European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages b the stars and stripes tuesday april 28, 1992 afghans reportedly approve cease fire As fighting rages Kabul Afghanistan apr Battles Between rival rebels continued monday in the streets of Kabul but Pakistan and a guerrilla news Agency reported late in the Day that leaders of the competing factions had agreed to a cease fire. Radical Muslim fundamentalists led by Gul Buddin Hematyar stormed a police Garrison near the presidential Palace and rocketed Southeastern parts of the City held by his More moderate rival Ahmed Shah Masoud. Masoudi a Jamaal i islami fighters controlled most of the capital and appeared to have the support of most of the soldiers from the fallen communist governments army. An afghan air Force Jet bombed a Ridge held by the radicals. In Islamabad pakistanis capital a spokesman for the foreign ministry Javed Hussein said both afghan leaders agreed to a truce. He did not release any details. Midia a guerrilla news Agency said Hekma Tyars Stop aide que Buddin Hilal signed the peace pact and agreed to recognize an interim governing Council formed by other rebel leaders. Hematyar earlier denounced the commission As a a fraud and waste of  pakistanis state owned news Agency said the agreement was reached after pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and senior saudi arabian officials Tokyo up a american sumo wrestler Konishi i again has denied Media reports that he said racism had blocked his promotion within the tradition bound sport. Kon Ishiki whose real name is Salevasa Atisanoe said monday that he had not used the word a a racism in an interview with the Nihon Meizai Shimun Japan a leading economic daily. He said he knew he would not be promoted on the tinal Day of his last tournament and so would have had no reason to make such a claim. Quot i am sorry for having caused the Public and the Japan sumo association trouble a the 578-Pound samoan american wrestler told a news conference. �?�1 Hope to make the higher rank by doing sumo As i have always done  l ast week the Nihon Meizai Shimun quoted him As saying in japanese a a there a Only one reason 1 was not promoted last time a it was because 1 am not  a a to Pul it bluntly this is racial discrimination a the paper quoted him As saying. That report Drew Little reaction in Japan but when the new York times ran a Story attributing similar comments to Kon Ishiki he was called in for an inter pleaded for an end to the bloodshed. Along with the United states saudi Arabia was one of the biggest financial supporters of the 14-year Muslim rebellion against the soviet backed government. Pakistan provided a Haven for Many of the afghan rebel groups. The news Agency said Sharif and saudi arabians secret service chief Prince Turki a Faisal opened talks with Hematyar and Masoud Early monday by radio. A was a result of the discussions with the two commanders. All the groups have agreed to bring All hostilities to an immediate end a the report said. But there was no immediate effect in Kabul two Days after various rebel groups marched into the City. Machine gun fire and explosions of tank and artillery shells could be heard in several parts of Kabul. . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali met in Tehran on monday with iranian leaders to seek their help in stopping the fighting. Iran supported some of the smaller Muslim rebel factions primarily from Afghanistan a shiite minority. Both Masoud and Hematyar want an islamic state to replace the collapsed government of deposed president Najibullah but differ on How strict the theocracy should be. Tion. The giant american told Dew Noumi that he was misunderstood by the japanese reporter and that a Young hawaiian apprentice had impersonated him in the Telephone interview with the new York times reporter. Dew Noumi warned Kon Ishiki to watch his Tongue when talking about promotion to Yoko Una sumo a highest rank according to Kon Ishiki. At mondays news conference Kon Ishiki acknowledged partial responsibility for the new York times incident saying he should have exercised tighter control Over his apprentice. The 28-year-old is considered by Many to be the Best Active wrestler and if he wins the next tournament he is a shoo in for promotion. But his supporters Point out that he has won three tournaments already and his record Over the last three tournaments is better than Many competitors. Just before to Nishiki a last win Noboru Kojima one of the judges who determine whether he is promoted said in a Magazine article that no foreigner whatever his skill should be promoted to Yoko Una because non japanese could never possess the inherent japanese dignity and Grace required. Worl Young germans attack kill vietnamese Man from wire reports Berlin a a 29-year-old vietnamese Man was stabbed to death during an attack by a group of Young germans in Berlin Early sunday a police spokesman said. The spokesman said that a 21-year-old German arrested after the attack admitted he had stabbed and killed the vietnamese Man. The Man was apparently part of a group that attacked the vietnamese Man Early sunday. The spokesman said it was not immediately Clear whether the attack was racially motivated.39 feared dead in crash Nicosia Cyprus a a plane chartered by Iran a state run petrochemical company crashed South of Tehran on sunday and All 39 people aboard were believed killed the islamic Republic news Agency said. The official Agency monitored in Cyprus said the plane crashed just after noon. The aircraft was on a flight from Mah Shah in the Southern Khuze Stan province to Tehran when it crashed near Saveh which is 80 Milec South of the  wound police Istanbul Turkey a terrorists raked a police minibus with automatic weapons fire on monday wounding eight officers police said. They said the vehicle carrying riot police came under fire around 9 . Near the jewish and Muslim cemeteries on the outskirts of the City. One of the police officers was seriously wounded they said. There was no immediate claim of  prices hiked Paris a the Price of cigarettes and other tobacco products Rose 10.35 percent monday As part of a government anti smoking Campaign. A pack of Gau loises Frances most popular cigarettes now costs 6.40 francs $1.15instead of 5.80 francs $1.04. A pack of Marlboro costs 11.90 francs $2.14up from 10.80 francs $1.95. The Price hike was the second phase of a 15 percent increase approved by the government in 1990. A 5 percent increase which took effect in september reportedly has had Little Impact on  by women rises Stockholm Sweden a a new government study indicates that crime by swedish women has increased 20 percent in the past three years and researchers say the country a High degree of sexual Equality appears to be one reason. According to the report by Sweden statistics a government Agency almost every fifth crime is committed by a woman the Sven ska Dag bladet newspaper reported  Accident kills 10 1hgan, Philippines a a passenger bus plunged into a Ravine killing 10 passengers and injuring at least 30 others in the Southern Philippines survivors and police reported monday. New Cesa Kus jumped off the Road into a 200-foot Ravine sunday in the Village of Aurora in Zamboanga Del sur province 31 Miles West of Iligan City or about 500 Miles South of  for Mussolini pre Dappio Italy a Days after taking her seat in parliament Benito Mussolini a grand a filter Paer respects sunday at the Tomb of the world War ii dictator the italian news Agency Ansa reported. Alessandra Mussolini a 29-year-old actress won election for the Neo fascist italian social movement party earlier this month. She travelled to pre Dappio the dictators boyhood Home about 180 Miles North of Rome for a sunday mass in memory of her Grandfather and those who died for the fascist state the Agency a american sumo wrestler Kon Ishiki left with his unidentified stable master answers questions monday in Tokyo american sumo wrestler denies accusing sports officials of Bias View with Dew Noumi chairman of the sumo Assoc a