3 ..Nikkei average nosedives below 16,000 line
....Boj: Confidence in decline
14...Yen dips briefly to \135 to dollar
17...Pol Pot reported dead following heart attack
19...Hashimoto, Yeltsin begin talks
23...District court rules against govt
24...Premier: bond issuance conditional on economy
26...\16.65 tril. package adopted
28...Finance Ministry punishes 112
29...Jobless rate hits 3.9% high
1....Hosokawa to give up Diet seat
......Chohen hopes defense bills see early passage in Diet
......Israel celebrates 50th anniversary
3....Ministers name 11 nations to launch euro
8....Daimler Benz, Chrysler announce merger accord
9....Vickers agrees to sell Rolls-Royce to VW
11.Daimler-Benz, Nissan in talks on acquisition of Nissan Diesel
12.Sinn Fein backs N. Ireland peace accord
13.India conducts nuclear tests
14.Indonesian opposition joins student
15.Mobs burn buildings in Jakarta
16.120 die in Jakarta mall fire
17.Summit condemns India for N-tests
18.G-8 set to ease poor nations' debt burdens
20.U.S. govt hits Microsoft with antitrust complaint
......Pakistan not aftaid of sanctions, Sharif says
22.President Suharto steps down
23.Habibie announces new Cabinet
24.At least 60 dies in Bolivia earthquake
25.Hong Kong residents vote in 1st poll since handover
27.Aum doctor Hayashi gets life for sarin attack
30.Pakistan detonates 5 nuclear devices
.....Unemployment rate hits record 4.1%
31.Pakistan conducts more N-tests
1. UNSC calls on Pakistan to declare moratorium on further nuclear tests
......Up to 3,000 killed in Afghan quake
2. SDP, Sakigake abandon coalition over policy scraps
5. Victims still buried in smashed German train; at least 100 dead
8. 20 killed, 25 hurt by bomb aboard train in Pakistan
9. Yen breaks \140 level for 1st time since 1991
10. Nigeria's Abacha dies; Gen. Abubakar sworn in
12. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of new attack
13. Fiscal '97 GDP declines for 1st time in 23 years
16. Dollar soars above \146 level in Tokyo on weak economy
......Japan suffers bitter World Cup debut
19. NATO expedites Kosovo contingency plan
23. Govt sets deadlines for new 'bridge bank'
.......Pastrana wins Colombian presidential runoff
24. South Korea captures N. Korean submarine
25. Sanyo Securities calling it quits under weight of huge debts
28. U.S., China to de-target missiles
29. Peacemakers rule N. Irish assembly, but anger remains
30. Seoul says 3 agents from North landed briefly
1. Estrada sworn in as 13th president of the Philippines
......Unemployment rate hits all-time high
2. High court acquits Miura
4. CNN retracts report on U.S. sarin use in Vietnam
5. Japan's 1st Mars probe launched successfully
7. Death sought for Okazaki
9. Nigerian opposition leader Abiola dies
13. LDP expected to suffer major setback
14. Hashimoto to resign over election setback
20. PNG tidal wave toll may top 1,000
23. Tajikistan peacekeepers killed
27. 4 killed, 59 poisoned at Wakayama festival
.......Cambodians rush to vote in crucial poll
31. Obuchi elected premier, forms cabinet
August
9. Blasts at U.S. embassies kill 89
17. 28 killed in N.Ireland blast
19. Clinton admits Lewinsky affair
22. U.S. pounds Afghan, Sudan targets
29. TSE plunges to 12-year low
September
1. N. Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan
7. Director Kurosawa dies at 88
.....Kim Jong Il named N. Korea head of state
10. McGwire hits into history
13. Starr cites 11 impeachable offenses
19. LDP, opposition reach deal on bank, LTCB bills
25. Sharif: Pakistan to sign CTBT
.......Hun Sen uninjured in 'attempt' on my life'
26. Japan, U.S., ROK agree on maintaining KEDO
28. 4th subcritical nuclear test conducted at Nevada site
29. Schroeder trounces Kohl
October
1. Arafat accepts proposal for 13% Israeli pullback
5. G-7 vows to promote stability
....Wakayama police nab 2 in poison-insurance case
....Australians reelect Howard
7. U.S. House moves to open impeachment inquiry
8. Clinton: NATO ready to act over Kosovo
9. Obuchi, Kim elevate bilateral ties
11. U.S. envoy presses Milosevic on Kosovo
13. Bank bills clear upper house
14. Obuchi to pump \20 tril. into healthy major banks
15. China, Taiwan plan highest-level talks in 5 yrs
17. Hume, Trimble win Nobel Peace Prize
.......Federal Reserve cuts key rates 0.25 points
.......Govt decides to lift KEDO funding freeze
18. D'Alema takes on job to form new Italy govt
20. Grenade attack hurts 51 in Israel
21. South Korea lifts ban of Japanese pop culture
24. Govt puts LTCB under state control
25. Mideast peace accord signed
29. Nippon, Mitsubishi Oil merge
30. LDP's Nakajima held in fake-receipt probe
31. Glenn back in space at 77
November
2. Iraq halts all work by U.N. inspectors
4. Death toll from Mitch rises to 7,000
5. Republicans lose ground in House
7. Car bomb at Jerusalem market kills 2
11. Coupon plan to be included in supplementary budget
12. U.S.:Large force an option against Iraq
.......Jakarta security tight in wake of clashes
14. Tokyo, Moscow on road to treaty
15. Agnry mobs running amok in Jakarta
16. U.S. aborts Iraq raid, but still 'poised'
17. \24 trillion package announced
18. APEC summit begins in Kuala Lumpur
19. Israel approves Mideast peace accord
21. Clinton backs Obuchi strategy
26. Beijing bids for 2008 summer olympics
......Jiang arrives in Japan to sign joint declaration
27. Hun Sen made premier by royal decree
.......Unsigned declaration fuels rumors of rift
28. Obuchi targets recovery of economy by FY2000
30. U.K. may send Ponochet home, papers report
December
2. Separatists win reelection in Quebec
4. Israeli ultimatum poses fresh challenge in Mideast
7. Taiwan's Nationalists reclaim ruling mandate
8. 2 space station parts successfully linked
10. Hayashi charged in deaths from curry at festival
13. 45 survive Thai crash; death toll reaches 87
18. U.S., British forces attack Iraq
21. U.S. House impeaches Clinton
26. Unemployment rises to record 4.4 % in Nov.
9 Senate opens impeachment trial
15. New, streamlined Cabinet launched
...... Brasil devalues real by 8% to fight crisis
...... End of an era: Jordan calls it quits
18. U.S. dondemns Kosovo murders; NATO to meet
22. 24 die in Indonesia clash between Christians, Muslims
24. Koreas, old war allies wrap up talks
25. IOC members questioned
27. 1,000 dead, hundreds hurt in Colombia earthquake
28. U.S. to reinstate Super 301 trade process
2. Gov. Aoshima says he won't seek reelection
4. U.S. jury rules antiabortion materials 'death threats'
8. King Hussein dies