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As the world watches the unfolding drama in Kosovo, President Clinton declared that the region "could be a very good place to begin the next century," signifying a new era of willingness to intervene in ethnic conflicts. However, the mission's murky goals and lack of clear
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Thousands of ethnic Albanian refugees in Macedonia are skeptical about returning home after a unilateral ceasefire by Yugoslavia, citing past violence and ethnic cleansing. While Yugoslav authorities claim it is safe for refugees to return, many others remain trapped in squalid conditions on the border, awaiting a NATO guarantee for
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In a swift rejection of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's declaration of a cease-fire, President Clinton insisted on NATO's four conditions for halting the bombing campaign: complete withdrawal of Serb military police and paramilitary forces, return of all refugees to Kosovo, use of NATO-led forces to protect
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The Air Force has utilized about a third of its 150 AGM-86C cruise missiles, leaving only 100 of the $1.16 million weapons in its inventory. This shortage has raised concerns among Pentagon officials, who worry that pilots may have to fly closer to the battle zone or use weaker
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As the Internet and online news sources continue to grow, the threat to traditional journalism and the financial stability of newspapers becomes increasingly clear. At a 1993 journalism conference, a panel discussion centered around the potential impact of the Internet on the newspaper industry. Katharine Graham, then executive at the
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As tensions escalate in the Kosovo crisis, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has authorized military action against Serbia if President Slobodan Milosevic does not comply with the Rambouillet accord. Richard Holbrooke, the US envoy, delivered a "final warning" to Milosevic during a four-hour meeting in Belgrade, but
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US diplomat Richard Holbrooke has arrived in Belgrade, amidst a last-ditch effort to convince Yugoslavia's president Slobodan Milosevic to accept peace proposals over Kosovo, a move that could prevent Nato airstrikes. The proposals were brokered by Holbrooke in October, under which Milosevic agreed to let international monitors into
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General Wesley Clark, Nato's supreme commander for Europe, is set to hold crisis talks with Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade as the situation in Kosovo continues to deteriorate. The talks come after reports of a massacre by Serbian police, which led to the deaths of 45 ethnic
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As tensions in Kosovo continue to rise, Serbia's powerful state media machine has launched a vehement attack on the US, accusing it of conspiring with ethnic Albanian separatists to fabricate a "massacre" in the province. The US, however, maintains that Serbian security forces killed at least
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The British Embassy in Belgrade has been shut down as Nato prepares to launch air strikes against Serbia in response to the escalating Kosovo crisis. United States envoy Richard Holbrooke has resumed talks with Serbia's President Slobodan Milosevic, but hopes for a peaceful resolution are dwindling. The crisis
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As the Kosovo crisis deepened, the United Nations condemned recent massacres of ethnic Albanians, but had not endorsed air strikes. However, the Clinton administration believed it did not need a new UN resolution for the attacks. British Defence Secretary George Robertson warned that military action would be inevitable if Yugoslav
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British Foreign Secretary Mr. Robin Cook has indicated that the UK remains prepared to use force to stop the bloodshed in Kosovo, despite opposition from Russia and China. Cook played down statements from Russian Foreign Minister Mr. Igor Ivanov and Chinese officials, suggesting that NATO already has the authority to
