KLA passes first disarmament deadline
The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) has complied with its first key deadline on its path to phased disarmament and demilitarisation, according to a preliminary report by the Kosovo Peacekeeping Force (KFOR).

Kurdish leader sentenced to death
A Turkish court yesterday sentenced Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan to death for treason after a separatist campaign in which over 29,000 people were killed.

Lankan troops kill 250 LTTE rebels
In a major offensive, Sri Lankan troops killed more than 250 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and captured a large quantity of arms in the last four days of operation.

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