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View: Islamic wars flare on global faultsBy George Jonas From the International Desk Published 6/7/2002 4:43 PM TORONTO, June 7 (UPI) -- The 39 people, including 12 children, who died last month in the Russian republic of Dagestan weren't the first victims of Islamist terror in the region. When militants exploded 11 pounds of TNT along the route of a parade commemorating Victory Day over the Nazis in World War II, they were just writing another chapter in the conflict that began with an invasion of the Botlikh region of Dagestan by militants from Chechnya on Aug. 7, 1999. The...

Croatia's uphill struggle to shineBy Shihoko Goto UPI Senior Business Correspondent From the Business & Economics Desk Published 6/5/2002 5:14 PM WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- It's not easy getting foreigners excited about a country that's rarely in the international limelight, Croatia's prime minister said Wednesday. "We are a small country without much role in the ongoing events of the world" Ivica Racan told business executives and policymakers at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to kick off the first of three days in the U.S. capital. Indeed, unlike some western European countries, Croatia is not known for being a breeding...