The exhibit's finds, which date back to 4500 BC to 1700 BC, include the island's geologic history during that period, copper tools and weapons and writing tablets. The European Union, including Greece, switched to summer time today, when clocks were set one hour ahead at 3 a.m., according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Summer time is to end on Sunday, October 29. The bodies of eight illegal immigrants, among them two babies, were found floating on the seashore of the island of Kos yesterday, where they were retrieved by Coast Guard authorities. The victims are believed to be Iraqi illegal immigrants who had attempted to sail into Greece from Turkey.
Local authorities suspect smuggling rings that operate in Turkey.
Yugoslavia's Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic stated that the 78-day raids resulted in the deaths of 2,000 civilians and the wounding of 6,000 others. Concerning the peace restoration process in Kosovo, Mr. Jovanovic stated that the presence of KFOR in the region failed to achieve a reduction in the existing tension. Presidential elections are being held in Russia today, where citizens are to choose their second post-Soviet president, widely expected to be Acting President Vladimir Putin who has had a big lead in opinion polls for months. Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov is running a distant second, while Liberal Grigory Yavlinsky, is third so far. First preliminary results are expected shortly after all voting has finished.