31.   Valentin Krumov, fresh from completing a doctoral program at the University of Georgia, had arrived in the troubled Serbian province only that day.

32.   With increased numbers of Serb forces deployed in the Serbian province and the ethnic Albanians poised for combat, the outlook appeared grim.

33.   Peace appeared elusive as new fighting broke out in the southern Serbian province.

34.   A grenade fired by government forces killed eight members of a Kosovo Albanian family fleeing the conflict in this rebellious Serbian province, an Albanian group said Thursday.

35.   A new all-out Serbian attack against Kosovo villages controlled by secessionist rebels Saturday dampened hopes for early talks on the future of the embattled Serbian province.

36.   A new all-out Serbian attack Saturday against Kosovo villages controlled by secessionist rebels dampened hopes for early negotiations on the future of the embattled Serbian province.

37.   A protest march by ethnic Albanians underscored strong resistance to Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo even as Moscow sends more troops to the tense Serbian province.

38.   A NATO air campaign in Kosovo may not be enough to protect citizens in the torn Serbian province, and already policy-makers are talking of a follow-up ground force.

39.   A top ethnic Albanian negotiator in Kosovo suggested Tuesday for the first time that his side might settle for less than independence for the Serbian province.

40.   A top U.N. human rights envoy who visited Kosovo on Tuesday described the situation in the troubled Serbian province as extremely hazardous.