Milosevic opens defense at war crimes trial
Slobodan Milosevic told the Hague court that Western bombing aimed to drive Serbia to the Stone Age and described the proceedings as a political trial. He claimed he sought to prevent civilian casualties, fought terrorists, and knew nothing of Bosnian Serb camps while denouncing prosecutors and showing grim battlefield images.
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Russian conscripts opt for hospital orders in alternative service
In Nizhny Novgorod 20 young men sign up for alternative service to avoid arms. Lt Gen Lev Pavlov leads a unit of pacifists serving in the Hospital of Emergency Medical Care, performing tasks from pushing gurneys to morgue duties amid a national debate on constitutional civilian service.
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Iran arrests 150 entrants from Pakistan over Taliban ties
Iranian state media said authorities detained about 150 people from Europe, the Arab world and Africa who crossed from Pakistan. Interrogations found no links to Afghanistan’s Taliban or al Qaida. Iran is accused of arming fighters in Afghanistan and faces U.S. charges of not stopping suspected militants.
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