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India, Iran, Afghan to develop new 'Silk Route'
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan): India, Iran and Afghanistan have agreed to develop a new 'Silk Route' to enhance trade with Central Asian countries, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said on January 31.
India, Thailand to conclude extradition treaty
Bangkok: India on January 31 received full backing from Thailand in countering terrorism with the two countries deciding to conclude an extradition treaty and to share information about terrorists through an institutional mechanism.
Al-Qaida has radiological 'dirty bomb': BBC
London: Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network has developed a crude radioactive device known as "dirty bomb" in a nuclear laboratory in the Afghan city of Herat, BBC in a report said on January 31.
Bush holds informal talks with Pak FM Kasuri
Washington: US President George W Bush held informal talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri during which he "acknowledged" Islamabad's support in the fight against international terrorism.
'Blix report mirepresents compliance, co-operation'
United Nations: Iraq has responded angrily to United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix's tough assessment of its disarmament, saying it was short in its description of Iraqi co-operation and long in misrepresentations of Baghdad's record of compliance, even as it vowed to continue co-operation with inspectors of the world body.
US names Lashkar-i-Jhangvi as terrorist outfit
Washington: Pakistan-based Lashkar-i-Jhangvi has been designated a foreign terrorist organisation by the United States.
Expand nuke club to include India, Pak: Kasuri
Washington: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Muhammad Kasuri has suggested
expansion of the nuclear club of five members – US, Russia, China, Britain and
France – to eight by including India, Pakistan and Israel to implement the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Kasuri meets Cheney, discusses bilateral issues
Washington: Bilateral and regional issues, including Indo-Pak relations, figured in talks Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Muhammad Kasuri held with US Vice-
President Dick Cheney.
Advani, Thai premier discuss terrorism, security
Bangkok: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on January 31 held wide ranging
discussions with Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on various issues, including global scourge of terrorism and security issues.
Iraq decision in a matter of weeks, not months: Bush
Washington: United States President George W Bush has warned that he would give Iraq only "weeks, not months" to disarm peacefully, even as he said Washington
would "welcome" Saddam Hussein going into exile.
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