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...police surveillance. Spanish Interior Ministry officials said the couple were carrying arms in their car. Múgica and Olarra are accused of numerous attacks and killings in Spain. Olarra is thought to have become ETA's military leader after the arrest in France of his predecessor, Francisco Javier García Gaztelu, in February last year. C.I.S. Wasted Time AIDS is spreading faster in the countries of the former Soviet Union than anywhere else, and time has been lost in combatting the disease because the magnitude of the epidemic was underestimated, according to a U.N. report. Young people...
...further 20% in 2003. The Europeans, meanwhile, are expanding their presence. They have already taken the lead in Macedonia, now the Balkans' most volatile trouble spot, and that role is likely to deepen with the arrival of E.U. peacekeepers in the next six months. E.U. foreign policy chief Javier Solana is the West's most visible face in Skopje, Macedonia's capital. He is also spearheading the current effort to redraw what is left of Yugoslav into a new federation that accommodates the requirements of both Serbs and Montenegrins. "Europe is more and more capable of speaking with one voice...
Unfortunately, the E.U. has a poor record of mediation in the Middle East. It's not for lack of trying, though. Javier Solana, the E.U.'s High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, has made several attempts to broker a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians - to no avail. And in April German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer put forward proposals that could serve as a blueprint for fresh talks. Fischer's plan calls for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to appoint a caretaker prime minister until January, when newly elected officials would carry out the reforms necessary for the establishment...
...That, of course, is a deeply frustrating restriction to Sharon, who only a month ago publicly regretted letting Arafat live when he had the opportunity to kill him in Beirut in 1982. The two men may simply be militant representatives of rival nationalisms, but as EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana observed this week, anybody who has dealt with them can't miss the fact that for Arafat and Sharon, it's also personal...
July 27th—Speaking of trades, the Expos, who are playing some of their best baseball since the strike-shortened 1994 season make some interesting moves. Under strong pressure from the commissioner, the Expos trade Vladimir Guerrero, Javier Vazquez and Jose Vidro to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations and a player to be named later. MLB has to ensure they have a horrible season, how else will they justify making them the next Triple-A team...