Sunday, September 26, 1999
Jakarta braces for more protests
At least two people were shot to death by Indonesian soldiers, bringing the death toll to six from two days of violent protests against a new State Security Bill, officials said.
Sharif-Musharraf continue talks to beat coup rumours
The crises-ridden Nawaz Sharif government is holding hectic back-door consultations with Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf amid reports of persistent differences between the government and military over the commitments Sharif administration made to US.
NASA navigational error sent Mars probe to destruction
An unnoticed navigation error apparently sent the $-900-million Mars Climate Orbiter probe to a fiery end above the red planet, NASA officials have reluctantly acknowledged.
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