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/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.TRADE-WTO: ‘Millennium Round’ Challenged by NGOs
Non governmental organisations and representatives of third world countries meeting in Brussels rejected the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Millennium round of trade negotiations to be launched in November.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Draskovic’s Fall Pleases NATO
Unsurprisingly, the dismissal Wednesday of Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Vuk Draskovic was received with applause at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, where officials took it as a significant break in Belgrade's determination to fight.LABOUR-SPAIN: Four Deaths a Day in Work-Related Accidents
Demonstrations were held in Spain's largest cities Wednesday demanding measures to prevent accidents in the workplace, which claim an average of four lives a day in this European country.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: The Return of the Vietnam Ghost
As NATO presses preparations to escalate its offensive against Yugoslavia, Russian and US analysts believe US president Bill Clinton is repeating mistakes made a generation ago in Vietnam by president Lyndon Johnson.RIGHTS-EASTERN EUROPE: Grim Future for Children, Unicef Warns
Unless drastic measures are urgently adopted, the Kosovo refugee crisis will look pale compared to the plight of children in the former socialist countries of eastern and central Europe, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) warned here Tuesday.CONFLICT-KOSOVO: NATO Leaders Court Russia
Leaders of the 19-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), despite their determination to prevail in the air war in the Balkans, have moved closer toward Russia's plan to end the month-old conflict over Kosovo.ENVIRONMENT-BALKANS: After Bombs, Ecological Disaster and Hunger
Apart from the razing of Yugoslav industrial sites and infrastructure, Nato air attacks are causing an ecological disaster that could endanger the Balkans as a whole, Serbian officials and ecology experts warned.DEVELOPMENT: EU Offers Partnership to Middle East and Northern Africa
Nearly unnoticed by the public eye, the European Union (EU) has launched a concerted bid for putting relations with the countries of the Middle East and North Africa on a new footing - encompassing the civil society and human rights.REFUGEES-YUGOSLAVIA: Norway Takes in Kosovo Refugees //Repetition//
An exhausted group of 700 ethnic Albanians from Kosovo, clutching their few remaining possessions, are settling into temporary homes in Norway after fleeing the strife in Yugoslavia.EUROPE-DEVELOPMENT: NGOs Worried About Civil Society in Yugoslavia
Representatives of 900 non-governmental organisations gathered here criticised the European Commission's bureaucratic procedures and warned against the destruction of civil society in Yugoslavia.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Simple People vs Smart Weapons
The sight of militant Serbian opposition leaders joining the Yugoslav Army is probably the clearest evidence of Nato's strategic failure in Yugoslavia, most analysts here agree.RELIGION-ITALY: Vatican Opposes NATO Action in Yugoslavia
Top Vatican officials along with parish priests and nuns in Italy believe the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) attack on Yugoslavia is "unjust and futile."RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: UN Mission Verifies Serbian Abuses in Kosovo
The United Nations mission sent to Kosovo last week documented human rights violations reportedly committed by police and paramilitary forces in that province of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.REFUGEES-YUGOSLAVIA: Norway Takes in Kosovo Refugees
An exhausted group of 700 ethnic Albanians from Kosovo, clutching their few remaining possessions, are settling into temporary homes in Norway after fleeing the strife in Yugoslavia.SPAIN-UK: Gibraltar, Tax Haven or Money Laundering Paradise?
Serious doubts have been raised in Spain as to whether the British colony of Gibraltar is simply a tax haven, or a paradise for money launderers.ECONOMY: Italian Economy Suffers in Yugoslav Conflict
Italy's economy has suffered a serious setback in the fallout of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) military campaign against Yugoslavia, according to a government report.CONFLICT-EUROPE: Yugoslavia Joins Union of Russia and Belarus
A hastily convened joint session of Yugoslavia's Federal Parliament decided Monday the country's entry into the Union of Russia and Belarus, but independent analysts are skeptical of its effectiveness.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Refugees Trapped in the Information War
After last week's big fuss, the 30,000 ethnic Albanian refugees who allegedly disappeared overnight in Macedonia have now also disappeared from media, their fate largely ignored.CONFLICT-KOSOVO: Good Ending for NATO Appears Doubtful
While US generals rejoice at the damage NATO is wreaking on targets in Serbia and Kosovo, political strategists are far from confident over the outcome of the conflict in Yugoslavia.CONFLICT-EUROPE: Crisis in the Balkans Widens
Well in its third week, the Nato bombing campaign against Yugoslavia seems to lead to a wider conflict, while destroying a substantial part of the country's infrastructure.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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