Six Serbs killed in a cafe, prompting widespread Serb protests. Fighting in north kills at least 15. International officials demand a war crimes investigation. Serb police kill 24 Kosovo Albanians in a raid on a suspected rebel hideout. Western allies demand warring sides attend Kosovo peace conference or face NATO airstrikes.
Serb delegation refuses to sign accord.
Holbrooke arrives in Belgrade on a last-ditch bid to convince Milosevic to accept the accord. Serb parliament solidly rejects NATO demands to send peacekeeping troops into Kosovo. Holbrooke ends his mission, saying Milosevic has refused to agree to a plan for autonomy for Kosovo, secured by NATO troops. The failure of diplomacy opens the way for NATO airstrikes. The United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia announces indictment of Milosevic as a war criminal.