As sirens blare, music fans chant at anti-NATO concert

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- About 15,000 defiant Serbs attended an anti-NATO outdoor concert despite air-raid sirens that signaled continuing missile attacks. The fans chanted and sang along with local rock groups.

The square where the concert took place -- Trg Republike -- was the scene of months of anti-Milosevic protests in 1997. Several people said they attended those protests but now had to show a unified Serbian front against NATO.

Crowds cheer as Kosovo, Serbian boys embrace

NAPLES, Italy -- A 10-year-old Kosovan boy and an 8-year-old Serbian boy embraced for peace yesterday in the middle of Naples' San Paolo soccer stadium, bringing thousands of soccer fans to their feet in loud applause.

The two boys were among 200 children of 35 nationalities who took part in a ceremony to promote soccer among Italian and immigrant children.

Pub Date: 3/29/99