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February 1998 News and Events

1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldAlbright Scolds Middle East Leaders (Feb. 1): Secretary of State rebukes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat over delay…

December 1998 News and Events

1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldBosnian Serb General Arrested (Dec. 2): U.S. and Allies seize Maj. Gen. Radislav Krstic, charged with genocide by Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.Libya Refuses to…

January 1999 News and Events

1999 Month-By-MonthWorldOpposition to Khmer Rouge Trial Denied (Jan. 1): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says earlier comments misinterpreted and that he supports investigation into mass…

April 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldAllies Destroy Danube Bridge in Serbia (April 1): Also attack Serbian mechanized column involved in purges of Kosovo residents. Capture of three U.S. soldiers,…

Entertainment News from November 1998

5Word from London is that waif supermodel Kate Moss has checked herself in to the $500-a-day Priory Clinic, which is known as England's Betty Ford Center. “I've been doing a lot of work and……

Entertainment News from August 1998

1Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger host a star-studded soiree at their New York home in the Hamptons to raise money for the Democratic party. Just hours before the festivities begin, Baldwin…

Vice President Al Gore

Distinguishing himself as a Democratic leader by Beth Rowen Gore's agenda includes gun-control regulation, environmental protection, and Internet access in schools. Vital Statistics…

Temple, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…

July 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldWomen's Groups Challenge Vatican (July 1): Worldwide organizations at U.N. conference attack Vatican efforts to block plan to limit population growth through…

X Prize Foundation

(Encyclopedia) X Prize Foundation, private, nonprofit prize institute est. 1995 by commercial space entrepreneur Peter Diamandis. Based in Santa Monica, Calif., and funded by foundations and private…