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Israeli procured nuclear material for Pakistan: US prosecutors’ allegation NEW YORK, April 9: American prosecutors disclosed on Friday that an Israeli national working in South Africa had pleaded guilty of arranging illegal exports of American-made nuclear equipment to India, Pakistan...		Crisis within Kuwait’s ruling family causes impasse KUWAIT CITY, April 9: A crisis within Kuwait’s Al-Sabah ruling family is the root cause of the Gulf Arab state’s political impasse, a leading newspaper said on Saturday amid reports that...
Nepal army claims killing 97 rebels KATHMANDU, April 9: Nepali soldiers recovered 47 bodies of Maoists killed in a raid on an army base two days ago, taking the toll of rebels to 97 in the deadliest...		Hamas warns Israelis against Al Aqsa rally: 3 Palestinians shot dead JERUSALEM, April 9: Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinian teenagers on Saturday as police deployed in force in Jerusalem’s Old City, a day before a banned protest by Jewish extremists near the...
Blair refused to sit beside Mugabe, says daily HARARE, April 9: A British newspaper said on Saturday that Prime Minister Tony Blair left his designated seat at the funeral of Pope John Paul after learning that he would be...		At least one long wait is over for Charles LONDON, April 9: Prince Charles has spent a lifetime waiting for two things: the British throne and his one true love. With his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, one of those...
Vicar files objection to Charles wedding WINDSOR, April 9: An Anglican cleric filed a last-minute objection on Saturday to Britain’s royal wedding, maintaining that Prince Charles, divorced from the late Princess Diana, could not remarry while heir...		Tariq Aziz will never turn on Saddam: lawyer PARIS, April 9: A former top minister in Saddam Hussein’s cabinet, Tariq Aziz, will never testify against the ex-Iraqi president when he goes on trial in Baghdad along with other members...
India’s fears were false: BD DHAKA, April 9: India’s security concerns over attending the Saarc summit in Dhaka have turned out to be false as Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s visit passed off peacefully, Bangladesh’s foreign...		Cardinals to avoid media until conclave VATICAN CITY, April 9: Roman Catholic cardinals imposed a media silence on themselves on Saturday as they resumed meeting to prepare to choose a successor to Pope John Paul, whose funeral...
Afghan politician beheaded KABUL, April 9: Suspected Taliban insurgents beheaded an Afghan politician in southern Afghanistan last week, officials and party sources said on Saturday....		Khatami denies handshake TEHRAN, April 9: Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami strongly denied that he shook hands with his Israeli counterpart Moshe Katsav at Pope John Paul’s funeral, the official IRNA news agency said on...
Baghdad witnessing a gradual change BAGHDAD: Two years after US tanks rolled in, Iraq’s capital is part ruin, part building site. Now locals are trying to restore some colour to their city. It boasts alliteration but...		Earning bread is above politics BELGRADE: Thousands of men across the Balkans are heading east in search of a better income. Many drive trucks right up to Iraq with food supplies for the US military —...
UNSC reforms hit a roadblock UNITED NATIONS: After nearly 12 years of intractable negotiations and backroom bickering, UN member states remain sharply divided over how best to restructure the most powerful political body in the organisation:...		US N-warhead plan under fire WASHINGTON: Democrats and American arms control groups warned recently that a new Bush administration scheme to replace ageing nuclear warheads could be used as a cover for the eventual construction of...
Israeli peace activists make their debut in Malaysia PENANG (Malaysia): Muslim-majority Malaysia and the Jewish nation of Israel are yet to establish diplomatic ties. For that reason it comes as no surprise that the presence of five Israeli peace...		Hariri murder comes under fresh probe BEIRUT: The UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, will begin assembling a new international team next week to investigate the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. The inquiry will...