Columbia touches down after longest shuttle mission yet
The Space Shuttle Columbia returns to Earth after nearly 11 days in orbit, delayed by fog at Edwards Air Force Base. Crew of five astronauts logs a light day with Earth observations and handles a minor in-flight alarm before landing in the Mojave Desert.
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Gorbachev cites extremists in Caucasus ethnic warfare
Moscow AP Ailing reform leader Mikhail Gorbachev blames extremists for Caucasus ethnic fighting and notes Azerbaijani calls for a separate Islamic state. Troops face blockades as 72 die and 220+ wounded. Demonstrators in Baku press for secession and union with Iran under an Islamic state.
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Reds jailed in Romania as Ceausescu trial looms
Nearly all major figures from Nicolae Ceausescu's regime are in custody awaiting trial, with 19 surviving Politburo members reduced to one. The church leader resigned after criticism he defended the dictator, while about 200 architecture students demanded the firing of 26 professors tied to political favoritism. The prosecutions test the National Salvation Front as Romania moves toward elections.
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