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Presents world news briefs as of May 14, 2001, including expected low voter turnout in Britain's June 7 national election.

Presents world news briefs for December 29, 1998. The death of four Iraqi soldiers after Western planes fired missiles at an air defense site in Iraq; The denial from Iraq that it plans to end the oil for food program with the United Nations; The registration of candidates for local elections in Iran; The temporary truce in Kosovo after days of fighting between Serb forces and ethnic Albanians; Other news.

Presents world news briefs for October 2, 1998. Meetings by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations to discuss strategies for dealing with atrocities in Kosovo; How a Palestinian grenade attack against Israeli troops in the West Bank is impacting preparations for an October summit between Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat; Conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and rebel forces; Outlook for Australia's national election; Other news.

Presents international news briefs as of December 21, 1999, including the results of parliamentary elections in Russia.