Sharif okayed Kargil incursion in January -- Ex-Army chief Beg
Former Pakistani Army chief General (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg claimed that the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had approved the kargil operation in January after briefings by the Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Khomeini orders clampdown
Iran's supreme leader ordered a clampdown on violent anti-government protests today as hundreds of thousands of people attended a rally here called to show support for the Islamic regime.

UK House clears Northern Ireland legislation
Prime Minister Tony Blair's emergency legislation to save the Northern Irish peace process was today passed by the House of Commons but failed to address Protestant leaders concern about arms decommissioning.

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