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Indian IT professionals prepare to leave Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: As 32 Indian IT professionals prepared to leave Malaysia on March 14 after a humiliating week-end police detention, New Delhi was considering issuing a travel advisory to its citizens planning to visit the country.
War against Iraq is near, say US officials
Washington: Even as Britain virtually gave up on the second UN Security Council resolution against Iraq in the face of stiff resistance from France, White House officials in US said they were making preparations for a Presidential address that would include a date for military action on Iraq.
Malaysia orders probe into abuse of Indians
Kuala Lumpur: With India taking up strongly the detention and ill-treatment of about 270 of its nationals, mostly Information Technology (IT) professionals by Malaysian police on suspicion of being illegal immigrants, Malaysia on March 13 ordered a probe into the incident.
China firmly opposes second resolution on Iraq
Beijing: China on March 13 stuck to its stand that a second resolution on Iraq
is "unnecessary" and that weapons inspections must continue under the first
resolution 1441, so as to find a political solution to the vexed issue of disarming Baghdad.
Rongji's wish to host Vajpayee fails to occur
Beijing: Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who is credited with pushing Sino-India ties to a new high during his five-year tenure, will relinquish power this week with an unfulfilled wish – to host his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee in Beijing.
'US seeks to resolve N Korean crisis peacefully'
Washington: Demanding that Pyongyang "verifiably eliminate" its illegal weapons of mass destruction, the US has said while it seeks a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis, the military option remains.
Bush seeks Musharraf's support on Iraq issue
Washington: As part of his telephone diplomacy to seek support of nations ahead of a possible United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote on Iraq, US President George W Bush spoke to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and discussed the issue.
'China supplying Israeli designed UAVs to Pak'
Moscow: China is supplying Israeli designed unmanned ariel vehicles (UAV) to
Pakistan, a top Israeli defence expert has said.
Putin, Bush stress need to continue political talks
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart George W Bush on March 12 agreed to disagree on the use of military force against Iraq, but
underscored the need to continue the political dialogue between their countries.
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