Belgrade - Serb and Montenegrin political leaders gather to discuss future of Yugoslav federation.
London - Ulster "fail safe" peace proposal that passed House of Commons despite unionist protest heads for debate in the House of Lords.
Brussels - Repeal of British beef ban brings to end the BSE episode in which people developed Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease via contaminated meat.
Riga - Finnish Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen meets with Latvian Foreign Minister Valdis Birkavs to discuss controversial new Latvian language law.
Jerusalem - Israeli Premier Barak hosts Turkish President Demirel; Barak leaves late in day for U.S.
Taipei - Tensions rise between Taiwan and China after Beijing Taiwanese officials denounce one-China policy.
Jakarta - Indonesia prepares plans to import up to two million tons of rice as up to 450 pre-school-aged children are dying every day of malnutrition.
Islamabad - Developments in Kashmir conflict; twelve Indian Srinagar hostages freed when Indian army commandos stormed New Delhi a camp of the paramilitary Border Security Force in Indian administered Kashmir which had been taken over by Moslem insurgents.
Sydney - Sir Mekere Morauta will be Papua New Guinea‘s next Prime Minister after almost the entire government defected to the Opposition.
