IRA calls cease-fire in Northern Ireland
In Belfast the IRA announced a three day cease-fire from midnight Sunday to midnight Wednesday, urging active units to suspend offensive actions in the British occupied area. The move drew cautious response from Prime Minister Haughey and opposition figures, while Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams welcomed it as a path to peace.
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Russians rally against Kremlin as Gorbachev seeks more powers
Hundreds gather in Moscow denouncing dictatorship ahead of a key week. Eduard Shevardnadze resigns as foreign minister to protest hard liners, while reformers like Yakovlev face sidelining. Radical deputy Obolensky accuses leadership of wrecking reform efforts amid turbulent politics.
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World Warms German Christmas Boom Amid Eastern Market Surge
German merchants ride a holiday boom as 16.6 million eastern Germans flood stores with demand for consumer goods from video recorders to chocolate Santas.
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