Nato looks for Russian help to nail Milosevic
Papering over differences, a summit of 19 Nato countries pledged on Friday to escalate the bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, but left the door open for a Russian-mediated settlement on the Kosovo crisis.

Chinese welcome US defeat in UNHCR
China today welcomed the defeat of a US-sponsored resolution at United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which criticised Beijing's rights policies, its alleged abuses, unfair trials and increased restrictions in Tibet.

Sharif Govt jolted by power theft charges
In a major embarrassment to the Nawaz Sharif government several of his cabinet ministers and party legislators were found involved in power thefts prompting the opposition to demand their immediate prosecution.

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