Pak, US continue dogfight over F-16s
Notwithstanding raised hopes during last week's meeting between President Clinton and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over a possible resolution of the F-16 dispute, Pakistan and the United States are locked in an ugly legal dogfight over the matter.

Zippergate is no Watergate, argues defence team
In an exhaustive, 182-page document, United States President Bill Clinton's lawyers have contrasted the Monica Lewinsky affair with the Watergate scandal and concluded that Clinton's ``denial of a private indiscretion'' does not warrant impeachment.

Suharto interrogated on "illegal" fortune
Fallen former Indonesian president Suharto said today after four hours of interrogation in Jakarta that he was ready for further questioning over alleged corrupt practices during his 32 years of authoritarian rule.

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