DAMASCUS - Turkey issued a "last warning" to Syria over what it called Damascus`s backing of Kurdish separatist rebels and cancelled all leave for troops guarding the two countries` frontier.
MOSCOW - Millions of Russians are expected to join a day of nationwide strikes, rallies and marches in protest against wage and pension arrears, plunging living standards and President Boris Yeltsin`s seven-year rule.
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso huddled with advisers to discuss tough fiscal steps aimed at preventing a crushing devaluation, but remained silent on his apparent win in presidential elections.
DENVER - Timothy McVeigh will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his murder conviction and death sentence in the Oklahoma City bombing.
BEIJING - Prime Minister Tony Blair, celebrating a new chapter in Britain`s relations with China after years of tension over Hong Kong, tiptoed around issues of human rights abuse on the first day of a visit to Beijing.
UNITED NATIONS - Iraq may be close to meeting U.N. demands concerning the elimination of its chemical and ballistic arms but not of biological weapons.
LAGOS - A wave of attacks on oil companies by protesting Nigerian youths has slashed oil exports by at
least one fifth and thrown up a fresh headache for the military government.
