THE HAGUE - Austrian police seized the head of the Bosnian Serb army, the highest ranking officer yet detained on behalf of U.N. prosecutors, on charges he directed brutal operations.
ISTANBUL - Senior European Union officials surveyed the devastation caused by last week‘s Turkish earthquake on Thursday as relief teams took advantage of a break in the weather.
WASHINGTON - Russian organized crime figures laundered at least $15 billion through two New York banks at the direction of Yeltsin‘s government.
ORAHOVAC, Serbia - Ethnic Albanians maintained a blockade of the Kosovo town of Orahovac on Thursday ahead of talks aimed at ending their protest against Russian peacekeepers.
BISHKEK - Kyrgyz armed forces are preparing an operation against hundreds of armed intruders who have seized four villages and are holding at least seven hostages.
KIGALI - Congolese rebels said on Thursday they would still sign a peace deal to end more than a year of fighting in the vast central African nation, despite reports of fresh attacks.
CAIRO - Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek concluded a Middle East tour on Wednesday saying both Israel and Syria had become more willing to activate stalled peace talks.
JERUSALEM - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed in principle on a timetable for Israel‘s staged withdrawal from more land in the West Bank.
ALTAMIRANO, Mexico - At least nine people were injured on Wednesday when Mexican troops clashed with supporters of the country‘s Zapatista rebels amid mounting tension.
