22:25
YUGOSLAVIA LINES UP SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TERRORIST EFFORT
Yugoslavia lines up "firm support" for the international anti-terrorist coalition, the country's ministry of foreign affairs said Monday. More details...

15:48
MONITORING OF SITUATION IN MACEDONIA BEGINS
The OSCE is beginning the practical monitoring of the situation in Macedonia following the Albanian gunmen's surrender of weapons, journalists were told by Foreign Minister of Romania Mircea Geoana, serving OSCE Chairman. More details...

13:48
ARMED PROVOCATIONS BY ALBANIAN GUNMEN NEAR THE MACEDONIAN TOWN OF TETOVO
Albanian gunmen have carried out several armed acts of provocation in the area of the town of Tetovo in North-Western Macedonia, said representatives of the Macedonian police on Wednesday. More details...

13:43
KOSOVO SERBS NOT TO VOTE IN KOSOVO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Kosovo Serbs will not participate in the regional parliamentary elections due on November 17, leader Milan Ivanovic of Northern Kosovo Serbs said Tuesday. Meanwhile, UNMIK spokeswoman Susan Manuel ruled out the possibility of putting off the parliamentary elections in Kosovo.

20:45
NAVIGATION ON DANUBE CAN BE RESUMED THIS YEAR
Dragisa Pesic, the head of the Yugoslav government, does not rule out that shipping on the Danube may be resumed this year. He was speaking at a news conference in Kiev More details...

12:00
NEBOJSHA MALIC: NATO IN THE BALKANS -- WAR WITHOUT END
Far from the eyes of the American public, still intently focused on a scorched patch of mountains in central Asia, the first battle of "Operation Enduring Freedom" ("Supreme Irony" having been too obvious) has already been fought. No shots were fired. No lives were lost, not yet. But the battle – and with it, perhaps the entire war – was lost. More details...

12:52
BELGRADE TO BE POTENTIAL TARGET OF ALBANIAN TERRORISTS
Belgrade may become a potential target for Albanian terrorists, Serbian Vice-Premier and Chairman of the Co-ordination Centre on Kosovo Nebojsa Covic said in the interview published in the Friday issue of the NIN weekly. More details...

11:27
MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT HAS NO CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS TO DECLARE AMNESTY FOR ALBANIAN MILITANTS
President of Macedonia Boris Trajkovski does not have constitutional powers to declare an amnesty for Albanian terrorists from the so-called National Liberation Army /NLA/, the presidential staff told journalists. More details...

20:18
MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVED CONDUCTING OF NATO OPERATION "AMBER FOX"
Macedonian government on Thursday approved the conduct of another NATO operation "Amber Fox" in that country. More details...

18:14
INTERPOL SEARCH IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Interpol has announced a manhunt for 8 men of Arab descent suspected of taking part in terrorist attacks, narcotic trading and links with organised crime. More details...

17:39
RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER AND NATO SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS ALLIANCE'S OPERATION IN MACEDONIA
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov and NATO Secretary General George Robertson met in Brussels to discuss the particulars of the North Atlantic alliance's operations in Macedonia, Ivanov reported to the press following the meeting. More details...

13:58
SERBIA CLAIMES OBTAINED BIN LADEN CLUES IN KOSOVO
The Serb government has obtained irrefutable evidence pointing to the presence in Kosovo and Metohia of associates of Osama bin Laden, who has been named the prime suspect in the deadly terror attacks in the United States, Serb Justice Minister Vladan Batic said in a statement. More details...

10:14
NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL GEORGE ROBERTSON DISCUSSED WITH LEADERSHIP OF MACEDONIA DETAILS OF FORTHCOMING NATO MISSION IN THAT COUNTRY
During his visit to Skopje NATO Secretary-General George Robertson agreed with the leadership of Macedonia on a forthcoming mission of the alliance in that country after the completion of the Essential Harvest operation. More details...

19:24
GEORGE ROBERTSON'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH MACEDONIAN LEADERS TO FOCUS ON EXTENSION OF NATO FORCES' PRESENCE IN MACEDONIA
NATO Secretary-General George Roberson's negotiations with the Macedonian leaders will focus on extension of the NATO forces' presence in Macedonia. George Robertson arrives in Skopje Tuesday on a 1-day visit, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. More details...

11:57
SERBIAN JUSTICE MINISTER ADDRESSED TRIBUNAL IN HAGUE TO SET CHARGES AGAINST ALBANIAN TERRORISTS IN KOSOVO
Serbian Minister of Justice Vladan Batic addressed Carla del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the Hague international tribunal, to set charges against Albanian terrorists Hashim Thagi, Ramush Haradinaj and Agim Ceku in order to prevent their participation in the regional parliamentary elections, which will be held in November. More details...

19:33
NATO TO CONSIDER MACEDONIAN CONTINGENT REQUEST: ROBERTSON
NATO will consider a request by the Macedonian government to introduce a contingent after September 26, George Robertson, NATO Secretary-General, says in a message to Macedonia's President Boris Trajkovski. More details...

17:04
BRITAIN NOT TO TAKE LEAD IN FORTHCOMING NATO OPERATION IN MACEDONIA
Great Britain will not play the leading role in the future NATO operations in Macedonia, RIA Novosti quoted a spokesman for the British embassy as saying on Friday. More details...

18:55
YUGOSLAVIA GOVERNMENT INVITES HAGUE TRIBUNAL TO RELEASE BEFORE TRIAL A LEADER OF BOSNIAN SERBIANS
The government of Yugoslavia has invited The Hague War Crime Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia to release before trial Momcilo Kraisnik, a leader of Bosnian Serbians. The Yugoslav government supplied guarantees that Kraisnik would immediately arrive in The Hague at first notice of the Tribunal and before that he would stay in Yugoslavia. More details...

18:22
THE NATO SERVICEMEN IN MACEDONIA HAVE STARTED THE THIRD STAGE OF THE OPERATION FOR RECEIVING WEAPONS FROM THE ALBANIAN TERRORISTS
At the village of Radusa, some thirty kilometres to the north-west of Skopje, the NATO servicemen on Thursday started the third stage of the Essential Harvest operation for receiving weapons from the Albanian terrorists. More details...

17:38
UKRAINIAN TANKS TO LEAVE FOR MACEDONIA
The Ukrainian tanks, blocked at NATO's request in the Greek port of Saloniki, may soon proceed to Macedonia. More details...

20:47
NATO RECEIVES REQUEST BY MACEDONIA'S PRESIDENT TO LEAVE IN THE COUNTRY THE ALLIANCE'S TROOPS AFTER OPERATION ESSENTIAL HARVEST IS COMPLETED
NATO's Brussels headquarters received on Wednesday a letter from Macedonia's President Boris Trajkovski, asking that the alliance's military contingent be left in the country after Operation Essential Harvest is completed, said a NATO headquarters spokesman. More details...

19:32
UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES CALLS TO STATION UN TROOPS IN MACEDONIA BEFORE NATO TROOPS WITHDRAWAL
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls to station the UN peace-keeping troops in Macedonia before withdrawal of the NATO servicemen involved in the Essential Harvest operation, Special Balkan Envoy of the UN Commissioner Eric Morris said in Skopje Wednesday. More details...

19:19
MACEDONIAN PARLIAMENT BEGAN TO CONSIDER CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS' DRAFT
The Macedonian parliament began to consider the Constitution amendments' draft introduced by the Constitutional commission of the parliament. More details...

17:19
RUSSIAN BUSINESS PEOPLE NEGOTIATING IN MONTENEGRO
A Russian business delegation is holding negotiations in Podgorica for the development of economic ties between Russia and Montenegro. According to a spokesman for Montenegro's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Russian delegation has displayed interest in a free economic zone in Bar, the repair of Russian ships at a Montenegrin shipyard, the privatization of a metallurgical plant in Niksic, and several power engineering projects. More details...

17:01
MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS NATO TO EXTEND ITS PRESENCE IN MACEDONIA
The Macedonian government has officially requested NATO to extend its presence in the republic after the end of the "essential harvest" operation. RIA Novosti learned this by telephone from NATO's office in Skoplje on Wednesday. More details...

16:18
MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT ASKS NATO TO EXTEND PRESENCE AFTER ESSENTIAL HARVEST ENDS
The government of Macedonia has officially asked the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to prolong its presence after the Essential Harvest operation has been completed, the NATO office said by telephone from Skopje. More details...

12:30
MACEDONIAN PARLIAMENT TO VOTE FOR DRAFT CHANGES TO COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION ON WEDNESDAY
A Wednesday session of the Macedonian parliament in Skopje is due to vote for draft changes to the country's constitution. Though the changes have already been coordinated by the leaders of Macedonian and Albanian parties of the ruling coalition, a certain vagueness is preserved. Two Albanian parties and the Macedonian party Social-Democratic Union have spoken for adopting draft changes to the constitution in the coordinated form. More details...

11:43
MACEDONIAN PARLIAMENT DELAYS CONSIDERATION OF REFERENDUM ON CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION
The Macedonian Parliament has delayed until Thursday the consideration of the question of holding a referendum on changes in constitution. More details...

15:39
UN SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME OF KOSOVO CRISIS SETTLEMENT
The UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan have voiced support for the Yugoslav government-sponsored programme of the Kosovo crisis settlement. More details...

13:35
ACCORDING TO MACEDONIAN INTELLIGENCE REPORTS, OSAMA BIN LADEN'S TERRORISTS FOUGHT IN MACEDONIA
According to information from the Macedonian intelligence service, Osama bin Laden's terrorists fought in Macedonia among the ranks of the so-called National Liberation Army (NLA), reported the Macedonian paper Dnevnik on Tuesday. More details...