Troops fan out along border with Israel after weeks of argument over exact location of border and 22 years after presence of United Nations forces was authorized. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sides with conservatives and blocks legislation vaunted by President Khatami. International condemnation swift. Chilean Supreme Court lifts senatorial privileges, removing major legal barrier to trial of former dictator. Entire crew aboard nuclear-powered Kursk perish on floor of Barents Sea.
Russian seamen fail to dock rescue capsule.
Thousands march in Londonderry to celebrate 1689 victory over Roman Catholic forces. Russian Orthodox Church honors last czar and kin, imprisoned and executed by Bolsheviks in 1908. Proposes that countries get credit for using forests and farmers' fields to absorb carbon dioxide. Proposal an alternative to curbing the burning of coal and oil. Philadelphia convention nominates Texas governor George W. Bush as presidential candidate for 2000 election.