Mourners fill Damascus on eve of Hafez Assad funeral
Thousands march through Damascus waving black banners and portraits of Hafez Assad as Bashar Assad prepares to assume power. The Baath party nominates Bashar for president and he is named military commander as Syria vows loyalty. Rifaat Assad faced potential arrest amid exile rumors.
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Fiji rebel leader survives attack at parliament
Fiji’s George Speight escaped unharmed after soldiers fired on his car near the parliament where he and allies hold 31 hostages. Rebels call it an assassination attempt. the army cites checkpoint error and promises disciplinary action. Speight said he was alive and well after the incident.
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