Four thousand Afghan army troops turned guns on their Soviet commanders in Kabul, precipitating the government decree of martial law in the embattled capital.
The Soviet commanders ordered government troops to fire on thousands of angry Muslims protesting the Russian occupation of their country but the Afghan soldiers refused. One source said the rebellious Afghan troops joined the Muslim demonstrators, taking large quantities of guns with them, and returned fire from Soviet troops called into the battle.
Sheikh Rashid approves law to set up UAE Central Bank
His Highness Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum gave his concurrence to enacting a new federal law to establish the UAE Central Bank.
Shaikh Rashid gave his agreement at a meeting he had with Shaikh Surour Bin Mohammed, Chamberlain of the Presidential Court, the Chairman of the UAE Currency Board Abdul Malik Al Hamar was also present at this meeting.
Bomb kills baby daughter of Lebanese Right-wing leader
The baby daughter of Lebanese Right-wing leader Bashir Gemayel was killed in an attempt to assassinate her father.
A remote-controlled bomb went off as Bashir Gemayel's car passed on a busy road in the Christian eastern sector of Beirut. "We don't know yet how many casualties there were, but they were many. Bashir's daughter Maya was killed."
Turkey lifts ban on air traffic across Aegean
Turkey has lifted restrictions on air traffic across the Aegean, apparently in a bid to improve its relations with Greece. Turkey imposed restrictions on all aircraft approaching the country across the Aegean in August 1974 between its two military interventions in Cyprus and after Greece had withdrawn from the military structure of NATO.
Skirts ban on race cars welcomed
The ruling body of international motor racing decided to outlaw the use of skirts on Formula One cars from the beginning of next year. The Executive Committee of the International Auto Sport Federation (FISA) finally vetoed the controversial body flaps after a debate stretching back several years over their effects on track safety.
