Pressure mounts for end to Chechen war
In Brussels the Council of Europe pressed Russia to begin cease fire talks within three months and ease civilian suffering in Chechnya. U N Secretary General Kofi Annan urged a speedy end during his Moscow visit. The Red Cross warned civilians face dire conditions in Grozny and said access to prisoners is restricted. The EU condemned the war but avoided broad sanctions, while the Council of Europe delayed immediate Moscow sanctions.
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Serb Denies Burning Muslims at War Crimes Trial
Mitar Vasiljevic, Bosnian Serb, pleads innocent at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague to 14 counts including extermination and murder for burning 135 Muslim civilians in Visegrad in June 1992 and related killings along the Drina river. He joined the White Eagles after the Bosnian war began and faces life if convicted. trial date undetermined.
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Rebels crash UN peace talks in New York
Congo's rebel factions without official invite infiltrated UN sessions. African leaders and UN officials pressed to revive the Lusaka cease-fire amid renewed hopes for peace in the 18-month conflict. Bizima Karaha of the RDC hailed New York as saving the Lusaka process.
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