13 killed as US troops fire on rally in Iraq
 FALLUJAH (Iraq), April 29: US troops shot dead 13 Iraqis including children at a pro-Saddam Hussein rally, witnesses said on Tuesday....
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Vajpayee’s response encouraging: Jamali
KARACHI, April 29: Despite some negative signals from New Delhi, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Tuesday that he was “encouraged “ by the response he got from Indian...
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Abbas first-ever Palestinian PM
RAMALLAH, April 29: Moderate Mahmud Abbas was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Palestinian parliament on Tuesday as the first-ever Palestinian prime minister....
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US pulls warplanes out of Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, April 29: The United States is withdrawing its air force from Saudi Arabia by mutual agreement now the threat from Iraq has gone, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on...
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Four anti-war EU states propose ‘defence union’
BRUSSELS, April 29: Seeking to secure more global clout, leaders from Germany, France, Belgium and Luxembourg on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans for a “European security and defence union” and vowed to...
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China, Russia plan security body
ALMATY, April 29: The Shanghai group bringing together China and former Soviet republics is set to become a permanent international organization aimed at enhancing regional stability and security, Russia’s Foreign Minister...
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US welcomes Vajpayee, Jamali contact
WASHINGTON, April 29: The United States on Tuesday described the telephonic conversation between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan as “a welcome gesture.”...
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3 Afghan soldiers die in attack
SPIN BOLDAK, April 29: At least three Afghan soldiers were killed and two wounded on Tuesday in a series of rocket and gun attacks by Taliban fighters in the south of...
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Inspectors visit fertilizer plant
KARACHI, April 29: A three-member team of inspectors of the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Tuesday conducted an inspection of a fertilizer plant in the outskirts...
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Indian govt says no decision taken: Pakistan’s invitation rejected: BJP
NEW DELHI, April 29: In an apparent damage control move the Indian government officially expressed the view on Tuesday that an invitation to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee by his Pakistan...
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Dialogue a positive beginning: opposition
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The combined opposition leaders have decided to show maximum flexibility on all issues in the joint committee while adhering firmly to their position on the need to take...
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Extremists major threat to Pakistan: Musharraf
SARGODHA, April 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that foreigners were not a threat to Pakistan, but major danger to its integrity was from religious extremists which were involved in...
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New Delhi test-fires Prithvi
NEW DELHI, April 29: India on Tuesday test-fired a medium range surface-to-surface Prithvi missile from a site in Orissa, a defence ministry spoksman said....
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Phone call conducive to peace: Beijing
NEW DELHI, April 29: China on Tuesday welcomed as “positive” the recent peace initiatives taken by India and Pakistan for peace and said the steps were “conducive” for resumption of dialogue...
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Six Indian troops killed
JAMMU, April 29: Six Indian soldiers and 13 militants were killed in a clash in occupied Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday....
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BCCI will ask Vajpayee to allow cricket
NEW DELHI, April 29: Taking the cue from the telephone chat between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan, a senior member of the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI)...
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