Sunday, April 18, 1999
PPP parliamentarians resign
Lawmakers of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have resigned en masse, vowing not to return to parliament without their party chief Benazir Bhutto, who has decided to launch a country-wide agitation against the government for a ``conspiracy'' to oust her from politics.
Mahathir calls for unity; 50 youths held
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called for unity on Saturday, as police cracked down on supporters of ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim on the first day of the Muslim New Year.
NATO begins Operation Allied Harbour
NATO has formally launched its Operation Allied Harbour to help Albania and the UN relief agency cope with the flood of Kosovar refugees, a NATO spokesman said on Friday.
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