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Indian American to head probe into WTC collapse
New York: Chennai-born engineer Sivaraj Shyam Sunder, who heads the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will head the Federal probe into the collapse of the twin towers in New York on September 11.
US to woo Russia before launching attack on Iraq
Moscow: A top US official said on September 13 Washington would not strike Iraq without first doing all it could to win Russia's approval of any bid to unseat President Saddam Hussain's regime.
Musharraf indulging in nuclear blackmail: Vajpayee
United Nations: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on September 13 hit back at Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf accusing him of indulging in "nuclear blackmail" and using terror as an instrument of state policy against India, and told the global coalition not to condone Pakistan-directed killings in Jammu and Kashmir.
Vajpayee unveils agenda to help world's poor
United Nations: Accusing industrialised nations of lack of political will to address the needs of developing countries, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee unveiled a four-point agenda of action to address the concerns of world's poor.
Key investor backs out, MobilCom set for bankruptcy
Frankfurt: Telephone operator MobilCom looked set for bankruptcy on September 13 after being ditched by its major shareholder and sole source of cash, France Telecom, in what has become another highly political corporate collapse just a week ahead of the German general elections.
US Camp: Afghan detainees wait endlessly for trial
US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay (Cuba): An enclave within an enclave, a US outpost within a communist country, Camp Delta, where 598 terror suspects are being held without trial, is like no other place on Earth.
Musharraf to dilute his powers after polls
New York: Amidst criticism from home and abroad, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has announced dilution of powers he acquired through recent Constitutional amendments, saying he would give up the authority to dissolve the National Assembly after the October 10 polls.
Russia urges for peaceful solution to Iraq crisis
Moscow: Russia insisted on September 13 on a peaceful solution to the crisis over Iraq after US President George W Bush told the UN General Assembly he would attack Baghdad unless it disarmed.
Iraq would teach US a lesson if attacked: Aziz
Dubai: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz said on September 13 that Baghdad would "teach (the Americans) a lesson" if they attacked and Iraq did not accept the conditions spelled out by US President George W Bush in his UN speech.
Bush asks Musharraf to end incursion of militants
New York: President George W Bush has told Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf in clear terms to put an end to incursion of militants into Jammu and Kashmir to help in resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue, US officials said.
Annan, Bush discuss 'real solutions on Kashmir'
New York: US President George Bush has held talks with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan during which the two leaders decided to look into the "real solutions on Kashmir".
I don't want to be in shoes of Kalam: Musharraf
United Nations: Pakistan's military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who stormed to power in a coup, says he would not like to be in the shoes of President A P J Abdul Kalam, sarcastically suggesting he does not believe in being a "rubber stamp President".
Communal violence in Guj, an 'aberration': PM
New York: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said the recent communal violence in Gujarat was an "aberration" and that the situation there is "now under control".
India, Japan to co-operate in fight against terror
New York: India and Japan have resolved to resist global terrorism and co-operate
with each other in various economic and other fields.
Iraq should be free to choose its own leaders: PM
New York: In the face of US threats to attack Iraq, Prime Minister Atal Behari
Vajpayee said Baghdad should be free to choose its own leaders.
Bush, Karzai survey security problems in Afghan
Washington: President George Bush surveyed security scenario in Afghanistan with
President Hamid Karzai and said the United States, Saudi Arabia and Japan would give $ 180 million for road improvement projects in the war-torn country.
Musharraf ‘helpless’ in stopping infiltration
United Nations: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf justified his vicious attack on India at the UN General Assembly saying, "it was a language of desperation" and claimed there was no infiltration from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir.
US will not equate Musharraf with Saddam: Official
Washington: The Bush administration said it would not equate President Pervez
Musharraf with Iraq's Saddam Hussain though it was concerned about nuclear
developments in Pakistan.
Terror infrastructure must be dismantled: PM
New York: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has said the war against terrorism
will not succeed unless and until the safe havens of terrorism are ended and the
infrastructure is dismantled.
Annan warns US against acting alone on Iraq
United Nations: US President George W Bush on September 12 said that US action
against Iraq was "unavoidable" unless the United Nations disarms its leader Saddam Hussein, but UN chief Kofi Annan again warned the United States not to act alone.
Musharraf welcomes Bush's move on Iraq
United Nations: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, a US ally in the Afghan war
who wants little to do with any attack on Iraq, welcomed Washington's move to take the issue to the United Nations.
Musharraf's speech at UN, publicity stunt: India
New York: India on September 13 said Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf's anti-India tirade in his speech at the UN General Assembly was only aimed at getting publicity both internationally and domestically on the eve of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
US will use 'leverage' with Pak on terrorism: Bush to PM
New York: President George W Bush on September 13 assured Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee that US would use its "leverage" with Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, which India says is being sponsored from across the border.
Musharraf's UN speech a 'litany of lies': India
New York: Strongly denouncing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's address to the United Nations, India on September 12 dismissed it as a "litany of false allegations" intended to incite further violence in Jammu and Kashmir by terrorist groups operating there with Pakistan's support.
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