mugabe's ruling party after he and others stormed a police station 90 miles north of Harare, an official said yesterday.
In the first reported shooting of a Mugabe supporter since February's constitutional referendum, the unidentified man was fatally wounded when police tried to disperse a mob in Mvurmi attempting to free 19 members of the ruling Zanu-PF party, who had been arrested for attacking political opponents.
AP Harare
Marley cancels Austrian show
The reggae star Ziggy Marley has cancelled a performance in Austria to show his opposition to the participation of a far-right party in its federal government, concert organisers said yesterday.
Marley cancelled his June 17 date in Wiesen, in the eastern province of Burgenland, to protest at the presence of "a Nazi in government", his promoters said.
AP, Vienna
Afghans apply to stay in Iran
Some 55,000 Afghan refugees in Iran have appealed against being sent back to their country, forcing the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to speed up its claims process, the UNHCR said yesterday. Fewer than 1,500 appeals have been dealt with so far.
AP, Geneva
