Yugoslavia has said 10 people were killed and 18 were wounded in this morning's attack by NATO on Serbian television in Belgrade. A government minister has said another 20 people are thought to be buried in the debris; about 100 people are believed to have been in the building at the time.
The attack put the station's three channels off the air and disabled the satellite link which provides television pictures to the outside world. The station later resumed broadcasting, showing pictures of the damage caused by the NATO attack. It is unclear at the moment how these pictures are being broadcast.
The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, said the attack was justified, despite strong criticism by the International Federation of Journalists. He was speaking in Washington, where he's attending a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of NATO, which has formally begun. Mr Blair said the station had been part of President Milosovic's apparatus of dictatorship.
Meanwhile NATO leaders have been reacting cautiously to a statement from the Russian envoy, Viktor Chernomyrdin, that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is ready to accept an international presence in Kosovo. Following nine hours of talks in Belgrade, Mr Chernomyrdin said that in return for an end to the NATO campaign; the Yugoslav leader would accept such a presence under the control of the United Nations and with Russian participation.
In New York, the UN General Secretary, Kofi Annan said he was heartened by signs of diplomatic movement in the Yugoslav capital.
