The ethnic Albanian delegation in Paris agreed to accept the autonomy deal proposed at last month's meetings in Rambouillet. President Clinton encouraged Milosevic to agree to the terms as well in order to avoid further conflict and bloodshed. The peace talks adjourn in failure, following the refusal of the Serbs to sign on, and international monitors prepare to leave Kosovo. Shelling edges toward Pristina as the Serbs step up hostilities. The tide of refugees fleeing Kosovo for Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro increases amid reports of Serbian atrocities.
Serbian forces capture three U.S. soldiers near the Yugoslav-Macedonian border.
NATO air strikes hit the headquarters of Milosevic's Serbian Socialist Party and his private residence in Belgrade. The conflict in Kosovo dominates discussions at NATO's 50th anniversary summit, held in Washington. A visit to Belgrade by U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson brings about the release of the three U.S. soldiers held since April 1. Two army pilots become the first U.S. casualties of the Kosovo conflict when their Apache helicopter crashes during training exercises in Albania. NATO bombs hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three Chinese journalists.