Iraq ready to resolve all arms issues: Inspectors to visit on 8th
BAGHDAD, Feb 2: Iraq’s chief arms monitoring body said on Sunday Baghdad was keen to resolve any pending disarmament issues when top UN inspectors visit next weekend....
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Russian visit to boost defence ties: Musharraf
MOSCOW, Feb 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that Osama bin Laden was not in Pakistan....
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Nasa to investigate shuttle tragedy
JOHNSON SPACE CENTRE, Texas, Feb 2: Nasa vowed on Sunday to “leave absolutely no stone unturned” in an exhaustive investigation into why the space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into...
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Israeli army razes 22 houses
AL KHALIL, (West Bank) Feb 2: The Israeli army on Sunday started the demolition of 22 Palestinian houses and stables, most of them still under construction, in Al Khalil, Israeli and...
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Musharraf leaves for Russia tomorrow
MOSCOW, Feb 2: President Pervez Musharraf begins his first visit to
Russia on Tuesday aimed at improving relations with a long-standing ally and
chief arms supplier...
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UN concerned at spate of attacks in Afghanistan
KABUL, Feb 2: The United Nations said on Sunday it was concerned about lack of security in Afghanistan after a series of armed attacks on aid workers....
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US to use 3,000 guided missiles: War against Iraq
NEW YORK, Feb 2: The Pentagon’s war plan for Iraq calls for unleashing 3,000 guided missiles and bombs in the first 48 hours of the opening air campaign, an effort intended...
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Date extension for Pakistanis likely
WASHINGTON, Feb 2: The Bush administration has agreed to extend the registration period for Pakistanis for 30 to 40 days and to take steps to avoid a large-scale deportation....
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National Highway blocked
QUETTA, Feb 2: Strike was observed in Dera Murad Jamali and protesters blocked the national highway linking Balochistan with Sindh and Punjab as a mark of protest against the merger of...
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Over 30 die in Lagos blast
 LAGOS, Feb 2: More than 30 people were killed in an explosion which demolished three apartment blocks and tore open a bank in central Lagos on Sunday, the Lagos state government...
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Pakistan limits scale of joint exercises
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The government has decided to limit the scale of the recently proposed Pakistan-United States joint military exercises this month in view of the alarming Gulf situation and the...
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Hasina gets bail in graft case
 DHAKA, Feb 2: Sheikh Hasina Wajed, president of Awami League and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, was awarded bail on Sunday morning on corruption charges over the purchase of Russian-made...
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New police force in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: India’s federal police force is preparing to spearhead the
drive against rebels in Kashmir after border troops were ordered out of ...
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American soldier killed
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 2: A US soldier was killed and three injured in a traffic accident near Doha, Qatar, according to a US army statement released Sunday in Kuwait....
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President, PM grieved over shuttle tragedy
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mr Zafarullah Khan Jamali have expressed condolences over loss of lives in the Columbia accident....
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Shahbaz’s son leaves for US
LAHORE, Feb 2: Hamza Shahbaz, son of former Punjab chief minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, left here for London en route to the United States on Sunday....
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Indus water officials meet tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Indus Water commissioners of Pakistan and India will now meet in Lahore on Tuesday (Feb 4) to address Islamabad’s concerns regarding the controversial Baglihar hydro-electric plant being constructed...
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President, PM discuss top issues
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali met President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Sunday evening....
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