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KOSOVO: CALL FOR MORE SANCTIONS AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA
Albanian/Nat
Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova has called for more sanctions against Yugoslavia, including the banning of Yugoslav sportsmen from international events.
Rugova welcomed sanctions crafted by the International Contact...
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RUSSIA: CHERNOMYRDIN KOSOVO CRISIS PRESS BRIEFING
Russian/Nat
Russia's special envoy to Yugoslavia, Viktor Chernomyrdin, said on Wednesday that he was optimistic about the prospect of a diplomatic solution to the Kosovo crisis.
The former Russian premier said that Moscow and Washington...
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FRANCE: NATO CHIEF SOLANA MEETS DEFENCE MINISTER RICHARD
French/Span/Nat
NATO Secretary General Javier Solana met French Defence Minister Alain Richard in Paris on Monday to discuss the deployment of O-S-C-E observers who will oversee a withdrawal of Serbian troops from Kosovo.
Solana said...
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ALBANIA: KOSOVO: INCURSION UPDATE
English/Nat
Serb infantry troops crossed into Albania on Tuesday, seized control of a border village, and fought a running battle with border police and Albanian soldiers, according to Albania's information minister.
Yugoslavia denied...
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Former Yugoslavia - Kozyrev On Diplomatic Mission
Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev meets with Serbian President Milosevic.
00.00 Votes being removed from ballot boxes and put on
table
00.09 Close up of ballot papers
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KOSOVO: ALBANIANS IDENTIFY VICTIMS OF THOSE KILLED IN VIOLENCE
Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat
Ethnic Albanians have on Tuesday began the grim task of identifying the victims of last week's police crackdown in the Yugoslav Province of Kosovo.
At least fifty people arrived to try and account for family and...
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: VIDEO SHOWS SERBS TORCHING DJAKOVICA
English/Nat
Albanians returned to the Kosovan town of Djakovica on Tuesday to find it torched allegedly by Serb forces.
Amateur video, shot three weeks ago, shows the town burning.
Ethnic Albanians also say that mass graves in the town...
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BELGIUM: BRUSSELS: NATO PLANS SIMULATED BOMB RUNS OVER KOSOVO (2)
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NATO will mount simulated bombing runs over Albania and Macedonia in the next few days in a bid to pressure Yugoslavia against attacking ethnic Albanians in strife-torn Kosovo.
NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels...
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BELGIUM: NATO: KOSOVO: PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
At the daily press briefing in Brussels on Monday, a NATO spokesman said the air campaign against Yugoslavia was going to plan and had now moved into its second phase.
Jamie Shea told reporters that the effectiveness of the...
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: PEC: SERB HOUSES BURNED
English/Nat
Serb houses in Pec continued to burn on Friday as ethnic Albanians returned to the town and began torching Serb dwellings.
From above the town the extent of the destruction could be clearly seen.
And around the town which...
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BELGIUM: BRUSSELS: ALBRIGHT MEETS KLA REPRESENTATIVE
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U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has turned down an appeal for weapons from a representative of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army.
Officials said she told Jakup Krasniqi that any move to arm the rebels in defiance...
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YUGOSLAVIA: BELGRADE: TALKS BEGIN ON MONTENEGRO'S STATUS
Serbo-Croat/Nat
Key talks on Montenegro's proposal to change the political structure of Yugoslavia's federal republic opened in the Yugoslav capital Belgrade on Wednesday.
Montenegro wants to transform centralized Serb-led Yugoslavia...
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RUSSIA: CHERNOMYRDIN RETURNS FROM YUGOSLAVIA
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After a daylong meeting with President Slobodan Milosevic, former Russian Premier Viktor Chernomyrdin arrived back in Russia late on Thursday.
He returned claiming that the Yugoslav leader would accept a U-N-led force in...
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Bosnia - Prisoner Of War Exchange
The first prisoner exchange under the new Bosnia ceasefire
agreement took place in Bijelina Thursday. About 400 Bosnian
Moslem and Serb prisoners were exchanged under the truce, which UN
envoy Yasushi Akashi has called it a "first step"...
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USA/UN: KOSOVO CRISIS: NATO MILITARY ACTION
English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton prepared the U-S public on Tuesday for NATO military action against the Serbs.
Clinton said patient diplomacy had reached a dead-end, while Serb troops were terrorizing and murdering civilians in...
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KOSOVO: ELECTORAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCE DATE OF ELECTIONS
Serbo-Croat/Nat
The Kosovo Electoral Commission announced on Sunday that presidential and parliamentary elections in the province will definitely take place next week.
There will be no elections in Drenica, however, the area worst...
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USA: US PREPARE FOR INFLUX OF REFUGEES FROM FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
English/Nat
As the war in the former Yugoslavia worsens, the United States is steeling itself for an influx of refugees.
Nine thousand are expected to be admitted by the end of this year and another fifteen thousand in 1996.
For one...
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USA: KOSOVO: CLINTON: NATO TO IMPOSE OIL EMBARGO ON YUGOSLAVIA:
English/Nat
Leaders of the 19-nation NATO alliance meeting in Washington have announced they're imposing an oil embargo on Yugoslavia.
NATO chief Javier Solana says the move is seen as another strong measure, along with continuing air...
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Krajina - Serb Special Forces Drill For Combat
As the uncertainty over the possible release of further UN
hostages continues in neighbouring Bosnia and the threat of more
NATO bombings continues, Krajina Serb special military forces
prepared for future combat in an endurance drill on...
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UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSS KOSOVO CRISIS
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U-N Security Council members gathered for an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the Kosovo crisis.
The session was requested by Russia, which opposes the air strikes launched against Yugoslavia.
Meanwhile, the Yugoslav...
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Profile of Hashim Thaci, poised to be Kosovo's next prime minister
FILE: Pristina - November 3, 1999
1. Traditional Albanian dancers clapping
2. Hashim Thaci (black suit, white shirt and dark hair), then leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA, which had been officially disbanded after the March-June...
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: SURVIVOR OF SERB ATROCITIES
Albanian/Nat
As thousands of ethnic Albanians return to Kosovo, many are finding that their homes and possesions have been destroyed.
Enver Durqi is one such refugee who returned to Podujevo to find his home demolished.
Durqi's entirely...
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NATO: BOSNIA LATEST
Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat
Two Yugoslav MiG jet fighters were shot down by NATO aircraft on Friday after entering the airspace of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a NATO spokesmen said.
The encounter signaled an escalation of the Kosovo conflict in...
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YUGOSLAVIA: ANTI MILOSEVIC PROTESTS CONTINUE
Serbo-Croat/Nat
The opposition in Yugoslavia is keeping the pressure on President Milosevic to resign.
While protesters continue to rally in the streets, a group of intellectuals has drawn up detailed plans for a transitional government...