Bosnia factions sign agreement in Sarajevo amid renewed fighting
In Sarajevo two rebel groups battled in the western suburbs as Bosnia’s civil conflict continued. The UN Security Council urged suspension of Yugoslavia’s General Assembly voting rights while Muslim led troops clung to positions around Stup and Zuc. Airlift hope rose with talks in Geneva seeking to protect relief flights to the besieged capital.
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Burma frees 27 political prisoners in ongoing junta policy
The Burmese military government released 27 more political detainees on Saturday, raising total releases to 481 under the reconciliation policy. Gen Than Shwe leads the regime, and Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest in Rangoon. In Madrid, five firefighters died battling a forest fire northeast of the city that scorched over 600 acres near Guadalajara and the Sierra Del Rincon.
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Madrid
Spain
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Warlord Urges U S to Withdraw Marines from Somalia
In Mogadishu Somalia warlord Gen Mohamed Farrah Aidid called for the United States to pull back 2100 Marines off the Somali coast saying they would not aid peace. He also opposed deploying a further 3000 UN troops in Somalia.
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Somalia
United States
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Bush
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Medals of WWI ace Mannock fetch record price at Sotheby's
Sotheby's reports a British telephone bidder paid 2360000 for the Victoria Cross and other medals of Major Edward Mick Mannock, the WWI ace credited with 73 German aircraft destroyed before being killed in France in 1918.
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German balloon team abandons trans Atlantic race in ocean
Heavy rain and ice forced a German two man crew Erich Kraft and Jochen Mass to ditch their balloon about 550 miles off the Canadian coast. They were rescued by the Bahamas registered tanker Granite and reported in good spirits. Belgian Wim Verstraeten Bertrand Piccard lead the field with Americans Troy Bradley and Richard Abruzzo close behind.
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Richard Abruzzo
Spassky Fischer 7 Hour Chess Match Ends In Draw
In Yugoslavia the 10th game of the $5 million rematch lasted seven hours and 68 moves before a draw. Spassky, 55, appeared weary. Fischer, 49, led 4-2 after winning three straight games. The match had been postponed due to Spassky kidney troubles and featured Nimzo-Indian Defense by Fischer.
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Yugoslavia
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