U S pilots report Iraqi radar activity near no fly zone
Navy pilots over southern Iraq detected first Iraqi air activity near the no fly zone but saw no engagements. Air Force radar contacted aircraft north of the exclusion zone while Baghdad warned of retaliation.
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Iraq
U.S. Air Force
United States
Britain
France
Navy
Gulf
Air
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Pentagon
Egypt
Syria
Saddam Hussein
Washington Post
Bush
Washington
Bob Hall
Riots Shift Rostock From Revolution to Rightist Unrest
Rostock Germany once part of the peaceful East German revolution now faces violent clashes aimed at foreigners. Rioting centers on a refugee center with Roma Gypsies accused of crime, while police report rightist and leftist clashes across seven eastern towns.
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Rostock
Germany
Klaus Kilimann
Die Zeit
Helmut Kohl
Europe
Siegfried Cordus
Hijackers Transported Ethiopian Jet to Rome After Middle East Odyssey
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 79 passengers diverted through Djibouti and Aden before landing in Cairo then preparing for Rome. Hijackers claimed Ethiopian origins and demanded talks with US or UK diplomats. No injuries reported as passengers were released along the journey.
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Egypt
Rome
Middle East
East Africa
Djibouti
Ridwan Abdalla
Yemen
Saba
Addis Ababa
San‘a
Pakistan closes border to fleeing Afghan refugees
Pakistan sealed its border with Afghanistan on Saturday leaving hundreds of refugees stranded after fleeing Kabul amid rocket attacks. Officials say only those with passports and visas can enter, a policy reversal after 14 years of aiding Afghan refugees.
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Islamabad
Afghanistan
Kabul
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Hekmatyar
Hezb-e-Islami
Abdul Kasuria
Landi Kotal
Kasuria
Abdul Saboor
Bosnian Serbs Lift Siege of Gorazde Amid Peace Talks
Bosnian Serbs announced they were withdrawing 1000 troops from Gorazde with more to follow under London accord terms. While Gorazde siege ends the fighting persists in Sarajevo where three U.N. peacekeepers were wounded as Bosnian government forces press a week long offensive. Karadzic says units will stand down in line with obligations from the London conference.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Gorazde
U.N
Radovan Karadzic
Press Association
United Nations
Karadzic
Bosnia
Ers
London
U.N. Con
Militia Opposes More U N Troops For Somalia
Somali clan militia leaders reject adding United Nations troops to guard food deliveries for over a million starving Somalis. Aid workers warn new fighting could erupt without cooperation from Aidid's United Somali Congress. The U N envoy says deployment will be gradual and seeks faction support as U S airlift continues.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
U.N
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
United Somali Congress
Satur
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Chewelah
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Arab Coalition
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Trol
Tanjug
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