Aid flights resume as siege bands on Sarajevo persist
Life-saving air support returns to Sarajevo after a five day shutdown amid Serb shelling that killed a market shopper and wounded four. Bosnian Serbs reject concessions while Muslims and Croats clash near Vitez. Aid crews repair the airport as Akashi visits and Urges Serbs to open Tuzla air corridor. NATO and Geneva tensions cloud any peace hopes.
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Somalis say U S soldiers shot woman
Witnesses in Somalia said U S snipers killed a pregnant woman as she prepared for afternoon prayer near crowded market stalls. The 30 year old Halima Khalil Ibrahim, eight months pregnant, died from abdominal wounds. the fetus did not survive. A man was wounded and unlocated. Pakistani officers said shots were fired by American snipers. U S officials had no comment.
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Senators press to lift embargo and renew Vietnam ties
A US Senate energy panel delegation urged President Clinton to end the Vietnam embargo and restore relations. Sen J Bennett Johnston said an upcoming move is likely as Vietnam seeks reconciliation and aid MIAs families. fellow lawmakers Hatfield Simpson Mathews Bennett joined in backing normal ties. The visit focused on trade potential in oil gas coal hydroelectric power and missing in action accounting.
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Thousands rally for Communists as Yeltsin foes march in Moscow
In Moscow thousands of hard-liners rallied against President Yeltsin and for Communist and ultranationalist causes as Russia prepares for a new parliament. The protest near the White House featured banners, calls to challenge reforms, and denounced Western powers. Police reported no violence amid the authorized display.
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Wildfires rage near Sydney kill four and force evacuations
Sustained winds fanned northern New South Wales fires for over a week as a change in wind direction triggered dramatic flare ups. Four people including two firefighters died and more than 60 were hospitalized. Light rain today reduced smoke but did not extinguish the fires. In Puerto Rico, crews siphoned oil from a leaking barge off San Juan after 750000 gallons spilled, covering six miles of shoreline and about 20 square miles of sea.
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Journalist Killed During ANC Delegation Tour in Katlehong
Gunfire erupted Sunday as an African National Congress delegation toured Katlehong, a violence plagued township in South Africa. A freelance photographer for The Associated Press, Abdul Shariff, 31, was shot in the back while fleeing a clearing and died. Two other journalists were injured in the incident.
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