Yugoslav minister shot dead
Yugoslav Defence Minister Pavle Bulatovic was assassinated in an attack in a Belgrade restaurant on Monday, prompting an emergency meeting between government ministers and the Chief of the Federal Armed Forces.



Cowardly hijacking has shamed our history -- Afghans
Afghans may have become used to a violent culture of fighting over the past 20 years but the passengers who boarded the Ariana Boeing 727 could never have expected to be hijacked and flown halfway round the world to a London airport.



Putin warns against Islamisation, disintegration of Russia
Acting President Vladimir Putin has warned Russians that if extremist terrorism was not stopped in the North Caucasus, the scourge may spread to other regions of Russia, triggering disintegration of the country.



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