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Laden flays US for plot against Muslim nations
London: A new audio tape, said to be from the fugitive al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, has accused the United States of plotting to carve up Muslim countries in the Middle East to benefit Israel and create a "greater Israel".
WTO meet ends without accord on market access
Tokyo: The three-day mini-ministerial meeting of World Trade Organisation (WTO) ended on February 16 without consensus on agriculture exporting giants' demand for increased access to markets with India backing Japan and European Union (EU) against such a move.
'Millions in Ganges basin under threat by arsenic'
New York: New cases of arsenic poisoning in the River Ganges' basin suggest that the region's 449 million residents could be exposed to dangerous levels of the element in their drinking water.
Massive rallies ask Bush to restrain on Iraq
New York: As United States calls for a strike against Iraq grew shrill, cries against war grew shriller across the globe as more than six million people took to streets in 600 towns and cities on February 16 calling for restraint on the part of US.
India calls for flexibility in agricultural tariffs
Tokyo: India on February 16 demanded greater flexibility in agricultural tariffs in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations on agriculture to protect the interests of Indian farmers.
India takes exception to US remarks on patent Law
Tokyo: Taking umbrage at repeated US reference to poor patent protection Laws of certain developing countries, India on February 16 made it clear that it has one of the world's best compatible patent Law regimes in place.
Bush ignores protests, to go ahead with war plans
Washington: Ignoring the mounting protests at home and abroad and the opinion of the UN Security Council against any US-led campaign on Iraq, President George W Bush is reportedly going ahead with his plans to topple the Saddam Hussein regime if he refuses to go voluntarily.
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