RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: ‘Hunger and Anger’ Strategy at Work

) - After a hellish weekend of attacks that paralysed most Serbian hospitals, water pumps and bakeries and left the country in the dark for more than 30 hours, Milena Spaska, a retired engineer queuing for bread in Belgrade Monday takes things ironically.

RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Economy Will Take Ten Years to Rebuild

If the bombing of Yugoslavia stops now, it would take ten years to take the Serbian economy back to the already difficult situation of March 24, independent economists said here.

/REPEAT//RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Economy Will Take Ten Years to Rebuild

If the bombing of Yugoslavia stops now, it would take ten years to take the Serbian economy back to the already difficult situation of March 24, independent economists said here.

POLITICS-ITALY: Parliament Urges Halt to Bombing of Yugoslavia

The Italian parliament carried a government motion Wednesday calling for a halt to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) aerial bombardment of Yugoslavia and a search for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Kosovo.

POLITICS-RUSSIA: Yeltsin Won, Political System Lost

A seemingly strengthened president Boris Yeltsin will push this week for a stronger role in solving the conflict in the Balkans, but at home there is a growing perception that the Parliament's failure to impeach him this weekend only further weakened Russia's political system.

ENVIRONMENT-INDONESIA: Unholy Alliance Under Fire in Finland

For two years Finnish and environmental activists have been up in arms against UPM-Kymmene, one of the country's biggest forestry companies, over its activities in Indonesia.

RIGHTS-KOSOVO: Peace Activists Call for End to NATO Bombing

The worldwide arguments over the rights and wrongs of NATO's war on Yugoslavia over Kosovo held centre stage at the close of a four-day peace conference here and peace activists called for a halt to the bombing and greater UN involvement in the crisis.

RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: NATO Cluster Bombs Spray Death

Adem Muncaj, an ethnic Albanian boy from Kosovo recently found a bright orange container that looked like a soft drink can and brought it home to his family. They are now dead.

RIGHTS: Colombia’s Children Win Some Relief /CORRECTED REPEAT/

Children are targets in dozens of conflicts worldwide, but the experiences of Colombia's children were praised here by rights activists and UN officials who want to limit children's exposure to armed conflict as offering some hope for the future.

RIGHTS: Colombia’s Children Win Some Relief

Children are targets in dozens of conflicts worldwide, but the experiences of Colombia's children were praised here by rights activists and UN officials who want to limit children's exposure to armed conflict as offering some hope for the future.

POLITICS-RUSSIA: Threatened, Yeltsin Hits First

By sacking Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov Wednesday, Russian president Boris Yeltsin is attempting to launch a preemptive strike against his foes in Parliament who have set an impeachment vote for May 13-15, analysts here say.

CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Kosovo Leader Wants Full Independence

The leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, demanded Tuesday full independence for the strife-torn Yugoslav province and posed a new challenge for the Belgrade government of President Slobodan Milosevic.

CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Albanian Leader Demands Independence for Kosovo

The leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, demanded Tuesday full independence for that province of Serbia, posing a new challenge for Yugoslavia.

EUROPE: Balkan Conflict Could Speed Up EU Expansion

The Balkans conflict, posing a spectacular challenge to the peace and stability of Europe, has forced the European Union (EU) to focus on former communist bloc countries, many of whom are candidates for membership of the 15-member Union

CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Diplomacy Now Shifts to China

Quiet diplomacy aimed at securing peace in Kosovo could now shift to China after Western nations meeting at foreign minister level agreed a strategy with Russia Thursday to resolve the crisis during a meeting of the Group of Eight industrialised countries in Bonn.

/CORRECTED REPEAT//CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: G-8 Agreement Turns Back the Clock

The peace agreement for Yugoslavia reached in Bonn Thusrday by the world's seven richest countries and Russia (G-8) may take the Kosovo crisis back to the diplomatic arena after six weeks of massive destruction. It also represents a major diplomatic victory for Moscow, analysts here agree.

/REPEAT//CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: G-8 Agreement Turns Back the Clock

The peace agreement for Yugoslavia reached in Berlin Thusrday by the world's seven richest countries and Russia (G-8) may take the Kosovo crisis back to the diplomatic arena after six weeks of massive destruction. It also represents a major diplomatic victory for Moscow, analysts here agree.

DEVELOPMENT: Italy Spends Millions on Cultural Projects

One of Italy's unique initiatives to aid developing countries has been a 54 million dollars project to help in the recovery and restoration of their cultural heritage.

TRADE: European Union to Reform Banana Import Regime

The European Union (EU) trade regime that triggered the "banana war" will begin to be reformed this week in Brussels, after a ruling by an international panel declared it incompatible with the rules governing the multilateral trade system.

RIGHTS-TURKEY: Ocalan Lawyers Threaten to Boycott Treason Trial

Three weeks before the start of a highly visible trial, the lawyers of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan denounced serious human rights violations by the Turkish police and threatened late Wednesday to withdraw from court hearings unless conditions for a fair trial are guaranteed.

/REPEAT/RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Under the Bombs, Think of the Future

"People are like water - they always find the way out", says Dr. Jovan Maric, one of Belgrade's most prominent psychiatrists, commenting on the fear, anxiety and stress caused by NATO a0ir attacks on Yugoslavia.