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Iraq breaking rules on missiles serious: Blair
London: If reports that Iraq is breaking rules on its missiles' range are correct, it would be a "significant" breach of the UN's resolution, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on February 13.
Iraqis may suffer in event of war: Amnesty
New York: Iraqi civilians could face tremendous hardship if war disrupts their access to food and water or forces them to join hundreds of thousands of people already displaced from their homes, Human Rights Watch warned on February 13.
US alert in view of possible terror strikes
New York: As the US remained on heightened alert in view of possible terrorist attacks, businesses and public institutions, including hospitals prepared to deal with any eventuality.
India asks Saudi to persuade Pak to end terror
Dubai: India has asked Saudi Arabia to persuade Pakistan to shun the path of terrorism and pursue dialogue and moderation to settle its unresolved disputes with New Delhi.
Musharraf could face a coup: US Intelligence
Washington: With President Pervez Musharraf commanding little influence over Kashmiri militants and other religious extremists, his Islamist opponents could "instigate" a coup or assassination that could result in an "extremist Pakistan", a top ranking US intelligence official has warned.
Blix report on Iraq not a final verdict: Russia
Moscow: Close on the heels of Germany declaring that discovery of Iraqi Missiles did not mean that Iraq was in "material breach" of UN resolution, Russia on February 13 said the report of UN weapons inspectors to be presented at UN on February 14 need not be taken as final verdict.
UN agrees to NAM's demand for open meet on Iraq
United Nations: The UN Security Council has acceded to the demand made by the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) that it hold an open meeting on Iraq to enable all UN members to express their views on the issue at this critical juncture.
N Korean missiles can target America: US official
Washington: North Korea, with its long-range missiles, has the capability to target North America, a top US intelligence official has warned and said Pyongyang's "open" pursuit of nuclear weapons was one of the "most serious" challenges to Washington.
US Senator for exclusion of India from INS list
Washington: Asserting that Indians should not be included in the Immigration
Naturalisation Service (INS) list as the Indo-US relations continue their upward swing and are close allies in the war against terrorism, an influential American Congressman has said the registration programme was "unfair".
Iraq's missile exceeds allowed range: Experts
United Nations: In a finding that could bolster American case for a war on Iraq, an international team of experts summoned by United Nations weapons inspectors has concluded that Iraq's al-Samoud 2 missiles exceeded the range of 150 kms imposed by the world body.
US says its open to Saddam opting for asylum
Washington: The United States is open to Saddam Hussein and his cohorts opting for asylum in a third country in order to avoid a war in Iraq and bring a regime change in Baghdad, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on February 12.
'Pak infiltration increases risk of Indo-Pak war'
Washington: The continuing cross-border infiltration from Pakistan is increasing the potential for hostilities breaking out between India and Pakistan in the wake of a "triggering event", a top US official told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
US may launch attacks on new nuke powers: Report
Washington: The US plans to launch pre-emptive strikes even against atomic weapon powers and is concerned over the Pakistani support to North Korean nuclear programme, according to a leading American daily on February 12.
Russia wants arms inspection mission be extended
Moscow: With Moscow ready to use its veto in the UN Security Council to avert a US-led war against Iraq, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in a telephonic
conversation with his American counterpart Colin Powell on February 12 stressed the need for the extension of weapons inspector's mission to unearth Baghdad's possible weapons of mass destruction.
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