NATO replies to Serb offer, bombs TV centre
NATO, giving off mixed signals over President Slobodan Milosevic's offer of a deal on Kosovo, tried to silence Belgrade on Friday by blasting television studios in the Yugoslav capital.

Russia snubs Pak, backs Indian stand
Russia has asked Pakistan to settle all problems with India through direct political dialogue and firmly rejected Pakistan's request to play a mediatory role in resolving the Kashmir issue.

Jaffna's Generation X out of the shadow of the gun, into the Web
For Generation X of this town in Sri Lanka's embattled northern peninsula, joining the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was an attractive career option four years ago.

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  Secret US data still feed China N-designs
  Russia quadrangle proposal fails to enthuse Chinese
  Indo-Pak talks stalled
  Lanka begins forensic tests on mass grave
  Afghan to go online with a dedicated Taliban backing
  Tamils want West to do a Kosovo against the LTTE
  Hyundai group unveils recast, to sell $836.8m assets
  Hyundai launches Santro in Korea
  China delays imports to prop up local edible oil
  EU biotech storm plants few seeds of doubt
  Russia publishes new commodity trade tariffs
  Oberois to set up hotel in Bahrain
  Gold prices to stay range-bound -- US firm