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Russia threatens to veto new resolution on Iraq
Moscow: Russia will veto the US-British resolution before the UN Security Council authorising the use of force against Iraq, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said in a statement on March 10.
Data suggests astronauts tried to control Columbia
Washington: Investigation of data received during the final moments of space shuttle Columbia reveal that astronauts may have tried to gain control of the spacecraft from the autopilot seconds before it disintegrated midair in February.
Pakistan to raise Kashmir issue at OIC meet
Dubai: Terming as "rubbish" India's assertions that cross-border infiltration
continued in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has said it would raise Kashmir issue at an Organisation of Islamic Conference ministerial-level meeting, though it was not part of official business.
Khalid's arrest blow to Qaida operations: Report
New York: Hopeful of gleaning vital intelligence from the captured al-Qaida
operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, American and Pakistani officials believe that his arrest has dealt a "severe blow" to operational capability of Osama bin Laden's terror network.
UK MP quits on Iraq, others threaten to follow
London: In the first fall out of differences in the Blair Ministry over the
impending US-led attack on Iraq, a close aide of Environment Minister resigned on March 9 and others have threatened to follow suit if the UK goes to war without UN backing.
Putin, Chirac reaffirm peaceful stance on Iraq
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac have reaffirmed their stand that the Iraq crisis should be solved peacefully on the basis of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1441.
Osama not in Pakistan: Information Minister
Dubai: Denying allegations that Pakistani intelligence agencies were aiding al-Qaida fugitives, Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said Osama bin Laden, the elusive chief of the terror network, might be alive, but is not in Pakistan.
Bush to meet obligation even without UN nod: Powell
Washington: Claiming that US was "not isolated" on the Iraq issue, American
Secretary of State Colin Powell on March 9 said President Bush will meet
his "obligation to Americans and the world" even if he does not get the UN Security Council authorisation for war to disarm Iraq, as he has the necessary authority in international Law and from Congress.
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