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Iraqi TV shows Saddam meeting with top aides
Baghdad: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on March 27 chaired a meeting of top military aides and government ministers, state television reported.
India blasts Amnesty for its stand on JK massacre
London: India on March 27 slammed the global Human Rights watch body Amnesty International for its failure to condemn terrorism in the case of the Nadimarg massacre in Jammu and Kashmir in which 24 Kashmiri Pandits were killed.
Bush, Blair vow to remove Saddam from power
Thurmont (Maryland): President George W Bush, meeting with top war ally British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said on March 27 that coalition forces were "advancing day by day" through Iraq. He and Blair demanded that the United Nations' "oil-for-food" programme be immediately restored.
US steel tariffs violate int'l trade rules: WTO
Washington: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that steel tariffs imposed by US President George W Bush last year to protect the American industry from a surge of imported steel violated international trade rules.
Cluster bombs used against civilians: Iraq
Dubai: With the US-led war to oust Saddam Hussein entering the second week on March 27, the coalition forces opened a new front in the Kurdish-controlled area in Northern Iraq and were engaged in fierce battle with Iraqi forces while making a push towards Baghdad.
Ex-UN chief arms inspector flays war on Iraq
Hong Kong: Lashing out at the US for launching military action against Iraq, former chief UN weapons inspector Richard Butler said that it was "deeply serious" that the world's leading Democracy has invaded another country against the UN will.
Russia fires ICBM; tests it’s battle readiness
Moscow: In the backdrop of US-led Iraq war, Russia on March 27 fired its
deadly "Topol" RS-12M Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) to test the battle readiness of its strategic nuclear missile forces.
UN concerned over Iraq's humanitarian situation
United Nations: Concerned over reports of an air strike on a Baghdad market that resulted in heavy casualties and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Iraq, the United Nations has said attacks on civilian installations are a "serious breach" of international humanitarian laws.
WHO links China's pneumonia spate to mystery disease
Beijing: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, for the first time, linked a deadly pneumonia outbreak in South China to the flu-like contagious disease that has caused the death of at least 31 people in China and 18 others in Canada, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.
UNSC members question legality of Iraq war
United Nations: The US-led military action against Iraq came in for severe criticism at the UN Security Council, with several members questioning its legality and Baghdad calling it a "barbaric aggression", leading to thousands of casualties.
America terms India as a rising global power
Washington: Hailing India as a "rising global power", the US has said it is expanding security co-operation with New Delhi through military exchanges and helping to upgrade Indian export-control system to meet international non-proliferation standards.
Frank Pallone condemns massacre of JK Pandits
Washington: US Congressman Frank Pallone, co-founder of the India Caucus, has condemned the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pandits at Pulwama and urged President George W Bush to put more pressure on Pakistan to end its support to militants responsible for such acts.
'Pulwama-like killings may provoke another crisis'
Washington: After last year's India-Pakistan stand-off that pushed the two countries to the brink of war, another storm could be brewing in the sub-continent as indicated by the massacre of 24 people in Pulwama, Christina Rocca, the US Assistant Secretary of State, has warned.
India asks UN to ensure stable future for Iraqis
United Nations: Strongly urging UN Security Council to unite to ensure a stable future for Iraqi people, India has termed the US-led military action against the Saddam Hussein regime as "unjustified" and called for all possible efforts to bring "hostilities" to an early end.
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