Eleven dead as shells hit Sarajevo soccer crowd
In Dobrinja near the Sarajevo airport at 11 am two shells struck a crowd watching a match, killing at least 11 and wounding 49. Four children among the dead, hospital officials said, as Bosnia’s siege and ethnic fighting deepen with UN reports of refugees seeking Tuzla and Gorazde under attack.
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Associated Press
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Adnan Suljagic
U.N
Srebrenica
Tuzla
Gorazde
Dobrica Cosic
Belgrade
Four skinheads sought in fatal Solingen firebombing
Federal police released descriptions of four skinheads wanted in a firebombing that killed five Turks in Solingen. A 16 year old in custody faces murder and arson charges. Protests followed weekend murders as rioting persisted in Aachen and Solingen.
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Solingen
Germany
Anll
Aachen
Arso
Woodcarver Makes Faux Birds A Majestic Craft
Woodcarver Duane Gigeous talks about color as the hardest part of his art. Over two years he carved cardinals chickadees a house wren green wing teal a downy woodpecker a wood duck and a red winged blackbird requiring 120 coats for the blackbird. His prized piece is a pileated woodpecker. A passerby joked that stuffed woodpeckers are illegal, but the artist explained the red headed bird is carved not real.
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Gigeous
Franklin Stillrich
Duane
Frank
Christina yacht auction again fails to meet price
In Athens the Christina, Aristotle Onassis 325 foot yacht, failed at a third auction with bids only reaching 409000 dollars, far below the 3.6 million target. Navy will hold another sale. the vessel remains state owned after Onassis death in 1975.
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Greece
Aristotle Onassis
Christina
Winston Churchill
Maria Callas
Onassis
Cmdr
Yannis Engelfopoulos
Navy
Vatican weighs blessing altar girls in Mass service
Vatican officials said no decision has been made as the idea is under study. Time magazine cited expectations the change would be announced this year. Altar servers usually aged 8 to 14 assist the priest by lighting candles and handling items during Mass, with calls since 1987 to expand women's roles.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Joaquin Navarro
Time Magazine
Synod of Bishops
Aspin vacationed in Europe on official trip expenses
Defense Secretary Les Aspin spent five days at a Venice hotel on personal funds. Aides and a doctor traveled with him at taxpayer expense. a longtime female friend joined the trip and will reimburse the government. Aspin defended the five night stay as self paid.
Virus suspected in mystery illness near Navajo lands
Experts say a rapid flu like syndrome causing 11 deaths and 18 cases near the Navajo reservation in New Mexico Arizona and Utah is likely viral in origin. Doctors rule out bacteria fungus parasites and AIDS while noting the illness affects relatively young healthy people with fever muscle aches cough red eyes and headache. The first case traces to March and recognition came after two family deaths in mid May.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Ron Voorhees
Navajo Reservation
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Gary Simpson
Clinton vows declassification of missing Vietnam records by Veterans Day
President Clinton announced orders to declassify nearly all U.S. military records on missing Vietnam era Americans with only a tiny fraction staying secret for national security or privacy reasons. Crowds shouted boos while veterans offered mixed reactions between support and anger at the draft issue and Clinton's speech.
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David Castillo
Los Angeles
United States
Bill Morey
Manchester
Washington
William Malehorn
York
John Reichenberg
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