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Blair sure of UN approval for 2nd Iraq resolution
London: British Premier Tony Blair on March 5 said a war on Iraq could be avoided if Saddam Hussein complied with United Nations or went into exile, while expressing confidence that a second resolution on Baghdad will by passed by the UN Security Council.
12 killed in suicide bomber attack in Israel
Jerusalem: At least 12 people were killed and around 30 others injured, some of them critically, when a suicide bomber on March 5 ripped apart a bus, carrying mostly students, in the Israeli coastal city of Haifa.
FBI assures Sikh, Muslim leaders on hate crimes
Washington: In view of rising racial tensions in United States in the aftermath of September 11 terrorist attacks, American probe agency the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has assured Sikh and Muslim leaders that it was ready to take "strong and immediate action against hate crimes".
'Saddam is terrorist, US will surely go after him'
Washington: Taking anti-Saddam Hussein rhetoric to new heights, US has called the Iraq President a "terrorist" and said America will "go after him" in the event of a war.
UN won't disintegrate on Iraq crisis, claims Annan
United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has expressed confidence that the United Nations would not go the League of Nations' way despite strong differences among major powers on Iraq which threaten to derail its unity.
China to focus on forging friendly ties: Premier
Beijing: China on March 5 said it would pursue an "independent foreign policy of peace", resist hegemonism, forge good-neighbourly relations with its neighbours and play a constructive role in the fight against terrorism.
Annan appeals to UNSC to find consensus on Iraq
United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has appealed to the sharply divided Security Council to find a consensus over Iraq as the US indicated it might not seek a vote on the second resolution and diplomats expressed anxiety over the effect of such an action on the working of the world body.
Yemen cleric claims he delivered $ 20 mn to Laden
Washington: A Yemeni cleric, who claimed to be Osama bin Laden's spiritual adviser, has said he personally delivered $ 20 million to the al-Qaida leader in the years before the September 11 terrorist attacks, including some donations raised at the al Farouq mosque in New York, a media report said on March 5.
'Bush, PM talk a routine dialogue among allies'
Washington: The White House has described the February 4 telephonic conversation between Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and US President George W Bush as one between "allies".
Russia may use veto power to stall war against Iraq
London: Despite pressures from the UK and the US, Russia may use its power of veto in the UN Security Council to prevent a war in Iraq, Igor Ivanov, the Russian Foreign Minister, indicated.
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