Koreas tension eases as N Korea calls for calm
Tensions between South and North Korea in the Yellow Sea eased yesterday, with rival military boats keeping a wide berth of each other ahead of a US deployment in the region, officials said.

NATO now attempts to curb Serb exodus
NATO on Thursday moved to stem an exodus of ethnic Serbs from Kosovo and rein in the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) as the United States rebuffed Russia's demand for its own peacekeeping sector.

US House eases gun sales, Ten Commandments for schools
In a day of exhausting debate over reducing violence in the US, the House of Representatives approved a measure to post the Ten Commandments in US schools.

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