Monday, December 28, 1998
Iraq vows to down US planes
Baghdad has vowed to shoot down US aircraft patrolling the `no-fly' zones over northern and southern Iraq, raising the stakes in its spiralling confrontation with Britain and the United States.
F-16 embargo pushes Pak to bid for Chinese advanced jets
The cash-strapped Pakistan government has reportedly decided to order new fighter planes equipped with night combat capability from its ally China to strengthen its air force.
China's blitz continues, another rebel sentenced
A Chinese court today sentenced a fourth dissident to ten years in prison for letting out state secrets to Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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