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Isreali troops back out of Bethlehem for Christmas
Jerusalem: Israeli forces have pulled back to the outskirts of Bethlehem, the
traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, to allow Christmas celebrations in the West Bank town administered by Palestinian Authority.
'Qaida leader held in UAE, handed to US in Oct'
Dubai: In an information kept under wraps for over two months, it was disclosed here on December 24 that al-Qaida's operations chief in the Gulf, Abdel Raheem al Nashiri, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following which he was handed over to United States in October.
UN prepares humanitarian aid plan for Iraq war
United Nations: The United Nations has started contingency planning to meet the
needs of millions of Iraqi people, who might get displaced, in case the US starts military action to disarm and oust Saddam Hussein, with the world body appealing for $ 37.4 million in aid for humanitarian supplies.
Al-Qaida still threat to US, partners: CIA chief
Washington: The Central Intelligence Agency CIA has warned that al-Qaida
still poses a threat to the US and its partners in the war against terrorism, though more than one third of its top leadership have been killed or captured and 3,000 activists detained.
Britain condemns 'horrific' J&K assassinations
London: Britain on December 23 condemned the assassination of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Abdul Aziz Mir as also the "horrific" killing of civilians including women and children by militants in the state.
Shifting call centres: NJ Senate passes Bill on ban
New York: In an attempt to create jobs for Americans by preventing foreigners,
including Indians, from working as customer care executives, the New Jersey Senate in US has approved a Bill to ban companies, which take government contracts, to move their call centres abroad for cheap labour.
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