1.   But Marani acknowledged that one bomb had malfunctioned and missed its target in predawn strikes.

2.   U.S. attack planes made predawn strikes near the airports in Kabul, the southern city of Kandahar, and Herat in the western part of the country.

3.   Earlier Friday, Kabul was hit by a predawn strike in which U.S. jets dropped three bombs in rapid succession.

4.   NATO missiles struck the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and set it ablaze in a predawn strike Saturday.

5.   Predawn strikes Thursday hit two fuel depots in a major industrial center near Nis.