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to return to the regular issue please click here. India accuses nuclear superpowers of turning blind eye to nuke bazaar NEW DELHI, March 28 Indian Foreign Minister Nat war Singh on Monday accused the world's superpowers of turning a blind eye to nuclear commerce in South Asia, saying it was having an "adverse impact" on his country's security and on global peace. Singh did not name rival Pakistan but made it clear that recent disclosures of proliferation from the neighboring country was one of the reasons India is staying away from the nuclear treaty. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:30 PSt) Nepal rebels kill three soldiers on vacation KATHMANDU, March 28 (Maoist rebels killed three soldiers in eastern Nepal after kidnapping them while they whereon their way home on leave, the army said on Monday. The three men, who were not carrying any weapons, were attacked with stones, knives and then shot dead in the Maoist stronghold of Ramechhap on Saturday, an army statement said. Reuters) (Posted @ 12:30 PST) 8 Taiwan military officers court-martialled for scandal Taipei March 28: Eight Taiwan military officers have beencourt-martialled for lending money to soldiers at high interest rates and allegedly running a brothel for soldiers, army officials said Monday. Another 10 officers who were not directly involved in the scandal were reprimanded for negligence of duty. (dpa) (Posted @ 12:00 PST) Cricket-India (449) & 102-1 v Pakistan (570 & 261-2), lunch BANGALORE, India, March 28 India, needing 383 to win, were 102 for one at lunch on the fifth day of the third and final test against Pakistan on Monday. Scores: Pakistan 570 and 261-2 declared; India 449 and 102-1. (Reuters) (Posted @ 12:00 PST) Cricket-NZ (292) and 11-2 v Australia (383) - third test close WELLINGTON, March 28 New Zealand were 11 fortwo in their second innings at the close of play on the third day of the third and final test against Australia at Eden Parkin Auckland on Monday. Scores: New Zealand 292 (Hamish Marshall 76, Stephen Fleming 65and 11-2; Australia 383 (Ricky Ponting 105, Adam Gilchrist 60not out; James Franklin 6-119) (Reuters) (Posted @ 12:00 PST) Israeli forces raid Jenin in sweep for militants JENIN, West Bank, March 28: Israeli forces raided the Palestinian city of Jenin on Monday, arresting eight militants Israeli security sources said were involved in making crude rockets and mortars for attacks against Israeli towns. An Israeli soldier was lightly wounded by an explosive device during the operation in which five Islamic Jihad militants were arrested in Jenin and three in a nearby village. (Reuters) (Posted @ 12:00 PST) Four Abu Sayyaf guerrillas killed in southern Philippines ZAMBOANGA, Philippines, March 28: Four members of the Abu Sayyaf Muslim extremist group were killed and a Marine was wounded in a clash in the southern Philippine island of Jolo, the military said Monday. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:45 PST) Bruce Lee is named Star of the Century in Chinese cinema awards Hong Kong Bruce Lee fans were celebrating Monday after their idol was named Star of the Century at an awards ceremony in Hong Kong to mark 100 years of Chinese cinema. Shannon Lee, daughter of the kung fu legend, who died in 1973, collected the award at a glittering ceremony in Hong Kong Sunday evening. (dpa) (Posted @ 9:30 PST) Protests outside immigration jail "cruel" says Australian minister SYDNEY, March 28: Demonstrations held over the Easter weekend outside an outback immigration detention centre in protest at the government's policy of mandatory detention could be cruelly giving inmates false hope, Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said adding that "They (the protesters) are chanting, for example, 'Free the refugees', when in fact 9,000 of the people who arrived unauthorised and unannounced are considered refugees and are out in the community, "The only people in Baxter are people who have broken their visa conditions, normal compliance cases, and some of the remaining boat people who were considered not to be refugees.” he added. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:30 PST) Two Indian border guards killed, nine injured in Kashmir attack JAMMU, India, March 28: Two Indian paramilitary troopers were killed and nine injured overnight in an ambush by heavily-armed Islamic militants in restive India-administered Kashmir, police said Monday. The ambush, in which the troops were attacked with grenades and assault rifles, occurred in Metka village of Rajouri district, 150 kilometers (93 miles) north west of Jammu, Kashmir's winter capital. He said six of the injured were in critical condition. More than 40,000 people have died in Kashmir since the eruption of insurgency against Indian rule in 1989. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:20 PST) Chirac urges voters to think Europe, not French politics, on EU referendum TOKYO, March 28: President Jacques Chirac on Monday again urged a skeptical French public to vote yes in a May 29 referendum on the European Constitution, asking them to look beyond domestic politics.” I shall tell the rench people why in my view it is in the interest of France and Europe but also of peace, development and the preservation of our social model to say yes to the constitutional treaty," Chirac told an economic forum on a visit to Tokyo. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:20 PST) UN's Annan faces new embarrassment in scandal probe UNITED NATIONS, March 28: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan faces more embarrassment on Tuesday when a new report on the Iraq oil-for-food program takes aim at his son Kojo's business dealings. The enquiry headed by former US banking chief Paul Volcker will fault Annan for not recognising a conflict of interest in Kojo's employment by a firm contracted by the program, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:20 PST) Latest violence kills 16 in Iraq as politicians bicker BAGHDAD, March 28: At least 16 Iraqis, including three members of a Shiite political party, were killed in the country's latest incidents of violence as politicians fought over the oil ministry and the role of Islam in the next government. A suicide car bomber blew himself up late Sunday in the ath of a US military convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, said police, but it was not immediately known if there were any US casualties. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:20 PST) Syria presses on with withdrawal from Lebanon SHTAURA, Lebanon, March 28: The Syrian army Sunday evening continued for the fifth consecutive day to dismantle anti-aircraft positions in the east of Lebanon, which it has controlled for the past 29 years. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:15 PST) Australia 293 for five at lunch on day three against New Zealand AUCKLAND, March 28 Australia were 293 for five at lunch on the third day of the third Test against New Zealand, holding a one run lead on the first innings. Jason Gillespie was not out 35 with Simon Katich on 31. (AFP) (Posted @ 9:15 PST) Founder: Quaid-I-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah Editor: Tahir Mirza The DAWN Group of Newspapers Haroon House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi 74200, Pakistan. Phone:+92 (21) 111-444-777   Fax: +92 (21) 568-3188 webmaster@dawn.com Note: Make sure to reload these pages so you're viewing the current version.

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