
Wednesday, August 4, 1999
Missile test no threat to other countries -- China
China said that its latest test-firing of a long-range surface-to-surface missile did not pose a threat to other countries and described the test as normal and scheduled.

Britain to free Pinochet if Spain drops extradition
Britain will free the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet from house arrest if Spain drops its extradition proceedings to try him over alleged human rights abuses, The Guardian newspaper reported.

Ocalan calls on Kurd rebels to end struggle
Condemned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on Tuesday called on the guerilla movement he founded to abandon its armed struggle for Kurdish self-rule in southeastern Turkey.

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