* The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was working to clear up the situation around the reported detention in Belarus of three Russians invited to the country by opposition forces to observe elections
* Former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic was buried in his native city of Pozarevac
* Ukraine's economics ministry said the country was determined to conclude all WTO accession talks before the end of May
* Addressing a farewell ceremony on Belgrade's square near the parliament building to pay last respects to former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said the Hague Tribunal was a "criminal court"
* The president of the European Commission supported Russia's initiative on a joint Russian-Iranian uranium enrichment venture.
