World IN BRIEF : AUSTRALIA : Anti-Gang Crusader Killed on Doorstep

Police sought the killers of a politician who had crusaded against gang violence. New South Wales state legislator John Newman, 47, was shot to death outside his home in Cabramatta, a Sydney suburb with many Southeast Asian immigrants. Prime Minister Paul Keating described the killing as a “disgraceful and cowardly act” and urged Australians not to blame the Asian community. Colleagues said Newman had received death threats over his long-running campaign to eliminate gang crime against Asian families and businesses in Cabramatta.