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Tuesday, May 19, 1998

	Military against Suharto's exit Indonesian armed forces Commander General Wiranto dismissed a call by the speaker of parliament today for President Suharto to resign, setting the stage for a confrontation between civilians and military. Wiranto said Suharto remained responsible for steering the nation through reform and that Speaker Harmoko had made an individual statement with no legal power.		Annan moots sops for Pak In the wake of Pakistan deciding to go ahead with nuclear tests in response to the five by India, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and US President Bill Clinton have come forward with proposals to assure Islamabad of security guarantees from other countries as incentive to refrain from testing nuclear weapons.
	Test may bring skeletons out of Pak cupboard As Pakistan's premier Nawaz Sharif, battered by economic crisis, internal contradictions, and India's nuclear tests; ponders over an appropriate response, a retaliatory nuclear test appears to be the most befitting reply to these troubles. More so, as he considered the G-8 Birmingham communique a "very weak response" to India's tests.		US Justice Dept to probe satellite deal with China The White House has come under renewed scrutiny amid reports that it may have helped China gain sensitive satellite technology in exchange for contributions to the Democratic Party's 1996 election campaign.

American hawks pounce upon visa policy
Thousands of Indian professionals working in the United States, particularly those in the computer field, are exercised over their residential status following wild and mostly baseless rumours about visa restrictions as a result of India's nuclear tests last week. Correspondence has been flying thick and fast between young Indian professionals and students worrying about reports that visas for Indians are being frozen, reduced, withdrawn or revoked.

Sinatra's secret child speaks out
Frank Sinatra's secret daughter spoke for the first time on Monday of her grieving for the father she never knew. Deana Moore, who lives in Sydney, was born 40 years ago in London after a brief affair between her mother, Hungarian actress Eva Bartok and Sinatra, Sydney's Daily Telegraph reported.

House to seek Suharto's ouster
World Vignettes
Victorious Lebed may vie for top post
Sanctions will shatter economy should Pak go nuclear
For and against
`Pak economy will suffer if it goes nuclear
India readies to face Pakistan at NAM meet
Fear rules Indonesia commodity market
Thailand suspends export of rice, sugar to trouble-hit Indonesia
Saudi sees 500,000-barrel Opec cut if prices stay low
Asian financial markets dip on Indonesia fears
Rainy season cheers drought-affected Vietnam coffee-growing province
Dollar likely to be on its way up again after G8 meet, say dealers
France, World Bank wrestle over Africa cotton
Seagram close to PolyGram deal
Pearson and Hicks, Muse buy Viacom unit
Will continue to seek settlement, says Bill Gates
Fortis bids for rest of Generale Bank shares
WTO calls for free trade
US, EU fail to agree on trade laws
World Briefing
Singapore allays fears of analysts on recession round the corner
For Hashimoto, real challenges lie ahead