//PROTECTIVE REPEAT//POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Polls Predict Possible Defeat For Milosevic

Less than two weeks before the crucial presidential, federal and local elections, due to be held on Sep 24, opinion polls predict the possible defeat of Slobodan Milosevic in the key presidential race.

EDUCATION-MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian School Books Ignore Israel

When 12-year-olds in Palestinian Authority (PA) schools begin their geography lessons this month, some of them may wonder about the green area on their maps that neatly surrounds the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

RIGHTS-GERMANY: Tough Responses To Racist Violence

Germany is determined to curb right extremist and xenophobic violence, that has plagued the country for the last 10 years, and led to the murder of an immigrant from Mozambique in June.

DEVELOPMENT: Co-operation Between Governments and NGOs Called For

In recent times non governmental organisations (NGOs) have become important actors in national and international political arenas.

POLITICS: Israel Debates Having A Written Constitution

Israel, which prides itself on being the only democracy in the Middle East, is having trouble deciding whether or not it wants a written constitution.

POLITICS-SPAIN: ETA Claims Fifth Victim This Month

The illegal Basque separatist group, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA - Basque Homeland and Freedom) shot to death a Popular Party politician Tuesday in Zumárraga, a small town in Spain's Basque Country near the French border. He is ETA's fifth victim this month.

RIGHTS-Romania’s Flourishing Sex Trade

Eastern Europe is a major supplier of women for a flourishing international sex-slave trade, according to official statistics.

/ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/ PHOTOGRAPHY-IRAN: Rediscovering The Homeland

Imagine leaving your native land as a teenager, only to return 20 years later, to discover that every aspect of your country's life is now somehow informed by religion.

RIGHTS-Romania’s Flourishing Sex Trade

Eastern Europe is a major supplier of women for a flourishing international sex-slave trade, according to official statistics.

POLITICS-RUSSIA-MIDDLE EAST: Moscow Keen To Restore Ties With “Rogue” States

Russia is cautious in seeking to re-assert its role as a mediator in the Middle East process.

POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Protests Over UN Takeover Of Mining Complex Continue

Peaceful street protests by the Serb community in UN-controlled Kosovska Mitrovica continued Tuesday over the takeover, by the UN administration, of a mining complex.

SUBMARINE-RUSSIA: The Symbol Of Might Falls Apart

The navy has long been a symbol Russia's might, while the elite nuclear-powered submarines, carrying ballistic missiles, were a main pillar of the country's nuclear force.

POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Foreign Nationals Face Charges Of Terrorism

In the last two weeks, the Serbian public has learnt about two groups of eight foreigners, allegedly involved in a plot to kidnap or kill president Slobodan Milosevic and destablise the country.

POLITICS-SPAIN: ETA on a Headlong Rush

The Basque separatist organisation Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA - Basque Freedom and Homeland) is charging forward, leaving victims from several Spanish cities in its wake, even as it continues to lose public support and its pact with moderate Basque nationalists is on the verge of disintegration.

POPULATION-SPAIN: Unstoppable Immigration Stirs Up Parliament

The Spanish government is drafting a new law on foreigners to put the breaks on immigration, even though the phenomenon is unstoppable, says Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

/CORRECTED REPEAT/POLITICS-RUSSIA: Moscow Blast Threatens Political Stability

Now the horrors can be found not only on Russia's southern fringe, where militants in break-away Chechnya are a constant threat, but also in the heart of the Russian capital.

/REPEATING/YUGOSLAVIA: Milosevic Turns to Serbs Abroad for Economic Help

Facing elections next month and a series of polls showing dissatisfaction with the state of the economy, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is turning to one of the few funding options open to him right now - Serbs living abroad.

YUGOSLAVIA: Milosevic Turns to Serbs Abroad for Economic Help

Facing elections next month and a series of polls showing dissatisfaction with the state of the economy, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is turning to one of the few funding options open to him right now - Serbs living abroad.

POLITICS-RUSSIA: Moscow Blast Threatens Political Stability

Now the horrors can be found not only on Russia's southern fringe, where militants in break-away Chechnya are a constant threat, but also in the heart Russian capital.

POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Milosevic Turns to Serbs Abroad for Economic Help

Facing elections next month and a series of polls showing dissatisfaction with the state of the economy, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is turning to one of the few funding options open to him right now - Serbs living abroad.

TRANSPORT-RUSSIA: Bold Vision of Linking East To West

Russia's ambitious plans to further develop the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway may remain a bold vision - particularly since the country's railway sector is short of investment.