Tuesday, September 29, 1998
Schroeder is new German Chancellor
Social Democrat Gerhard Schroeder swept to a stunning victory over Chancellor Helmut Kohl in the German federal elections on Sunday with a majority for a leftist coalition with the Greens. "The Kohl era is over after 16 years,'' Schroeder declared before cheering supporters at the Bonn headquarters of his Social Democratic Party (SPD). The SPD won 41.2% of the votes, according to projections based on partially counted ballots by the ZDF public TV network.
Israel partially accepts pullback deal
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's push for at least a partial West Bank accord cleared a major hurdle on Sunday as Israel largely accepted a United States proposal for how much land it will yield to Palestinians. But Israel's ambassador to the united Nations, Dore Gold, said "If there's no security, there is no deal.''
Bhutto behind report: Pak Govt
Even as the Opposition in Pakistan raises a stink over a report in the London-based Observer accusing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of evading taxes and siphoning off millions of dollars through private bank accounts, the Government and Sharif's supporters have dismissed the allegations as, ``wild, incorrect and malicious.''
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