Oprah breathes in Oxygen
Oprah Winfrey, the chat show queen, joined forces with other leading women television executives to launch the first cable network aimed exclusively at a female audience. Oxygen is scheduled to start on January 1, 2000.

Microsoft asks US to drop antitrust suit
Microsoft's top lawyer called upon the government to drop its antitrust case in light of America Online's agreement on Tuesday to buy out Netscape, and will later seek a dismissal from the judge.

Pinochet loses appeal, could face extradition from Britain
Britain's House of Lords ruled today in a three-to-two majority verdict that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet does not have immunity from prosecution on charges of murder, torture and genocide during his 17-year rule.

  Germany wants NATO to adopt no-first-use policy
  Clinton's reply to Congress by Friday
  Document row unresolved
  Pak to sell 2000 MW to India
  Turkey PM loses censure vote
  MatraBAe signs major Emirates missile contract
  German companies set sights on United States
  Seagull to buy Ocean Energy for $1.1 billion
  SingTel likely to report flat interim earnings
  World Briefing
  Nestle sees net growth below sales
  Sluggish demand for north-east Asian heating oil seen
  Reduced imports push up Chinese base metals
  Donor report urges key reforms in rural Vietnam
  Korean copper smelters may close high-cost plants
  Hong Kong Q3 GDP seen gloomier, say economist
  Asia regains its balance but recovery still a distant dream
  China currency may appreciating under pressure
  NNPC head sees no let up in oil budgets
  S Korea GDP dips 6.8% in thirds quarter
  Hong Kong bourse plans 24-hour trading to match western mark
  Hoechst AG in talks with Rhone on life sciences
  British scrap trade fights slump, image