>><!--top1-->Serbia<!--top1End--> - <!--top1Content-->The wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, who is wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity, was arrested in a Belgrade suburb yesterday (the Guardian has his rap sheet). On the run since 1996, Karadzic had been practicing alternative medicine in the open under an elaborate disguise. He had been under surveillance for a week after a tip from a "foreign intelligence agency." He will be taken the the UN war crimes court in the Hague. Karadzic's arrest was one of the preconditions for Serbian advancement toward EU membership.<!--top1ContentEnd-->

>><!--top2-->Zimbabwe<!--top2End--> - <!--top2Content-->Zimbabwe's ruling party and two factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change begin negotiations today in Pretoria on a power-sharing deal. All parties signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday that committed them to two weeks of talks. It was the first time that Tsvangirai and Mugabe had met face-to-face in a decade. The NY Times thinks more pressure need be put on China, Russia, and South Africa by President Bush.<!--top2ContentEnd-->

>><!--top3-->China<!--top3End--> - <!--top3Content-->Two public buses exploded yesterday morning in Kunming, killing at least two. It is not yet known whether the perpetrators are foreign or domestic. Many residents received a text message prior to the blasts warning them off public buses.<!--top3ContentEnd-->

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Africa

• Sudan - AU rejects Bashir Darfur charges
• Congo - Congo prisoners 'starve to death'
• Sierra Leone - S Leone pledges cocaine crackdown

East Asia

• China - Bid to reach trapped China miners
• China - 2 Die in Bus Blasts in Southwest China
• China - China Begins Pulling Soldiers Out of Quake Zone
• Thailand - Thai-Cambodia spat trumps ASEAN talks with big powers
• Thailand - UN help sought over temple row
• South Korea - S Korea faces another 1997, warns minister
• Myanmar - Burma cyclone 'caused $4bn in damage'

Europe

• France - Sarkozy victory as reforms are approved
• Spain - Spanish Police Arrest 8 in Basque Group Crackdown

Middle East

• Iraq - Iraq rolls out the red carpet for Obama
• Iraq - Iraq Points to Pullout in 2010
• Iraq - British troops in Iraq are set for smooth withdrawal
• Israel - Israeli, Palestinian presidents talk peace
• Israel - Final quizzing of Olmert witness
• Iran - Iran Offers 2 Pages and No Ground in Nuclear Talks
• Syria - Syria Moves Ahead in Recognizing Lebanon

Russia and Former Republics

• Russia - Russia Scorns Methadone for Heroin Addiction

South Asia

• India - India vote debate adjourned over bribery charges
• India - Upstart Party Gains Power as Major Vote Nears in India
• Pakistan - Court in Pakistan Muzzles Disgraced Nuclear Scientist
• Pakistan - Unilateral Action by U.S. a Growing Fear in Pakistan
• Nepal - Nepal Maoists to shun government
• Sri Lanka - Tigers call Colombo summit truce