18 Italians, eight Iraqis killed: Suicide attack on military police base
 NASSIRIYA, Nov 12: A car bomb ripped through a base of the Italian military police in the Iraqi town of Nassiriya on Wednesday, killing at least 18 Italians and eight Iraqis...
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Vajpayee only hope for peace: Rashid
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: Pakistan sees Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee as the one Indian leader who truly understands the seriousness of the Kashmir issue and who can resolve the dispute,...
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Iran has complaints over IAEA report
TEHRAN, Nov 12: Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday he had a number of complaints against the head of United Nations’ nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei over his report listing violations...
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WB, ADB ask govt to reduce tax rates
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have urged the government to remove structural weaknesses in Pakistan’s taxation system, especially by reducing high tax rates and...
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US wants Iraq council to quicken process: Transfer of power
WASHINGTON, Nov 12: The United States stepped up pressure on Wednesday on Iraq’s governing council to help speed the transfer to self-rule in the country....
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Kasuri for boosting ties with Kabul
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri on Wednesday called for strengthening cooperation between Kabul and Islamabad against terrorism, saying Pakistan and Afghanistan faced common challenges in the post-Sept 11...
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Qorei wins approval for cabinet, offers truce
 RAMALLAH, Nov 12: Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei’s expanded cabinet received an overwhelming endorsement on Wednesday, after calling for a new ceasefire with Israel and committing himself to the stalled peace...
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Congress okays Syria sanctions
WASHINGTON, Nov 12: The US Congress on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved tough new sanctions on Syria for its alleged ties to extremists and purported efforts to obtain nuclear, biological and chemical weapons....
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Hashmi sent to jail, speaks of torture
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: ARD president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi was sent to central jail Adiyala on a 14-day judicial remand on Wednesday, sources in the district court Islamabad told Dawn....
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Kabul assured of support
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday told a group of Afghan diplomats trained in Pakistan that Islamabad fully supported the UN-sponsored political process in Afghanistan, officials said....
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‘Vajpayee, Musharraf meeting possible’
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Wednesday expressed optimism about the possibility of top- level talks between India and Pakistan on the margins of the Islamabad Saarc...
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India raises Taliban ‘threat’ with Russia
MOSCOW, Nov 12: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee voiced concern on Wednesday over the Taliban “threat” in Afghanistan in wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at forging closer...
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US condition for halting Afghan operations
KABUL, Nov 12: The US military said on Wednesday it would cease operations in Afghanistan immediately if the Taliban and other militants stopped their attacks....
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C’wealth ready to take Pakistan back in fold
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Commonwealth would like to have Pakistan back in its fold as it is an important parliamentary platform for interaction between the parliamentarians of Commonwealth member states....
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