Massacres

AHMICI, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Croatia's president paid tribute on Thursday to victims of massacres during Bosnia's 1992-1995 war, in the clearest message of reconciliation yet from a leader of the three nationalities that fought in Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II.

JOS, Nigeria - Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead.