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Britain hails successful completion of JK polls
New Delhi: British High Commissioner Rob Young on October 10 night welcomed
the "successful completion" of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and lauded
the efforts of the Election Commission and the voters who cast their ballot despite threats and intimidation.
Imre Kertesz wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Stockholm: Hungarian Holocaust survivor and novelist Imre Kertesz, whose writing is dominated by his experiences in Nazi concentration camps as a teenager, won the 2002 Nobel Literature Prize on October 10.
US rejects Iraqi invitation to inspect arms sites
Washington: The United States on October 10 flatly rejected an invitation from the head of Iraq's armament programme to inspect two sites where Washington suspects weapons of mass destruction are being developed.
US warplanes bomb Basra airport again: Iraq
Baghdad: US aircraft on October 10 attacked the international airport at Basra in
Southern Iraq, the third strike in two weeks, destroying its radar system, Iraq
announced.
India rejects EU call to resume dialogue with Pak
Copenhagen: India on October 10 rejected European Union's fresh nudge to de-escalate tension and resume dialogue with Pakistan as the two sides failed to agree to take a joint position on the issue following sharp differences between the two sides as also dissensions within the 15-nation grouping.
India will resume talks if Pak stops terrorism: PM
Copenhagen: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said that India will resume dialogue with arch-foe Pakistan if Islamabad halts cross-border "terrorism" into Indian-controlled territory.
Imran Khan expresses fears of rigging in polls
Dubai: Expressing fears on the transparency of general elections being held in Pakistan on October 10, cricketer- turned politician Imran Khan said ballots could be rigged even though the damage has already been done in pre-poll rigging.
JK polls: Indian Democracy a clear winner, says PM
Copenhagen: Declaring that Assembly poll verdict in Jammu and Kashmir was against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said the Centre would work in "close co-operation" with elected representatives of the state to fulfil the aspirations of the people.
Charity leader indicted in US for al-Qaeda links
Washington: The United States has said it has indicted a leader of an Islamic "charity", based in Chicago, for alleged links to al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisations.
Palestinian bomber kills 1, Israeli tanks kill 2
Tel Aviv: A Palestinian suicide bomber killed an Israeli woman and wounded 29 other people on October 10 when he blew himself up in suburban Tel Aviv, while in the Gaza Strip Israeli tanks killed two more youths.
US panel slams India, Pak on communal tension
Washington: Pakistan and India were among several countries, which came under criticism before a Congressional panel for their treatment of religious minorities.
US to raise visa fee cover post-Sept 11 costs
Washington: The US State Department has announced that it will raise the fee charged for all non-immigrant US visas by more than 50 per cent to cover costs associated with increased security checks instituted after the September 11 terrorists attacks.
Human Rights Watch slams Pakistan polls
New York: On the eve of Pakistan's Parliamentary polls, Human Rights Watch has described the entire election process as deeply flawed and stacked against Democratic rule.
Israel fires at Gaza school, eight injured
Gaza City: Eight people, including four schoolboys, were injured on October 9 when Israeli gunfire ripped through a school and nearby buildings in the Southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis, Palestinian security officials said.
India, EU set 35 billion Euro trade target
Copenhagen: India and the European Union have set an ambitious target of 35 billion Euro bilateral trade by 2005 which would be stepped up to 50 billion Euro by 2008, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha has said.
EC gives nod for European Union enlargement
Brussels: The European Commission gave its green light on October 9 for 10 countries to join the European Union in 2004, in a historic enlargement which aims to re-unify Europe after the collapse of the Iron Curtain.
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