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London cleric fired for inflammatory remarks
London: Controversial Muslim cleric Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri was on February 4 fired from his post by the charity that runs London's Finsbury Park mosque where he used to preach, "for making highly political and inflammatory statements".
Musharraf arrives on three-day visit to Moscow
Moscow: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Moscow on February 4 on a three-day visit at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Indian envoys remain in Iraq as others leave
Dubai: Indian diplomats in Baghdad are staying put in the Iraqi capital amid reports that some other missions here are leaving the country as fear of US-led war on Iraq mounts.
Advani moots anti-terror treaty with Singapore
Singapore: India has proposed to Singapore an anti-terrorism treaty, similar to the agreements New Delhi has with Britain and the United States.
UK Army asked to prepare for 3-year Iraq stay
London: The British Army has been told to prepare for an occupation of Iraq lasting up to as many as three years in the event of war, according to Defence Ministry sources.
'Broken insulation could have caused break-up'
New York: A small piece of insulation that broke off an external fuel tanks while space shuttle Columbia was taking off and hit its thermal tiles is emerging as the most likely culprit in its disintegration on re-entry into Earth but experts are puzzled how it could have done so much damage.
Bush announces multi-billion Dollar BioShield
Washington: United States President George W Bush has announced a multi-billion-dollar 'BioShield' for America in order to make available safer and more effective vaccines against agents like smallpox, anthrax and plague to defend the nation from terrorists, who may use bio-weapons.
'Dialogue or court order can solve Ayodhya'
Singapore: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on February 4 said the Ayodhya issue has to be resolved either through a dialogue between parties or a court order.
Iraqi Ambassador to address UN Council meet
United Nation: As the United Nations Security Council holds a crucial meeting on February 5, which could make a difference between war and peace, Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Aldouri is expected to address the Council after US Secretary of State Colin Powell presents "new evidence" on Baghdad's weapons programmes.
I carry my Indianness wherever I go: Tharoor
Sydney: While reports of Shashi Tharoor as one of the future successors to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan were appearing in the Asia-Pacific media, the author-diplomat, who drew large crowds in Australia, said he carries his "Indianness" with him wherever he goes.
Reward: US allots funds for terror-fight allies
Washington: US President George W Bush on February 3 presented a $ 2,711 billion Budget for fiscal 2004 giving massive boost to military expenditure and with a record deficit of $ 304 billion for 2003 and $ 307 billion for 2004.
'NASA fired critics, swept concerns under feet'
New York: US space agency NASA removed five members of a nine-person panel and two of its consultants after they warned it last year that its shuttles faced safety troubles and urged an increase in the Budget to correct the problem.
Ostracise states that sponsor terror, says Advani
Singapore: Asserting that the recent Bali blast in Indonesia had brought home the reality of international terrorism and the urgency of fighting it, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on February 4 said India expected the global community to "ostracise" those nations which flouted UN resolutions on terrorism and not render any help to them.
US won't shrink from war against Iraq: Powell
Washington: United States' Secretary of State Colin Powell has made it clear that the US will not shrink from war if that is the only way to rid Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Sibal, US officials discuss Indo-Pak, Iraq
Washington: Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal, who is visiting the US, had wide-ranging discussions, including on India-Pakistan situation and Iraq, with top officials of US State Department.
End cross-border terrorism, Moscow tells Islamabad
Moscow: Ahead of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's visit to Russia, Moscow has echoed New Delhi's stand on Kashmir issue that Islamabad must end exporting terrorists into India before any meaningful dialogue between the two neighbours could begin.
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