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Al-Qaida attacking Britain is inevitable: Blair
London: Asserting that intelligence has established links between individuals in
Iraq and Osama bin Laden's terror network, British Prime Minister Tony Blair on
January 21 warned it was "inevitable" that al-Qaida terrorists would try to attack the UK.
'Russia aided CIA watch N Korean nuke activities'
New York: Russian Intelligence officials secretly helped the American Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) to monitor North Korean nuclear activities in 1990s, according to a media report, which Moscow rejected as "fabricated".
Support for war against Iraq at new low in UK
London: A day after Britain announced deployment of 30,000 troops to the Gulf for a possible war on Iraq, an opinion poll on January 21 showed that a majority of British people are against the military action.
3 Indians among world's respected business leaders
London: Three Indian Chief Executive Officers - Mukesh Ambani of Reliance, Nandan Mohan Nilekani of Infosys and Ratan Tata of Tatas - have figured in this year's list of World's 50 most respected business leaders.
Advani receives red carpet welcome in Qatar
Umm Said (Qatar): With an eye on future business with India, Qatar on January 21 rolled out the red carpet for visiting Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani when its ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani made him the guest of honour at the inauguration of the country's ambitious chemical manufacturing facility.
'Supersonic missile BRAHMOS under flight trial'
Kolkata: India has begun flight trials for its supersonic missile system BrahMos, President and pioneer of India's missile programme Dr A P J Abdul Kalam said in Kolkata on January 21.
Don't jump into conclusions on Iraq, warns China
Beijing: Amid hectic preparations by US and Britain for a possible war against Iraq, China on January 21 urged fellow United Nations Security Council members not to jump to conclusions before UN arms inspectors submit their much-awaited report to the world body on January 27.
Laden's simple trick that deceived US intelligence
Washington: Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden employed a simple deceptive method to outwit the US spy network during the Tora Bora battle in 2001 and vanished into the mountains leading to Pakistan.
China urges US-North Korea talks on nuke issue
Beijing: China on January 21 called for an "early and direct" dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
UK deploys 30,000 ground troops for Iraq war
London: In a clear indication of a possible attack on Iraq, the United Kingdom on January 20 announced deployment of up to 30,000 ground troops to the Gulf.
'Impatient' US wants UN to take action on Iraq
United Nations: Brushing aside near unanimous opposition to a military action to disarm Iraq, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has warned the United Nations Security Council against shirking from its duties and failing to take action against Saddam Hussein.
Powell rules out immigration exemption for Pak
United Nations: US Secretary of State Collin Powell has rejected a suggestion that the United States exempt people from Pakistan from registering with immigration authorities as Islamabad has been co-operating with Washington in the war against terrorism.
Pak must stop J&K infiltration, says UK group
London: Pressure has to be brought on Pakistan to stop infiltration of militants into Jammu and Kashmir where a "proxy war" is being waged by mercenaries from abroad, a high-level delegation of Labour Friends of India said on January 20.
India to convince Qatar on extradition treaty
Doha: India will seek to convince this influential Gulf nation the need to sign an extradition treaty on terrorism and broadbase bilateral, political and economic ties as Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani began a two-day visit to Qatar on January 21.
'Pak raising Kashmir issue to sidetrack terrorism'
New York: India on January 20 reacted sharply to Pakistan's raising the "extraneous" Kashmir issue at a UN Security Council meeting on terrorism and asserted that Islamabad was seeking to sidetrack the problem of terrorism.
British police arrests 7, seizes arms from mosque raid
London: A stun gun, blank-firing replica firearm and gas canister were among the items seized in a raid on a London mosque, police said on January 21.
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