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Kalam to focus on combating economic sanctions
Washington: Noting that developed countries tried to maintain their status even at the expense of the developing countries, President-elect A P J Abdul Kalam has said after assuming the office he would focus on combating economic sanctions placed by the advanced nations and aid process to make India developed.
Kumaratunga threatens to send home Cabinet
Colombo: Locked in a fierce row with her critics in Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe's Cabinet, Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has threatened that she has the power to dismiss the entire Cabinet, a state-run newspaper said on July 22.
Pak cannot afford 4th war with India: Benazir
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said Pakistan cannot afford a fourth war with India that could turn nuclear causing destruction in South Asia.
Musharraf 'institutionalising dictatorship': Bhutto
Islamabad: Charging Pakistan 's Military ruler Pervez Musharraf with attempting to "institutionalise dictatorship", former Premier Benazir Bhutto has warned that his move to exclude her from the poll process would embolden militants and marginalise the moderate forces.
'Al-Qaida plans to attack Indian embassy in Pak'
Islamabad: Pakistan has received intelligence reports that several al-Qaida and other suspected terrorists have entered the country over the past few days and were planning to carry out attacks on the Indian High Commission and Embassies of some European countries, the 'Dawn' newspaper reported on July 22.
Palestinian gunmen slain in Gaza fire fight
Jerusalem: At least one Palestinian gunman was killed on July 22 and two Israeli troops injured in clashes close to a Jewish settlement in Gaza, as plans emerged for an Army withdrawal from some areas of the re-occupied West Bank.
Ball now in India's court: Pak tells Straw
Islamabad: Pakistan has told Britain that it was not willing to make any new commitments to end the current standoff with India.
3 more arrested in connection to Pearl murder
Islamabad: Pakistani police are holding at least three militants who are believed to have had a hand in the plot to abduct and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, officials said.
Karzai replaces Afghan bodyguards with US soldiers
New York: In view of "credible threats", Afghan President Hamid Karzai this weekend dismissed his Afghan bodyguards and replaced them with 46 American soldiers, a media report said on July 22.
Laden still alive, hiding in Pak: US expert
Washington: Osama bin Laden is alive and hiding, constantly moving between Pakistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Eastern Afghanistan, the author of a 1999 biography of the al-Qaida leader has said.
WorldCom files for bankruptcy protection
New York: WorldCom Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, almost four weeks after it disclosed close to $ 4 billion in deceptive accounting.
Infiltration charges a ploy to avoid talks: Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan on July 21 said Indian allegations of infiltration were "routine tactics" to escape resumption of dialogue and stuck to its stand that there was no movement of militants across the line of control (LoC).
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