Yugoslavia Shelled Kosovo Villages Amid Rebel Holdout
Serb forces shelled 12 villages north of Pristina in Kosovo, waterspilling fighting into peaceful areas and triggering mass flight. The Kosovo Information Center and Yugoslav police reported six guerrillas and a police officer dead, four officers wounded, with roads blocked and observers barred.
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Mir flight delayed by Russia's financial troubles
Interfax reports Russia faces funding and production delays delaying the Soyuz TM spaceship for the last Mir crew. Officials uncertain on when French Slovak and Russian astronauts will launch, with February tentative. By June, the 12 year mission risks burn up. Energia cannot pay suppliers and components are being withheld.
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Prince Promises to Work for Peace in Cambodia
Cambodian opposition leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh vowed not to boycott parliament and to pursue fraud allegations through the National Assembly. After a 44 hour meeting with King Norodom Sihanouk, he called for a negotiated phase to calm unrest and avoid further demonstrations and a violent crackdown in Phnom Penh.
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Toll Rises In Chiapas Floods As Rescue Efforts Lag
Rescue workers in Chiapas brace for more rain while counting a provisional death toll over 400. About 800 missing and feared drowned follow floods that have left 100,000 homeless, with dozens of villages cut off and roads washed out. Officials warn of disease risk as relief crews struggle to reach isolated communities.
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Iraq asks UN panel to renew sanctions review
Iraq threatens to end cooperation with U N arms monitors if the Security Council does not reverse its suspension of 60 day reviews of economic sanctions. The Revolutionary Command Council says it will freeze remaining monitoring of public safety item sites if U S and Britain escalate hostilities.
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