SKOPJE (AP) - An Albanian woman was shot and seriously injured near the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)’s border with Greece during a police operation against illegal immigrants, authorities said yesterday. Vukida Abezi, 44, was hospitalized in the capital Skopje with a gunshot wound to her chest, Interior Ministry spokesman Goran Pavlovski told AP. He said the incident occurred during weekend police operations near the southern towns of Gevgelija and Valandovo, but did not give any other details of the shooting.

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The ethnically divided Bosnian city of Mostar has agreed to erect a new symbol of unity — a statue of kung fu legend Bruce Lee, worshipped by Muslims, Serbs and Croats. A group of enthusiasts came up with the idea of honoring the childhood hero of the city’s ethnic groups in 2003, on the 30th anniversary of his death. “This will be a monument to universal justice that Mostar needs more than any other city I know,” Veselin Gatalo, a member of the Urban Movement organization, said.

Hundreds of Romanian teachers protested yesterday over low salaries and called for more reforms as more than 3.5 million students started a new school year. A delegation of the demonstrators met yesterday with representatives from the Education Ministry and said they would meet with department minister Mircea Miclea to discuss ways to raise salaries. (AP)

The Hague war crimes tribunal has indicted two Croat journalists for contempt for publishing the identity of a protected witness, the court said yesterday. The UN tribunal confirmed and unsealed indictments against Josip Jovic and Marijan Krizic on Friday. Both are accused of publishing the identity of a protected witness as well as extracts of closed-session testimony by that witness. (Reuters)

Bulgarian police said yesterday they had arrested 77 soccer fans after violence at a derby match between CSKA Sofia and Levski that left six police officers injured. Supporters and police clashed during and after Sunday’s match in which champions CSKA held league leaders Levski to a 1-1 draw. (Reuters)