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More suicide attacks in store for US troops: Iraq
Baghdad: The Iraqi Army on March 30 vowed that more suicide attacks will be carried out against US and British forces, both by Iraqis and Arab volunteers.
Bush backs battle plan to push towards Baghdad
Washington: US President George W Bush has backed plans to push towards Baghdad as fast as possible even if it means not fully securing the rear that has been plagued by unexpected resistance by guerrillas against the US-led coalition's ongoing war on Iraq.
Coalition plane, copter shot down: Iraq
Baghdad: Iraqi forces shot down a Harrier fighter and an Apache attack helicopter in Central and Southern Iraq respectively, Information Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf said on March 30.
20 injured in suicide bombing in Israeli town
Jerusalem: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded pedestrian mall in the
Israeli coastal town of Netanya on March 30 killing himself and wounding at least 20 bystanders, police and paramedics said.
Hong Kong withdraws visa-free status to Pak
Beijing: In a diplomatic set back to Pakistan, Hong Kong has withdrawn the two-week visa-free status enjoyed by the Pakistani visitors to the Chinese territory from March 30.
UK troops must return before more are killed: Cook
London: Stating that the US-led war against Iraq was turning out to be "badly planned", former British Foreign secretary Robin Cook, who resigned from the government in protest against the war, said he wanted the British troops to return home before more of them are killed.
Iraq war: Racist attacks against Muslims in UK
London: Britain's Muslims have been hit by stray racist attacks, with firebombs being thrown at a mosque and an Iraqi-owned restaurant in Northern England since the beginning of the US-led war against Iraq.
UK gears up to face Iraqi suicide bomb threats
London: Fearing an apparent backlash to UK's support for the US-led war on Iraq, Britain on March 30 geared to face threats of suicide bomb attacks to its cities as 'routine military policy'.
Nurseries of terror surge in Pakistan: Report
London: Recruitment to terrorists' training camps in Muridke in Pakistan has apparently risen to record levels in recent days, with a primary aim to fight the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, a media report said on March 30.
'Pak against pre-emptive strikes, war on Iraq'
Beijing: Calling for a quick end to the US-led war on Iraq, Pakistan on March 30 said it was against the doctrine of pre-emptive strike against other nations.
US cruise missiles stray into Turkey, Saudi
Washington: Five US sea-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles have strayed into Saudi Arabia, and a couple more into Turkey, since the Iraq invasion began, prompting a suspension of missile launches along most lanes through their airspace, a US defense official said on March 29.
Pakistan victim of terror, never favoured it: Jamali
Beijing: Asserting that Pakistan never "favoured" terrorism anywhere in the world as it is a "victim of terrorism" itself, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on March 30 said Islamabad will continue to support the global war on terror network.
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