MALAYSIAN LEADER CONDEMNS MOSCOW FOR BLOODSHED IN CHECHNYA.

The Prime Minister of Malaysia charged in a UN speech on September 27 that Russia has "shut the gates of mercy on the Chechens and with rockets and bombs has killed indiscriminately and with appalling brutality." In a speech that also included criticism of the U.S. for its recent air strikes in Iraq, Mahathir Mohamad accused the UN of turning a blind eye to the bloodshed unleashed by Russia in Chechnya. (UPI, September 27)

Kazakhstan Signs Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.