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54 dead, scores missing in Vietnam office blaze
Hanoi: At least 54 people died and scores were missing after a huge fire swept through an office block heavily populated by foreign companies in Vietnam's Southern hub of Ho Chi Minh city on October 29, state media said.
Chechen rebels down Russian helicopter: Report
Moscow: Chechen separatist fighters downed a Russian helicopter near Grozny, an official with the Russian forces in Chechnya said, as quoted by Interfax.
Amnesty warns Russia against following US policy
Moscow: Amnesty International, the global Human Rights watchdog, on October 29 cautioned Russia against following the footsteps of the United States in combating terrorism.
Arafat announces new Cabinet ahead of trust vote
Ramallah (West Bank): Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on October 29 announced his new Cabinet to Parliament ahead of a key confidence vote, reports said.
'N Korea has 4,000 tons of biochemical weapons'
Seoul: North Korea possesses some 4,000 tonnes of biochemical weapons and has built as many as three crude nuclear weapons, South Korea's intelligence agency chief told lawmakers.
US student kills 3 professors, commits suicide
Tucson (US): A failing US nursing student armed with two guns and possibly a bomb shot dead three of his professors and then apparently committed suicide, officials and witnesses said.
Confront Baghdad or stand aside, Bush tells UN
Denver: US President George W Bush called on the United Nations to act now to disarm Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and gave the world body a blunt, Texas-style warning, "confront Baghdad or stand aside".
Moscow hospital discharges 333 siege survivors
Moscow: A total of 333 survivors of the Moscow hostage drama were released from hospitals by October 29 morning, health officials said as quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency.
India slams Pak at UN for supporting terrorism
United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan's military regime for perpetuating and justifying cross-border terrorism, rejected its criticism of government's handling of communal violence in Gujarat, questioned the right of its rulers to vilify Democratic institutions and accused it of treating parts of Kashmir occupied by it as its virtual colony.
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