21.   A representative of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army confirmed Tuesday the withdrawal of Serb troops in the troubled province, but also expressed skepticism about its sincerity.

22.   A Shiite Muslim leader was gunned down Wednesday in the troubled Punjab province, the state-run news agency said.

23.   A top Serbian official on Sunday warned that a U.S. plan for bringing peace to Kosovo will lead to full secession of the troubled province.

24.   Ahern said people across the country saluted the ambassador for her support for the Northern Ireland peace deal that has set up a compromise government in the troubled province.

25.   After a short reprieve, battles in Kosovo intensified Tuesday, and a spokesman for ethnic Albanian militants blasted U.S. envoys for their policies in the troubled Serbian province.

26.   Also Wednesday the Albanian-language biweekly, Gazeta Shqiptare, was fined for the same amount for stirring up ethnic passions in the troubled province.

27.   American Brig. Gen. William C. David took command of U.S. forces in Kosovo on Friday, with a pledge to make the troubled Yugoslav province safer.

28.   An ethnic Albanian journalist was arrested by Serbian police Tuesday in a continuing crackdown against dissidents in troubled Kosovo province.

29.   An ethnic Albanian leader demanded Thursday that Yugoslav special forces pull out of Kosovo before talks on the troubled province begin.

30.   An ethnic Albanian leader in Kosovo accused Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic on Friday of stalling an education deal he had signed for the troubled province.