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US 'disappointed' over Pakistan missile test
Washington: The US on October 4 expressed disappointment over the Pakistani test-firing of medium range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf-IV, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and hit targets within the range of 750 Km covering several parts of India.
UK fully supports India in fighting terror: Straw
London: Britain has said it fully supported India "in action and in words" in combating the scourge of international terrorism.
Putin calls for quick return of inspectors to Iraq
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 4 called for the quick return of weapons inspectors to Iraq, after the Russian Foreign Ministry earlier said Moscow rejected the need for any new UN Security Council resolutions.
Cops foil White racist's plot to wage war on Asians
London: A British court has found a White man guilty of two counts of racially
aggravated criminal damage and convicted him for stalking Asians and blacks.
Pak missiles 'carbon copies' of Chinese: Expert
Moscow: Brushing aside Pakistani claims of indigenous missile development, a top
Russian arms expert on October 4 said that nuclear capable 'Ghauri' and 'Shaheen'
were "carbon copies" of North Korean and Chinese missiles.
Britain concerned over missile test by Pak
London: Britain on October 4 expressed concern over the latest missile test by
Pakistan in the midst of border stand-off with India and said restraint in
developing nuclear weapons and possible delivery systems was in Islamabad's
interest.
ADB to lend $ 2 bn to India, $ 1.18 bn to Bangla
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on October 4, it would lend about $ 2 billion to India and $ 1.18 billion to Bangladesh in the next three years.
Blair to meet Vajpayee at Chequers on Oct 12
London: Symbolising the growing Indo-British bilateral relations, British Prime Minister Tony Blair will hold one-to-one dialogue with Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on a gamut of issues including cross-border terrorism, and Iraq at his week-end residence at Chequers, on October 12.
'UN firing was against rights violation in N Korea'
United Nations: A Korean-American postal worker, protesting Human Rights violations in North Korea, fired at least seven shots in air hitting the building twice, scattered handwritten pamphlets and then surrendered to the security personnel without resistance.
White House hails India as important democracy
Washington: White House press secretary Ari Fleischer has hailed India as "an important Democracy" and a "friend of the United States".
Bush calls for 'vast coalition' of nations against Saddam
Washington: United States President George W Bush appeared to switch signals on Iraq by saying that his intent was to put together "a vast coalition of countries who understand the threat of Saddam Hussein" and that the military option was his last choice.
Iraq calls on UN to seek an end to US attacks
Baghdad: Iraq called on the United Nations on October 3 to intervene to bring an end to US, British and Australian naval and aerial "aggression" on the country, the official INA news agency reported.
Man held for firing at UN building, none hurt
United Nations: UN security guards apprehended a man who fired a pistol at the United Nations headquarters on October 3, but said no one was injured.
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