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Reports on the resignation of Serbian Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic from his ministry post on October 13, 2000. Reason for his resignation; Agreement between the supporters of Serbian President Vojislav Kostunica and former President Slobodan Milosevic's party; Effort of Kostunica to form a federal Yugoslav government.

Provides information on Staff Sergeant Frank J. Ronghi, a United States soldier who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of an 11-year old girl in Kosovo, Serbia in January 2000. Details of the incident; Evidences presented in the trial; Comments from the murder victim's family.

Reports October 13, 1998 approval by the United States and its allies of an order opening the way for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military action in the Serbian province of Kosovo. Possibility of a negotiated agreement with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to end police and military operations against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo; Progress made in Belgrade talks between Milosevic and US envoy Richard Holbrooke; Parameters for a peaceful resolution.

Reports October 8, 1998 United States accusations against Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic. US claim that Milosevic's response to pressure consisted solely of cosmetic gestures and would not be enough to head off North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air strikes in Kosovo; Dispatch of US special envoy Richard C. Holbrooke to Belgrade to attempt further negotiation with the Serbian leader; Warnings from President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Discusses the Balkans' 20th-century ethnic conflicts. Disputation of the frequent suggestion, in light of 1998 conflict in Kosovo, that the history of violence there goes back for centuries; Role of Kosovo in the decade of violence in the Balkans that has come full circle in 1998; Overview of Slobodan Milosevic's control of Serbian politics.

Focuses on the statement issued by Chancellor Gerhard Schroder that Germany would not countenance a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ground war in Kosovo, Serbia. Schroder's objection to any change of NATO strategy; Decline in public support for the Kosovo war which started in 1998.

Reports the European Union's (EU) June 19, 1999 announcement of plans to provide financial aid for the reconstruction of Kosovo. Efforts to devise a strategy that would avoid financial support for a Serbia controlled by Slobodan Milosevic; Value and provisions of the EU aid package; Negotiation complications presented by relations between Western nations and Russia.

Discusses the impact of the spring 1999 war in Kosovo on relations among European nations and between Europe and the United States. Military role of Germany and of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder; Public discussion of European military policy and shared defense capability; Composition of international peacekeeping forces in Kosovo; Merger of the Western European Union with the European Union.

Reports June 2, 1999 progress in negotiations to end the war in Kosovo. Participants in a negotiating session in Bonn, Germany; Provisions of a draft accord delivered to Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade, Serbia, by Russian envoy Viktor S. Chernomyrdin and Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari; Russian and Western differences on the composition and command structure of a peacekeeping force in Kosovo. INSET: Stop Bombing, China and Russia Insist.

Reports the conditions under which Yugoslav President Slobidan Milosevic would withdraw forces from Kosovo, outlined in a June 1, 1999 letter received in Germany. Milosevic's demands, including an end to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombardment; Principles for a peace accord which were formally accepted; Plans for Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari's meetings with Milosevic; Details and implications. INSET: Kosovo Update.

Reports that on May 27, 1999, the international tribunal in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and four other senior Serb officials charging them with crimes against humanity in Kosovo. Identification of others included in the indictment for murder, forced deportation and persecution of ethnic Albanians; Impact on efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the war.

Reports the May 26, 1999 decision of the international tribunal in The Hague to indict Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes. Impact of the indictment on the diplomatic effort to end the war in Kosovo; Conduct of negotiations with Milosevic; Obligations that the indictment places on Western governments. INSET: Kosovo Update.

Reports a May 13, 1999 call by the environmentalist Green party members of Germany's coalition government for a halt to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombardment of Yugoslavia. Details of the Greens' decision and statement; Evidence of the pressure on European governments; Attack on Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. INSET: Kosovo Update.

Reports the May 6, 1999 agreement reached in Bonn, Germany, by foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations and Russia on the need for an international military presence in Kosovo to keep any eventual peace. Evidence of differences between the Western and Russian approaches to the war; Pressure on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic; Dispute on the composition of the force and conditions for its deployment. INSETS: Kosovo Update;Group of Eight's Kosovo Statement.

Discusses the Albanian conflict in Kosovo and what may lay ahead as of April 4, 1999. The possibility that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance could be threatened; The unpredictable momentum that the attack has gained; A number of outcomes that now seem possible.

Reports on the statement that Western countries and Russia are planning to end the conflict in Kosovo, Serbia. Intention of the joint statement; What can possibly reach an agreement with Russia; Purpose of Joschka Fischer, German Foreign Minister, on using the accord with Russia.

Looks at the progress of the efforts of Russia to forge a peace settlement on the conflict in Kosovo, Serbia. Meeting held by Russian envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin to some leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries; Stand of the NATO on the issue of peace settlement in Kosovo.

Reports on the effect of the war in Kosovo, Serbia to Europe. Countries that support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military campaign in Kosovo; European's reaction over Europe's dependency on the United States; Political tensions over the Kosovo war.

Reports on the deployment of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Kosovo, Serbia in Yugoslavia in April 1999. Role of the troops in Kosovo; Number of NATO troops in Macedonia.

Reports that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) warned Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to stop its offensive in Kosovo. Possible air strikes of NATO against Yugoslavia; Problems in carrying out the threat.

Focuses on the tension between the United States and the European Union over security issues concerning Kosovo, Serbia. Agreement between negotiator Richard C. Holbrooke with President Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia; Comments from Holbrooke; How the Europeans reacted to the appointment of William Walker to head the mission to Kosovo.

Discusses the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) mandate. Effort being taken by the NATO in Serbia over human-rights abuses against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo; Concerns of some countries on the decision of NATO to approve an `activation order' which opens the way for military action; Views on the decision to uphold a moral standard.

Focuses on the concessions won by United States President Bill Clinton's administration from Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic over the Kosovo agreement. Significance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization jet fighter patrols over Kosovo; How Milosevic reacted to the move of Clinton.

Reports about an order approved by the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which opens the way for its military commanders to order air strikes against Serbian targets in Kosovo. Comments from General Wesley K. Clark of NATO; Preparations made by Washington Defense Secretary William S. Cohen for NATO military intervention.

Reports on the status of the peace talks in Dayton, Ohio between Bosnia and Serbia. United States pressure on peace talks; Issues of conflict between the principal parties involved.

Reports the war situation in Serbia in the wake of the movement of Serbian tanks towards the Croatian border on May 6, 1995. Note on force deployment by Serbia; Refugee problem; Brief on the war situation.

Reports the rejection of the United States backed proposal by Serbia aimed at conditional lifting of trade sanctions against it. Stand of Serbia on recognition of Bosnia and Croatia; Discussion on the recognition issue.

Reports the crossing of several Serbian helicopters from Serbia into Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 3, 1995. Concern of Bosnia on the same; Information about continuance of support to Bosnian Serbs by Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic; Information about earlier helicopter mission by Serbia.

Reveals the optimism in Bosnia and Hercegovina as the former United States President, Jimmy Carter, visits the area under conflict as a peacekeeper. Concerns of the Serbs; Details of the plan of the `contact group' to allocate regions to the contending parties.

Comments on the efforts of the United States for recognition of Bosnia, Hercegovina and Croatia by Serbia. Relaxation of trade sanctions by the US against Serbia; Background of the crisis; End of supply of arms to the Bosnian Serbs by the Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic; Efforts of Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic; Differences within the Clinton Administration.

Reports the restoration of gas supply to Sarajevo by Bosnian Serbs on September 25, 1994. Closure of airport in response to Bosnian Serbs' threat to shoot down United Nations planes; Description of situation in Sarajevo; Details of outline accord between Bosnian Serb and Bosnian Government officials.

Projects the suffering and misery in Serbia and the worst predicament of the Serbs due to the war. Human suffering due to unrelenting war; Accounts of some Serbs; Impact of President Slobodan Milosevic's heady formula for adapting communism to changing times; State of the refugees.

Examines the repressive domestic policy of Serbian President, Slobodan Milosevic. Repression of the media; Policy option before Serbia as regards Bosnia and Croatia; Relationship between Slobodan and Radovan Karadjic, Bosnian Serb leader.

Opinion. Comments on the disorientation of the people following the Bosnian army's victories over Serbian forces in October 1994. Reference to the case of Muslim woman, Edina Zec with Serb husband; Implications of the Bosnian victories in the war; Stand of United Nations in the issue; Assessment of the situation.

Discusses the possible reasons for the victory of Bosnian Government forces against the Bosnian Serbs. Details of offensive by the V Corps of Bosnian Army; Impact of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic's blockade on Bosnian Serbs.

Discusses possible withdrawal of British commander of U.N. forces, Lieut. Gen. Sir Michael Rose before completion of term. Discussion of lack of basic utilities in Sarajevo; Examination of political stalemate of Bosnia; Details of General Rose's career; Views of General Rose on Sarajevo and NATO air strikes; Details of General Rose's concerns on Serbia.

Examines problems in war affected Sarajevo. Details of release of UN sanctions on Serbia; Demand for Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic's embargo on Bosnian Serbs; Views of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on embargo; Discussion of General Ratko Mladic stand on American-backed peace plan; Speculations on effect of American policy on Serbia.

Reports several flights by Serbian helicopters over northeastern Bosnia as monitored by United Nations military observers. Speculation about the helicopters; NATO's observations and comments of Franco Veltri, spokesman for NATO's Southern Command on the development; Reasons for tension in Sarajevo; Ultimatum to Bosnian Serbs by Sir Michael Rose of Britain; Political question for UN Security Council; Role of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in the conflict.

Discusses the animosity of Serbs towards Serbian president, Slobodan Milosevic on account of his act of treachery. Stand of foreign help and observers on Milosevic's abandonment of fellow Serbs; Views of Serbian citizens and members of ruling Socialist party; Rift between Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian Serbs; Impact of Milosevic's Bosnian Serb stand on rift; Influence of World War II on Serbs.

Informs that a United Nations (UN) tribunal has indicted three senior officers in Serbia's army. The indictment bringing UN investigations into war crimes in the former Yugoslavia closer to the Serbian political leadership including President Slobodan Milosevic; Details of the ruling by the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.