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No probe in alleged massacre of Taleban, says UN
Washington: The United Nations on August 28 ruled out a probe into the alleged
massacre of the Taleban during the US-led offensive against the then Afghan rulers and al-Qaida following the September 11 attack in America.
'US confident of global support for strike on Iraq'
Tokyo: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on August 28, Washington was confident of getting global support for a military strike on Iraq, but President George Bush had made no decision yet on whether to proceed.
World will be safer without Saddam, claims Bush
Washington: US President Geroge W Bush has asked Saudi Arabia to lessen it opposition to the proposed military action to oust Saddam Hussein, saying that "the world would be safer and better off without the Iraqi President".
India rallies support on Kyoto Protocol ratification
Johannesburg: India is rallying the support of several countries for the ratification of the contentious Kyoto Protocol during the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in New Delhi between October 25 and November 1.
India seeks multi-lateral secretariat on bio-diversity
Johannesburg: India is mobilising several countries involved in bio-diversity for establishment of a multi-lateral secretariat to deal with the issue.
Egyptian journalist recalls Laden as 'courageous fighter'
Cairo: Journalist and film producer Essam Deraz, who says he spent several months by the side of Osama bin Laden between 1987 and 1992, describes the Islamist militant as a "courageous fighter" who did not hesitate to enter the front lines.
9/11 probe panel accuses FBI of incompetence
New York: Ignorance and ineptitude of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) supervisors and lawyers in Washington blocked field agents around the country from pursuing evidence that might have helped provide the agency with "veritable blueprint for 9/11 attacks", says a new Senate report on intelligence failures before September 11.
UN accedes to US plea, removes 6 from terror list
United Nations: Close on the heels of the United States excluding six individuals and institutions from its list of terror financers, the UN Security Council has also decided to remove the sanctions placed on them.
Laden hiding near Pak-Afghan border: US forces
New York: The US security forces appear to have concluded that Osama bin Laden is probably still alive and is somewhere on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
UK hails US move to keep war option on Iraq open
Edinburgh: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on August 27 that the United States was being "prudent" in keeping open the option of a military strike on Iraq and its leader Saddam Hussain.
Anderson pays $ 40 mn to Enron investors in deal
Washington: Investors in the failed energy group Enron Corp said they had secured a $ 40 million settlement from Andersen Worldwide.
India to promote Ayurveda in a big way: Minister
London: India plans to promote Ayurveda and the traditional system of medicine in a big way to tap the $ 27 billion global market, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shatrughan Sinha said.
US has not yet taken any decision on Iraq: Bush
Washington: US President George W Bush has conveyed to Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan that "the world will be safer and better off without Saddam Hussain", though he has not yet taken any decision on Iraq.
US commission averts trade dispute between countries
Washington: The US Trade Commission on August 27 averted a major trade dispute
between the United States on one side and India, Japan, Australia, Sweden and
Thailand by rejecting the industry's request for the imposition of new dumping
duties on imported cold-rolled steel from these countries.
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