Schroeder unseats Kohl
German opposition candidate Gerhard Schroeder yesterday unseated Chancellor Helmut Kohl ending a 16-year era in a landmark election bringing a left-led government back to power.

Sharif siphoned off millions in fake accounts: Observer
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may have moved out of his official residence to set an example at a time when his country is going through an austerity drive. But he and his family are said to have amassed a huge fortune by siphoning off millions of pounds through fake bank accounts, tax havens and tax evasion.

Albright meets leaders to settle key issues
United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright separately met Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in an attempt to kickstart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

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