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Straw accepts Sinha's invitation to visit India
London: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will visit India early next year, accepting an invitation from External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on December 11 as the two leaders met and discussed Indo-Pak relations and a range of other regional and international issues.
President Kalam accepts invitation to visit UAE
Dubai: President A P J Abdul Kalam will undertake an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early in 2003.
US tipped off Japan about NKorean missiles ship
Tokyo: The United States (US) tipped off Japan that a freighter, carrying suspected North Korean missiles, was being tracked before it was seized in the Arabian Sea, according to news agency reports.
'UN not US' puppet, Iraq report issue unfortunate'
United Nations: UN general secretary Kofi Annan has termed the handing over of the first unedited copy of Iraqi declaration to United States as an "unfortunate development never to be repeated again" even as he rejected criticism that the world body had become a puppet of America.
Malaysian HC judgement on Quattrocchi on Dec 12
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian High Court will announce its judgement on December 12 on the extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi to India to stand trial in the Bofors gun deal case.
North Korean ship with Scud missiles intercepted
Washington: In the first serious attempt to curb North Korean missile proliferation, a North Korean ship carrying 12 disassembled scud missiles bound for Yemen was boarded and seized by Spanish and United States military forces in the Arabian Sea, Pentagon and US Administration officials said.
US to make use of nuke arms against Iraq on WMDs
Washington: Warning Iraq and other countries that it may retaliate
with "overwhelming force", the United States said it was ready to use nuclear
weapons in response to an attack from weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Blix to assess Iraq Declaration at UNSC on Dec 19
United Nations: United Nations chief weapons Inspector Hans Blix will give a
preliminary assessment of Iraq's declaration on the status of its weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on December 19.
Putin ratifies Indo-Russian treaty on legal aid
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the instrument of ratification of the Indo-Russian treaty on legal assistance in civil and commercial matters for its entry into force.
'Anees will be first tried in Dubai for murder'
Dubai: In a set back to India's efforts to bring underworld don Anees Ibrahim back to India, the Dubai police has said he would not be handed over to any other country until his trial In Dubai is over for a murder he has been charged with.
'US has failed to persuade Pak to end infiltration'
Washington: India has said it has no complaints with regard to US efforts to
persuade Pakistan to stop cross-border terrorism but made it clear that asking it to resume Indo-Pak dialogue despite continuing infiltration would amount to "double standards" on terrorism.
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