Question mark over Clinton peace plan
Casting doubts over the US President Bill Clinton's last-ditch peace efforts in Middle East, the Palestinians and Israelis exchanged fire on new years day in the West Bank and Gaza Strip leaving four Palestinians including a 10-year-old boy dead.



Train is a lifeline for Serbs in divided Kosovo
From KosovoPolje near Pristina, the train threads through Serb enclaves to Zvecan, a suburb of the divided city of Mitrovica, stitching together the separated communities.



Flying pig hogs headlines in year's odd stories
As memories of pregnant chads fade fast and George W Bush gets ready to move into a White House some people think he won in an election so close that it was decided by one SC vote, it is time to look at some of the year's odder stories.



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