Rebels resist Russian troops
A Russian offensive to take Grozny and cut off key supply routes faltered as federal troops ran into fierce resistance from rebels entrenched in the Chechen capital and the southern mountains.



UNP rejects Kumaratunga's invitation
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's efforts to form a National Government with the opposition United National Party has suffered a major set back with UNP firmly rejecting her invitation.



Thatcher, Reagan to be called for evidence
A Cambodian lawyer defending Khmer Rouge military leader Ta Mok said on Monday he would summon a host of Western leaders, including three former US presidents, to give evidence at a ``Killing Fields'' genocide trial.



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