Vajpayee to meet Clinton in Sept
Indian Prime Minister when he was in his Four Season Ritz Hotel room: President Bill Clinton sent a message through diplomatic channels that the two leaders could meet in Washington on September 16 over dinner.



`While I tried to negotiate a release, I realised I was a hostage myself'
After 58 days of being held hostage by the RUF rebels first at Kuiva and then Pendembu, the 21 soldiers breathed free for the first time late last evening as the helicopter carrying them from Foya landed in Monrovia.



PM winds up European tour with hope, confidence
At the end of his two-nation foreign tour, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has the satisfaction of winning European hearts.



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