LTTE rebels destroy 2 naval gun-boats; 21 personnel missing
LTTE rebels have destroyed two Sri Lankan naval attack gun-boats following which 21 personnel were missing, while seven guerrillas and two soldiers were killed in encounters in Jaffna.



Vajpayee trip to US likely in August
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to the United States, in response to Bill Clinton's invitation extended during the American President's India visit, may take place in late August or early September.



No indictment for Israeli President Weizman
Israeli police has recommended that President Ezer Weizman not be prosecuted for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from a French millionaire, but only because the statute of limitations had run out.



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