81.   A top ethnic Albanian negotiator in Kosovo indicated the Albanians were likely to reject the new initiative by Serbian authorities for long-sought direct talks.

82.   Activists are often harassed by the Serbian authorities, and sometimes demand anonymity when talking to reporters.

83.   Also Thursday, the official news agency Tanjug said two ethnic Albanians loyal to Serbian authorities were shot dead in the city of Prizren.

84.   An anonymous tip led Serbian authorities to a town near the Hungarian border, where the children were living with their father under assumed names.

85.   Also Monday, in the provincial capital Pristina, Serbian authorities handed over the buildings of the economics, law and teaching colleges for Albanian-language studies.

86.   An ethnic Albanian politician, Bajram Kosumi, in turn accused the Serbian authorities of forcing an armed solution to the dispute.

87.   An Associated Press reporter, taken to the scene by Serbian authorities, saw a whole street near Nis University devastated.

88.   An ethnic Albanian charged with terrorism by Serbian authorities has died in detention as a result of torture, the chief Albanian political organization claimed Saturday.

89.   And nine Albanians who sympathized with or worked for the Serbian authorities have been killed this year.

90.   An Associated Press reporter, taken to the scene by Serbian authorities, saw a whole street near Nis University devastated One house was completely burned.