Kosovars Vote in First Postwar Local Elections
Kosovo, guarded by NATO peacekeepers and UN police, held its first local elections since last year, with ethnic Albanians backing independence and Serbs boycotting amid UN Serbia status claims. Early balloting was peaceful but slow and chaotic despite UN and OSCE planning.
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Trimble wins crucial vote to sustain Northern Ireland power sharing
In Belfast, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble defeated a push to withdraw from the power sharing government. His plan imposes sanctions on Sinn Fein and blocks its ministers from policy meetings until the IRA engages with a disarmament commission. The 445-374 grassroots vote kept the coalition alive but risks to the peace process persist.
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Fighting Rises Across Mideast Amid Gaza West Bank Clashes
In renewed violence, rock throwing youths clash with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. More than 20 Palestinians and four Israeli troops are reported injured as protests surge in Rafah Ramallah and Gaza City with hundreds mourning recent deaths. Palestinian police intervene briefly at the Bara crossing as protests spread.
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