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CONFLICT-EUROPE: Yugoslavia Refuses to Yield on Kosovo
With the deadline for an agreement to end the bloodshed in Kosovo less than 48 hours away Yugoslavia showed no sign Thursday of accepting foreign troops in the strife-torn province as part of a peace deal.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: All Sides Uncompromising on Kosovo
On the eve of peace talks to end the bloodshed in Kosovo, opposing sides in the conflict appeared in no mood for any compromise.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Decision Time for Belgrade on Kosovo Talks
The clock is ticking for Yugoslavia to agree to peace talks on the Kosovo conflict or face the possibility of NATO air strikes.ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CULTURE-YUGOSLAVIA: Nationalism Dominates Cultural Life
The disintegration of the former Yugoslav federation in 1991 did more than create six separate states, it led to the demise of a once vivid and modern culture.WEEKLY SELECTION/Kosovo Massacre Resembles 1995 Attack in Sarajevo
The massacre of 45 ethnic Albanians in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo is similar to an incident in Sarajevo that ignited a decisive Western air attack in 1995.WEEKLY SELECTION/Odd Analogies Between Baghdad and Belgrade
A leader abhorred by the West, the use and/or threat of military attacks, economic sanctions, millions of impoverished civilians and a controversial international mission all liken Yugoslavia to Iraq.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Odd Analogies Between Baghdad and Belgrade
A leader abhorred by the West, the use and/or threat of military attacks, economic sanctions, millions of impoverished civilians and a controversial international mission all liken Yugoslavia to Iraq.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Massacre Resembles 1995 Attack in Sarajevo
The massacre of 45 ethnic Albanians in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo is similar to an incident in Sarajevo that ignited a decisive Western air attack in 1995.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Bloodshed Avoided but Questions Remain
The release Wednesday of eight government soldiers avoided another bout of bloodshed in the southern Yugoslav province of Kosovo, but underlined the fragility of a cease-fire concluded in October.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Army Purges Presage More Clampdowns
Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic continues to widen the gap between his coalition government and his growing political opposition in the wake of the dismissal of army chief of staff general Momcilo Perisic earlier this week.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA/KOSOVO: Belgrade Mulls Cruise Missile Strikes
In Serbian eyes there is now a very real prospect of U.S.-led NATO air strikes on their country -- a prospect that engenders equally real fear and anger among the general populace.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Kosovans Sceptical As Serb Troops Withdraw
Serbian paramilitary police are reportedly moving back to barracks, bringing an effective halt to weeks of intense air and land military operations against ethnic Albanian insurgents in the breakaway province of Kosovo.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA/KOSOVO: Rebel Defeats May Be Self-Inflicted
Only a few months ago it seemed to be poised to sweep through the entire region, sweeping up territory and supporters at a rapid pace. Yet today the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) appears to have disappeared as quickly as it arrived.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Deaths In The Hague ‘Justify’ Belgrade Stance
Belgrade officials are parrying complaints about their lack of cooperation with a U.N. mandated war crimes tribunal by "exploiting" the deaths of two Serb detainees awaiting trial by its judges, say observers here.REFUGEES-KOSOVO: Aid Workers Prepare For Worst
With the approach of the harsh Balkans winter, aid workers in Serbia's Kosovo province say they are "preparing for the worst."RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: The Serbian Judiciary, A Law Unto Itself
It seemed like a small thing to ask of a colleague: Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic had a friend in trouble and he wondered if something could be done to help him out.MEDIA-YUGOSLAVIA: Kosovo Combatants Fight New War – In Cyberspace
Serbs and ethnic Albanians fighting it out in the shattered villages of Kosovo are taking their war onto a different plane, via modem, into cyberspace.RIGHTS-BALKANS: Husband And Wife War Crimes Suspects Face Trial
Fifty three years after their alleged crimes in the concentration camps of pro-Nazi World War II Croatia, and half a century spent as exiles in Argentina, husband and wife Dinko and Nada Sakic may soon face justice in the land of their birth.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: European Envoys Take A War Torn Road To Kosovo
A trio of European Union delegates are heading for the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, even though a peaceful resolution appears beyond their limited reach and neither of the warring sides seems even close to considering the option.NARCOTICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Smugglers Route Cocaine Through Crisis Zones
Eagle eyed staff at a jam factory in the little-known village of Koceljeva, Serbia, made the connection. They had spotted the factory owner and his driver pulling bags of white powder out of boxes of cotton reels shipped from Peru.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Milosevic Grips Universities, Law, Media
The rest of the country may be preoccupied with the undeclared war in Serbia's southern province of Kosovo, but Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is never too busy to attend to his own domestic agenda.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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