Chisinau/Moscow - Moldovan police overnight Tuesday in Chisinau recaptured the Parliament building that was occupied by demonstrators and set ablaze during deadly clashes amid anti- communist rioting.

The Russian news agency Interfax reported that numerous demonstrators were arrested. Paramilitary police took up positions in and Parliament to secure the building.

Tuesday's violence left at least one woman dead from apparent smoke inhalation inside the blazing Parliament.

Chisinau - A young woman died of suffocation on Tuesday from a fire set by Moldovan anti-government protestors, Moldova-1 television reported, citing police sources.

The woman had been part of a group of several hundred protestors that had overrun Moldova's parliament building earlier in the day.

Smoke from fires breaking out in the building killed her, according to the unconfirmed report.

Some 60 persons had been confirmed injured in fighting between police and student protestors angry at the results of a Sunday parliament election.

Chisinau - Hundreds of Moldovan students irate at a recent Communist win in national elections broke into the parliament building on Tuesday, breaking windows and setting furniture on fire.

Police initially used water cannon in an attempt to control the crowd in the central districts of the Moldovan capital. More than than 10,000 protestors had gathered in the centre by mid-afternoon with more arriving.

Chisinau  - Moldova's ruling Communist Party was firmly on track Monday to maintain control of Parliament as officials counted ballots from a weekend national election.

The centre-left party headed by President Vladimir Voronin had captured 54.2 per cent of the popular vote with one-quarter of all ballots counted, according to data made public by Moldova's Central Election Commission.

The preliminary official numbers were stronger than exit polls, which had predicted the Communists would receive 45-per-cent nationwide support.

Chisinau - Moldova's best tipples are good enough for Queen Elizabeth, but the former Soviet republic's wine industry needs more than royal favour to keep the vintages coming.

The Negru de Pucari 1990 is the top end of Moldova's wine industry. The ruby dark dry red is a mix of Cabernet Souvingon, Saperavi, and Moldova's own Rara Neagra grapes.

Chisinau - Exit polls showed Moldova's ruling Communist party was well ahead after voting stations closed in elections for a national parliament held Sunday.

The party was on track to capture 45.5 per cent of the popular vote, some 3 - 5 per cent more than pre-election polls had predicted, according to a poll conducted by the IMAS survey company with European Union and US support.