October 5, 2000
Yugoslav police allow key strike
In a sign that Milosevic's days may be numbered, police allow a strike at a key coal mine to continue.
Emergency talks in Paris fail to halt Mideast killing
Israel reportedly agreed to pull back armor; the Palestinians to avoid two flashpoints. But there was no full agreement to end the violence.
Washington in brief
New bills would curb use of abortion pills
Earth watch
Study: Chernobyl mutating wheat fast
The nation in brief
Shuttle still may be launched tonight
Election briefs
Debate viewership on par with '96
In Kosovo, ballot will offer voters new choice: women
UROSEVAC, Yugoslavia -- The walls are shedding their paint. Stains splotch the ceiling. But in this drab, chilly hotel meeting room in southern Kosovo, more than a dozen local candidates have gathered in pursuit of an idea as fresh here as democracy itself: women in government.
Indonesia arrests key figure in Timor militias
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Police arrested a key Timorese militia leader Wednesday on charges of obstructing efforts to disarm the paramilitary groups that have been terrorizing refugees and international aid workers on the Indonesian half of Timor island.
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Decision 2000
Bush Pledges Iraq Arms Hunt Will Continue
'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban Passes House
