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RUSSIA-YUGOSLAVIA: The Relevance Of Air Strikes

As NATO warplanes streaked across Europe on yet another bombing raid against Yugoslavia this week, many Russian military veterans had good reason to believe that air attacks alone would not be enough for the alliance to achieve its ultimate goals.

CONFLICT-EUROPE: German Involvement in Yugoslavia Criticised

By IPS Correspondents

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder triumphantly told a summit meeting of the European Union Friday that "Europe speaks with one voice on the Kosovo conflict".

WEEKLY SELECTION-European Politicians Uneasy Over NATO Bombing

By IPS Correspondents

Political unease spread across Europe Friday in the wake of the bombing blitz on Yugoslavia by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) warplanes.

WEEKLY SELECTION-When Language Counts: NATO Attacking Milosevic or Yugoslavia?

By IPS Correspondents

It seems impartial, but is not as unbiased as it appears, when the newspapers say that, in Yugoslavia, NATO is attacking "Milosevic's armies."

WEEKLY SELECTION-RUSSIA: NATO Bombings Explode Anti-Western Backlash

By IPS Correspondents

"Yesterday Iraq. Today Yugoslavia. Tomorrow Russia!" has become the rallying cry of Russian protesters - ranging from an egg-thrower near the U.S. embassy in Moscow to politicians - who are against the bombing of Yugoslavia.

POLITICS-EU: EU Summit Heeds Needs of South Africa and Mideast

By IPS Correspondents

European Union (EU) leaders, while preoccupied with the Yugoslav crisis, focussed national interests on overhauling the budget of the 15-nation bloc during a special two-day summit in Berlin.

POLITICS-RUSSIA: NATO Bombings Explode Anti-Western Backlash//REPEATING//

By IPS Correspondents

"Yesterday Iraq. Today Yugoslavia. Tomorrow Russia!" has become the rallying cry of Russian protesters - ranging from an egg-thrower near the U.S. embassy in Moscow to politicians - who are against the bombing of Yugoslavia.

POLITICS-ITALY: Prodi, President of a Europe at War

By IPS Correspondents

Romano Prodi, economist and former prime minister of Italy, man of dialogue, a practising Catholic and leftward looking politician of the centre, is preparing to take the reins of a Europe at war.

MEDIA-YUGOSLAVIA: NATO Attacked, Milosevic Defended

By IPS Correspondents

It seems impartial, but is not as unbiased as it appears, when the newspapers say in Yugoslavia that NATO is attacking "Milosevic's armies."

CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Politicians Uneasy Over NATO Bombing

By IPS Correspondents

Political unease spread across Europe Friday in the wake of the bombing blitz on Yugoslavia by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) warplanes.

YUGOSLAVIA-ITALY: The Mystery of the Post-Bomb Strategy

By IPS Correspondents

Embarked unenthusiastically upon a collective war against the neighbouring Yugoslavia, Italy asked itself the million-dollar question in Europe Thursday: What will happen when the air strikes end?

CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Ten Dead in NATO Air Raids

By IPS Correspondents

Yugoslavia waited nervously Thursday for a second night of bombing from NATO air power after an initial strike killed 10 people and wounded another 38.

RIGHTS-MEDIA: Kurds Lose TV Link

By IPS Correspondents

Angry Kurds are protesting against British authorities over the closure of the Kurdish satellite TV station MED-TV.

POLITICS-RUSSIA: Ramifications of NATO Attack on Serbia

By IPS Correspondents

NATO air strikes against Serbian military targets could have unexpected consequences in Eastern Europe, Russian analysis opined.

ENVIRONMENT-NORWAY: Howling for wolf rights

By IPS Correspondents

Nowegian wolves, on the point of extinction in 1973, have managed to slightly increase their numbers - to the cheers of conservationists and the annoyance of farmers who claim their sheep herds are suffering.

CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: Serbian Parliament Rejects NATO Ultimatum

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic

The Serbian parliament unanimously rejected Tuesday Western demands for the deployment of NATO military forces in the southern Yugoslav province of Kosovo, but left the door open for further negotiations.

FILM-ITALY: Roberto Benigni, the “Saviour” of National Film?

By IPS Correspondents

The three Oscars won by Italian director Roberto Benigni for his film "Life is Beautiful" - a tale of Nazi extermination of Jews in World War II - comes just as Italy's film industry was about to go down for the third time.

CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIA: War is in the Air, Life Goes On

By IPS Correspondents

For the first time since World War II, Serbs face the prospect of aerial bombardments. But then they were demonstrating on the streets, while now the issue is discussed at crowded cafes, clubs and restaurants.

FOOD: Rabbits to Alleviate Hunger in South

By IPS Correspondents

Rabbits, those cuddly animals that become popular around Easter time, also could help in solving the problems of hunger, malnutrition and rural poverty in developing countries, says the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

POLITICS-RUSSIA: Another Setback for Yeltsin

By IPS Correspondents

President Boris Yeltsin left hospital Thursday after more than two weeks treatment for a stomach ulcer to try and restore his authority in Russia, beset by political and economic difficulties.