Deep Sea Currents Found Forming Abyssal Storms
Scientists report discovering massive, fast moving water masses 10 000 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The events, dubbed abyssal storms, carve furrows into the sea floor and may affect offshore oil and gas well construction. Texas A&M’s Ian MacDonald and William Bryant aboard the submersible Alvin describe the currents as unprecedented and powerful.
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Activist Flora Brovina Freed From Kosovo Jail
Flora Brovina, pediatrician and Kosovo Albanian activist, returns home to Merdares after 18 months in a Yugoslav prison on terrorism charges linked to Milosevic era actions. She says the war is over but calls for broader prisoner releases, recalling her Kosovo aid work during the conflict.
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Belgrade Joins United Nations Amid Diplomatic Rebound
Yugoslavia's new democratic government applied for U N membership and won approval from the 189 member General Assembly ending eight years of U N ostracism under Slobodan Milosevic. Belgrade reenters the international community with broad regional backing.
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