Nano accuses Berisha: He is preparing an armed uprising

Albanians and Serbs begin secret meetings Page 12

American warship leaves the Adriatic ahead of schedule

Page 5 Americans abandon Bizë and the Adriatic after the attacks in Afghanistan. Photo: P. Ilo

Godo: A meeting with Berisha? It’s all my fault. The Republican MP clears up the mystery and press speculation Page 4

22 criminals receive the death penalty in three months. None of them has been executed. Meidani’s long-delayed signature is awaited Page 2

The Americans are not joking

When diplomacy fails, it is the bombs’ turn The United States, unimpeded and independent of the international community, as the main nation catalyzing peace, has once again taken responsibility for attacking international terrorism. “Our objective is to wage war on terrorism. There are times when diplomacy no longer works,” President Clinton said in a statement concerning the bombing of bases suspected of preparing terrorism in Afghanistan and Sudan. Most of the world’s developed countries welcomed the American action, because the world cannot tolerate anarchy and terrorism, for the simple reason that they understand their danger and destructive power. The American response to terrorism addresses the challenge of international security and the related problems facing the global community. The bombs… Continued on page 3

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The Zani file puts the Court’s chief secretary’s position at risk The Prosecutor’s Office also takes up the scythe against the Anti-Drug Unit He loses his life in a canal after a feast Indefinite prison sentence for the 50-year-old murderer Page 2 Italian Embassy to Albanian emigrants: Those who arrived after ’95 will not be legalized Health authorities meet about the Serbian poison now that the flour has become bread and the bread… The magical water of the Palace of Congresses Japan treats the Tirana Pediatric Hospital’s yellow fever Page 6 Korça, the city where girls disappear Two more abductions in 48 hours Panic on a train; an emigrant brutally beaten, with his memory gone Police pursue a ship, seize speedboats Page 7

PRESS CONFERENCE

Today at the Republican Party headquarters, at 10:00, chairman Mediu will hold a press conference

KOSOVO

Petition by the Transnational Radical Party: Milošević to The Hague as a war criminal Demaçi: Kosovo’s liberators have not been defeated P. 11

POLITICS

Republican leader Mediu meets Lino’s deputy Socialist MPs are not cutting their holidays short DP mobilizes lawyers P. 3 Not even Kosovo can unite the leading figures in politics SP: The DP’s statement is madness DP: The Socialists are engaging in demagoguery P. 5

THE WORLD

Special report: One day after the attacks in Sudan and Afghanistan Clinton: This was our response Islamists: Americans, you will regret this P. 14

CULTURE

European Cultural Heritage Days in Voskopoje Singers entertain Durrës SPORT “Tirana,” the club of chaos. Ronaldo returns to Milan P. 13