World IN BRIEF : YUGOSLAVIA : Suit Against NATO Filed in World Court

The International Court of Justice said that Yugoslavia has started proceedings against NATO, accusing members of breaching the U.N. Charter by threatening to use force in Bosnia-Herzegovina without Security Council authorization. The court said in a statement that Yugoslavia, now made up of Serbia and Montenegro, has filed suit against NATO’s member states for issuing an ultimatum threatening to bomb Serbian artillery encircling Sarajevo. Yugoslavia says the ultimatum breached U.N. rules because the threat of force had not been authorized by the Security Council.