Kosovo-NATO

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Javier Solana said he did not rule out a ground operation in Kosovo, as thousands of ethnic Albanians flooded into Albania amid mounting violence at the border.

Kosovo-Albania-mortar

KUKES, Albania: Serb forces killed one person and wounded 22 others when they fired a mortar at Kosovo refugees waiting to cross into Albania, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said.

India-politics

NEW DELHI: The world's largest democracy was left in a state of acute political uncertainty after the collapse of the Hindu nationalist-led coalition government.

Egypt-unrest

HUCKSTEP, Egypt: Nine Egyptian followers of Saudi Islamist Osama bin Laden were sentenced to hang for plotting attacks on targets in Egypt.

Britain-Pinochet

LONDON: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet attacked efforts to extradite him to Spain on torture charges and said he was prepared for a long legal battle.

Turkey-vote

ANKARA: Voters turned out in force to cast their ballots in Turkish elections marred by violence which left at least three dead and several wounded despite tight security.

Malaysia-Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's ousted deputy premier, said reports of anti-government street violence had been exaggerated to divert attention from her husband's jail sentence.

Indonesia-Timor-missing

DILI, East Timor: Dozens of people were missing in East Timor after a rampage by armed pro-Jakarta militias killed at least 20 people.