Monday, September 7, 1998
Pak Oppn parties form alliance to oust Sharif
Seven Opposition parties, including Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP), have formed a grand alliance which will oppose the proposed Islamisation Bill both inside and outside the Pakistani Parliament. The leaders identified the proposed 15th constitutional amendment for enforcing Islamic laws in the country as an immediate threat to the federation and constitution.
Clinton heads home to crisis
United States President Bill Clinton ended his triumphant visit to Ireland on Saturday and headed back to a gathering political storm at home after being feted as a key player in Northern Ireland's peace process.
Swissair black box traced
The black box (flight data recorder) of the doomed Swissair flight 111 which crashed off the Canadian-Atlantic coast, killing all 229 people on board, could be recovered later today, Swissair said.
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