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India, Saudi to sign MoU to fight terrorism
Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia will shortly sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on combating terrorism and crime.
N Korea in breach of NPT obligations: IAEA
United Nations: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found North Korea in breach of its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and is reporting to it to the Security Council for further action.
'US plans for post-war Iraq, to occupy for 2 yrs'
Washington: On the premise that war against Iraq by the US and its "coalition of willing" is unavoidable, the Bush administration has conveyed its plans to the Congress for a two-year occupation of Iraq after the war.
US urges Blix to give 'grim' report on Iraq
Washington: US President George W Bush's National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice flew to New York for an unannounced meeting with UN chief inspector Hans Blix to "acknowledge in a Security Council briefing on February 14 that Iraq has failed to voluntarily scrap its prohibited chemical, biological and nuclear programmes.""
'JK major flashpoint in Asia Pacific region'
Sydney: Australia on February 12 described Kashmir as a "major flashpoint" in the Asia Pacific region, even as an official white paper says the international community has only limited influence over "intractable tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan".
'Saddam might resort to desperate measures'
Washington: Saddam Hussein may resort to "a host of desperate measures", including missile and terrorist attacks against Israel and US interests abroad and pre-emptive strikes at the Kurds in Northern Iraq, if faced with losing power as a result of a US invasion, a top Defence official said.
Iraq co-operated with UN inspectors: S Africa
Durban: Expressing optimism that a war in Iraq could be avoided, South Africa has said Baghdad "has done its best to co-operate fully" with United Nations weapons inspectors.
Al-Qaida still remains a potent threat: CIA, FBI
Washington: The al-Qaida terrorist network remains a "resourceful, merciless" foe, dedicated to committing more attacks against the US and its interests around the world, according to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director George Tenet and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Robert Mueller.
France for doubling the number of arms inspectors
United Nations: In an effort to counter possible US resolution finding Iraq in further material breach of UN Security Council decisions, France has proposed doubling or tripling the number of arms inspectors, strengthening aerial surveillance and creating a new intelligence unit to co-ordinate information on Baghdad.
'Iraq decision on spy planes carries tough terms'
United Nations: Iraq's decision to allow American U-2 spy planes to fly over its territory carries "unacceptable" conditions, US officials said.
Laden asks Iraqis to launch suicide attacks on US
Amman: A tape purported to carry the voice of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden urged Iraqis to carry out suicide attacks against Americans and defend themselves against a US attack.
'Iraq's biological weapons will be difficult to find'
Washington: The UN weapons inspectors may be in for a wild goose chase as Iraq's biological warfare programme has mobile research and production facilities that will be difficult, if not impossible, to find, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has said.
Bush to work 'long-term' to ease Indo-Pak tension
Washington: US President George W Bush is engaged in a "long-term project" of easing Indo-Pak tension and he is committed to work in this direction along with countries like Russia and Britain, a senior American official has said.
Musharraf playing a double game with US: Report
Washington: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is playing a double game with the US and Afghanistan by arresting only the foreign members of al-Qaida to placate the US, but allowing the Taleban to rearm and regroup for further forays into Afghanistan against the US, media reported on February 11.
Pak still backs militant groups against India: CIA
Washington: The US has said Islamabad was backing groups against India in Kashmir and expressed concern over al-Qaida finding refuge in the hinterlands of Pakistan.
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