European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world Friday december 17,1993germany opens ties with Macedonia defying Greece from wire reports. 1 a i Bonn Germany a Germany established diplomatic relations thursday with Macedonia a move that is Likely to infuriate Greece a Ger Nan foreign ministry spokesman who spoke Ori condition of anonymity said other european Union countries also were expected to establish relations with the former yugoslav Republic the official did not say which countries. The eur formerly called the european Community changed its name when the maastricht treaty on european Unity took effect in november. The Macedonia Issue has chilled relations Between Greece and some of its eur partners for two years. Greece has demanded that its neighbor change its name. It says that the name is historically greek and that its use by Skopje the capital of. Macedonia implies claims on the Northern greek province called  held in Man s death St. Petersburg Russia a police have arrested an 18-Yearoid student in the strangulation. A of an american businessman an investigator said wednesday. The body of Larry Jones of Mobile ala., was found in his apartment nov. 13, just before he planned to return to the United states. Personal notes found in the apartment led investigators to a College student who was arrested a week ago it. Col Alexander Golikov said. Jones . Passport and some belongings were. \ found in the students apartment Golikov said to the student initially admitted killing Jones telling investigators that he strangled him after the two quarrelled Over a personal matter Golikov  the student recanted his confession two Day Slater he said. A a preliminary investigation could take six months Golikov said. If convicted the defendant could face a 10-year prison term. Warden jailed after riot a a a 1 a a v a a Mexico City a a Warden was jailed wednesday in the state prison he used to run a Day Rafter clashes Between inmates killed 15 and a wounded at least 10. Roberto Moreno Amud who was suspended tuesday hours after the riot will be prosecuted an official told the state owned news Agency no Timex. The official did not say what charges Mote no. Amud might face but state attorney general Luis. Rivera Montes de Oca said earlier that the Warden .,t4might be involved in coercion abuse of authority concealment and unlawful exercise of his  a the riot took place at a prison in Alm Oloya de a Juarez about 100 Miles Southwest of Mexico City. Local newspapers said 150 inmates were involved. 1 Marine killed 2 Hurt a a ,. A a a. V. During Somalia training Mogadishu Somalia apr a . Marine was killed and two others were injured when a mortar round exploded during a training exercise South of Mogadishu the . Military said thursday. The names of the victims were being withheld pending notification of relatives said . Army col. Steve Rausch a spokesman. The Accident occurred wednesday when troops from the 13th Marine expeditionary unit were1 firing. 81 my mortars at a practice Range six Miles South of Mogadishu he said. A mortar round exploded inside the firing tube. One Marine died at a . Field Hospital after suffering head and face injuries. Another remained hospitalized thursday with hand and Arm injuries. A third Marine was treated and released Rausch said. In the Southern port of Kismay Indian troops shot and killed two somalis on wednesday shortly after taking command of the City from departing belgian troops. The clash began when about 100 people at the Kismay Airport began stoning the indians said . Military spokesman maj. Tim Mcdavitt. He said Indian soldiers fired on the somalis when some of them came at the troops with knives. Two Days earlier somalian militias fired artillery and automatic weapons into an Indian base North of Kismay. Soldier s life term Cut to 15 years. Seoul South Korea apr an american Soldier sentenced to life in prison for murdering a South korean prostitute was Given a reduced 15-year sentence thursday prompting protests by korean students. A South korean appeals court Cut the sentence citing compensation paid by. The government to the victims family. The National Yon Hap news Agency said the compensation was equivalent to s86,000. After hearing the decision about 100 students shouted a Yankee go Home a and demanded that pvt. 2 Kenneth l. Markle 111 be Given the death sentence. Radical students have staged anti american protests at the courtroom to highlight their demand for the withdrawal of 36,000 . Troops from South Korea. The students later staged a boisterous 40-minute protest outside the courtroom chanting .  they held aloft paper american flags with a Black a a a Quot across the front. The 21-year-old army medic from Keyser w.va., was sentenced to life in prison for killing 26-year-old Yun Kum i in october 1992 in her room near his base 30 Miles Northeast of Seoul. He admitted beating her after she attacked him with a bottle but said another Soldier killed her. In an earlier court hearing he accused the army of failing to pursue leads that implicated the other Soldier. Markle who sat still throughout the 40-minute hearing did not react  reduced sentence. Markless parents sat in the first Row and looked nervous. Guards blocked students Yelling a punish the Soldier punish the murderer a from Rushing to the front of the room after the decision was announced. The Soldier s father shouted insults at students As he and his wife were escorted through a Side door. Under korean Law the decision can be appealed to the supreme court within a week. Hie judge said Markle s sentence would be reduced by the More than a year he has already spent in custody. Bosnia pow release halted after attack med Gorje Bosnia and Herzegovina apr the red Cross on thursday ordered a halt to the release of hundreds of Muslim prisoners from croatian detention Camps after a Convoy carrying freed pos came under fire from croatian forces. Bosnian croats pledged last week to unilaterally free All prisoners. They released More than 650 tuesday and wednesday and More releases were planned for thursday. But the International committee of the red Cross which oversaw the releases and the Transfer of the pos to Eastern Mostar halted the operation thursday after a Convoy of freed pos was fired on. The trucks were targeted wednesday As they passed the final croatian checkpoint before crossing into Muslim held Mostar said Iris Wittwer Deputy head of the local 1crc Mission. There were no casualties but several vehicles were damaged by gunfire she added. Serbs also were stalling on escorting a . Aid Convoy to the Eastern Muslim enclave of Gorade despite an understanding reached monday that they would escort All convoys through territory they control a the serb police did no to show up Quot said cmdr. Ides Bald Van Biesbroeck a spokesman for . Peacekeepers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A the excuse they have was they did no to have a  the Gorade Convoy had to Stop overnight in med Jed a about 12 Miles Northeast of the enclave which has received Only two Aid convoys since nov. 7. The Convoy was the first test of the new serbian agreement to provide a police escort to eliminate Long delays at serbian checkpoints. Elsewhere Sarajevo came under heavy serbian shelling overnight and . Officials reported a major serbian offensive in the North. Is to assist area infested by drug Cartel aft reaver taster Bogota Colombia a . Army soldiers will be sent this month to help build a Road a school and a Hospital near Cali a City where the worlds largest cocaine Cartel has its Headquarters and a Region Rife with leftist guerrillas. A . Military spokesman said the troops would be on a a civic action project and would not fight drug traffickers or rebels. He did not know whether the soldiers would carry weapons. Local news Media said about 15q . Troops will be posted near Malaga Bay on the Pacific coast. The troops belong to the . Army a 46th engr in a . Embassy source said. The troops w ill be joined by colombian soldiers who will participate in the construction projects about 45 Miles Northwest of Cali. The americans Are to leave in february a . Embassy statement said. The Cali Region is awash in drug processing laboratories smugglers and gunmen. Rebels of the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia also operate in the Region attacking Security forces kidnapping landowners and rustling cattle. The announcement comes As the Clinton administration is calling on Colombia to Battle the Cali Cartel. Boutros Ghali to drive to n. Korea United nations a . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali will drive from South Korea to North Korea through the demilitarized zone on a fact finding Mission involving a nuclear dispute. The secretive isolated communist government of North Korea is Balking at in. Inspections of its two key nuclear Sites. Such inspections Are being demanded by the world body a International atomic Energy Agency and the United states. Western nations say the North might be trying to develop a nuclear weapon. North koreans deny it. Boutros Ghali told reporters wednesday he was not going to mediate or negotiate in the dispute. He announced his flans for a motorcade but said his plans for having Pyongyang North Korea were undecided. He w ill be there at least two Days. The , chief leaves today for a visit to Tokyo Seal and Pyongyang lasting about today. 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