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  • The rise and fall of Mexico's Madonna

    Pop goddess Gloria Trevi captivated a nation and became an icon of female sexuality and power -- until allegations of her involvement in a lurid child-sex scandal.
  • Payoffs, fear and bloody conflict

    With his usual bag of dirty tricks, Slobodan Milosevic looks to be preparing Serbia to reelect him.
  • A "boneheaded" bombing

    A former Army intelligence officer claims he knows what the CIA meant to hit when it hit the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.
  • Turkey at the crossroads

    The government seeks to turn around its abysmal human-rights record and gain European Union membership.
  • So much for singing nuns

    The rise of Joerg Haider forces Austria to face the truth about its history -- and puts the European Union in a bind.
  • Shooting truth in the back of the head

    Here's what the Russian government doesn't want you to know about the war in Chechnya.
  • Putin's assault

    An expert on post-Soviet Russia explains how former spy leader Vladimir Putin is using the war in Chechnya to lock in the presidential election -- and why the U.S. doesn't mind a bit.
  • Kosovo culture clash

    War criminals in the former Yugoslavia are getting a free ride from French and American peacekeepers.
  • Murder in Colombia

    American Indians seek to avenge the murder of one of their leaders by leftist rebels.
  • Croatia after Tudjman

    The death of the Croatian leader marks the end of an era in the Balkans and leaves the future of the country, and the region, uncertain.
  • London fog

    How Tony Blair, loony leftists and a sex scandal around a charismatic author turned the London mayor's race into a political-party nightmare.
  • A peace that's about to explode

    As more than 10,000 NATO troops prepare to leave Bosnia, the Clinton administration is simply hoping stability will last until Election Day.
  • Vuk Draskovic waits for his close-up

    The Serbian opposition leader explains how and why he'll topple Milosevic.
  • Boris goes off

    Although Russian President Yeltsin left early, the OSCE meeting provided evidence of the West's growing sentiment that human rights are as sacred as national sovereignty.
  • Choice or corruption?

    Mexico's PRI holds its first-ever primary and -- surprise! -- the insider candidate wins.
  • The survivor

    The reason nothing seems to work in getting rid of Slobodan Milosevic is that the entire post-communist Serbian system remains geared toward authoritarian abuse.
  • Hermaphrodites are safe in ... Colombia?

    How has a country known for its indiscriminate violence become the global haven for sexual diversity?
  • Sharps & Flats

    Afro-European world music queen Marie Daulne and Zap Mama travel from Mother Earth music novelty to international hip-hop group.
  • Genocide, and drug-trafficking too

    The Guatemalan military's war against the Mayans has finally been documented, but the story of its role in the cocaine trade has yet to be fully told.
  • Is bin Laden a terrorist mastermind -- or a fall guy?

    When you get past the vague claims of anonymous 'intelligence sources,' the Clinton administration is asking the public to accept on faith its claim that Osama bin Laden is an evil Islamic Dr. No.
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