IN: german foreign minister klaus kinkel wednesday praised yugoslav president slobodan milosevic 's offer to alleviate the kosovo conflict as `` an important step in the right direction .
summary: bonn gives guarded welcome to milosevic 's offer

IN: felipe alou joined the major league unemployment line on monday when the san francisco giants said they would not renew the veteran manager 's contract .
summary: giants sack veteran manager alou

IN: a palestinian woman was shot and wounded by unknown gunmen tuesday as she worked in a field near hebron in an attack blamed by witnesses on jewish settlers .
summary: palestinian woman shot and wounded near hebron settlers blamed

IN: british prime minister tony blair on wednesday welcomed a leading british muslim organization 's call for every imam to help fight terrorism after police arrested eight men suspected of terrorist activities on tuesday .
summary:
uk pm welcomes muslim group 's call for vigilance against terror