Bosnia floods reveal remains

RECORD flooding in Bosnia has uncovered human remains experts believe belong to people who went missing during the country's 1992-95 war.

Lejla Cengic of Bosnia's Institute for Missing Persons said on Tuesday teams fixing power lines damaged by last week's floods discovered the remains near the northern town of Doboj after water receded.

She says the institute is hoping the remains belong to some of the dozens of people missing since the war from the town of Maglaj - a few kilometres up the river Bosna from Doboj.

Nearly 30,000 people went missing during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. One third of them have been found in mass graves, mostly in Bosnia. Authorities continue to search for thousands still believed hidden.

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Bus strike hits Brazil World Cup city

BUS drivers are on strike in the World Cup host city of Salvador, snarling traffic in Brazil's third biggest metropolis.

Bahia state transport secretary Fabio Mota says police will escort buses whose drivers are willing to work on Tuesday. News reports say only about 200 of Salvador's 3000 buses are expected to operate.

The striking drivers' demands include a 12 per cent salary hike and reduced working hours.

With the World Cup less than three weeks away, Brazil has been rocked by strikes by workers from many sectors and regions.

Last month, Salvador saw a strike by military police. The city of around three million is hosting six World Cup matches, beginning with Spain versus the Netherlands on June 13.

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