NATO admits it hit Belgrade hospital
NATO admitted today that a missile fired by one of its warplanes during overnight raids on Belgrade had gone astray, effectively accepting responsibility for a direct hit on a hospital that left three patients dead.

Bhutto appeals to Clinton for help
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto today appealed to United States President Bill Clinton to protect her jailed husband, whom she said the government is trying to kill.

China spying report to be out soon -- Key US lawmaker
A US congressional panel probing China's alleged theft of US nuclear secrets will release its much anticipated report "within days,'' the committee's chairman said on Wednesday.

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