Saturday, September 5, 1998
N Korea demands cash for missile freeze
North Korea has demanded cash compensation from the United States in return for halting its development and exports of missiles to mainly Middle Eastern countries. Reports said the Stalinist North had asked for up to a billion dollars to stop developing its warheads, as Seoul officials revealed rare details of the North's trade in deadly missiles and of its production capability.
Taliban may have killed missing Iranians: reports
Ten Iranian diplomats and one journalist, allegedly held "captive" by Taliban militia, are said to have been killed in a "mass genocide" by the Taliban after they captured Mazar-i-Sharif town during offensive last month, according to Amnesty International.
Durban declaration, diplomatic win for India
The unexpected dust raised by NAM chairman Nelson Mandela over mediation in Jammu & Kashmir did not cloud a diplomatic win for New Delhi when the non-aligned summit endorsed India's key proposal for a global summit on combatting terrorism and an international meet for complete elimination of nuclear weapons by 1999. The 150-page Durban declaration had critical reference to India and Pakistan for conducting nuclear tests.
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