CASTRIES, St. Lucia - South African President Nelson Mandela preached unity among developing nations, suggesting that his country could serve as a bridge between the Caribbean and small Pacific states.
LUANDA - Angolan schools were this week brought to a standstill by a nationwide strike by teachers seeking improved pay and the payment of salary arrears.
BELGRADE - U.S. mediator Richard Holbrooke headed back to Kosovo for a second day of talks with ethnic Albanian leaders in a bid to end violence in the province.
PORTADOWN, Northern Ireland - Volatile Northern Ireland steeled itself for a day of tension as Protestant stalwarts prepared to confront British forces barring them from a Roman Catholic enclave.
TAIPEI - The warming of U.S.-China relations has triggered nervousness in Taiwan and ignited heated debates among the island‘s pro-independence groups about future.
SEOUL - South Korea expressed regret over Russia‘s decision to expel a Korean diplomat for spying without prior consultation with Seoul.
BEIJING - China dismissed as „absolutely groundless“ allegations that it sold body parts of executed prisoners, saying all organ donations were voluntary and supervised.
JAKARTA - More than 100,000 people from Indonesia‘s largest Moslem group heard its leaders warn of the dangers of a starving nation as they prayed for deliverance from the worst economic crisis in decades.
