The Campaign
Up to 15 people die, and 70 injured, when Nato bombs fall on city centre hospital and nearby market place in Nis, southern Serbia; nine of the dead were on a road by a market place, three more died in hospital; Nato, accused of targeting civilians deliberately, is investigating the claims; city mayor says no military installations are within a kilometre of hits; Nato says Nis area HQ for Yugoslav 3rd Army active in Kosovo; admits planes hit radio relay station and airfield.
Alliance says fixed, strategic targets have been attacked, including Horgos bridge in eastern Serbia, petroleum depots at Prahovo, Nis and Pirane, a military repair facility at Cacak, an ammunition dump at Surdulica and airfields at Sjenica, Ponikve and Nisa; all aircraft returned to base safely, says Nato; official Yugoslav news agency Tanjug claims three planes downed and two damaged in Nis raids.
Diplomacy
KLA rejects G8 peace proposals saying package "does not guarantee a stable solution to the problem and the end to the Kosovo tragedy;" spokesman Bilal Sherifi says several points are completely unacceptable. "Any solution other than independence would worsen the instability of the region," he insists.
Boris Yeltsin tells Balkan envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin he approves G8 peace plan; Chernomyrdin may leave Moscow today on further diplomatic shuttle of European capitals, say aides; Russia hoping for speedy Security Council backing for plan.
German Greens say they approve plan, easing danger of government split.
US envoy Strobe Talbott to go to Moscow next week to start negotiations on detailed G8 plans.
Sweden's Carl Bildt joins Slovakia's Eduard Kukan as UN special envoys for Kosovo; UN general secretary Kofi Annan hopes they will begin work immediately.
Refugees
Albania willing to take in one million refugees if necessary, says UNHCR Balkan envoy Dennis McNamara; country already has some 405,000 refugees; about 200,000 are in Macedonia.
UNHCR says total to flee Kosovo now stands at 872,000 - 702,000 since start of Nato campaign and speed-up of ethnic cleansing.
Bosnia appeals for up to $300 million to help cope with its 50,000 refugees.
Inside Serbia
Vuk Obradovic, leader of the opposition Social Democracy party, rejects claims by Milosevic wife Mirjana Markovic, that party are traitors for urging end to war.
An Opinion poll in a pro-government daily, Politika, shows more than 40 per cent agree to some form of Serbian military withdrawal from Kosovo; but 44.2 per cent are opposed to any pullout of troops.
In the Region
Unidentified missile falls near Sofia, nine days after stray Nato missile hits suburban house; bomb is fifth missile to hit Bulgaria since start of war.
And. . . .
British soldiers feeding refugees in Albania have roasted 46,000 chickens, stewed 48 tonnes of goulash, baked 19,500 scones and boiled 16,000 eggs for refugees in Albania in April, said Nato.
Quote of the Day
For Serbia itself I cannot see a future. . . under the rule of Milosevic. I'm not sitting down and dealing with Milosevic. - Tony Blair looks beyond the bombing