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Berlin, Moscow want rebuilding of Iraq under UN
Saint Petersburg: Berlin and Moscow want the reconstruction of post-war Iraq to be under UN auspices, Russian President Vladimir Putin said o April 11, during talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
India continues efforts to dominate on nukes: CIA
Washington: Describing the Pokhran nuclear test as a "significant milestone" in
India's nuclear weapons development programme, the CIA has said the 1998 test has led New Delhi to continue its efforts to develop "more sophisticated weapons".
Pak continues to acquire nuclear equipment: CIA
Washington: Pakistan continued to acquire nuclear-related equipment and material from various sources, principally Western Europe, and its ballistic missile programme was helped by Chinese entities, the American Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) has said.
Saddam Hussein's regime is gone: White House
Washington: The White House said on April 11 that Saddam Hussein's regime is "gone" in that it has lost centralised control of Iraq, but warned that US-led forces still face stubborn pockets of armed resistance.
Australia bans JeM, LeJ, Qaida terror outfits
Sydney: Australia, on April 11 banned Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e- Jhangvi and four other terror outfits, all linked to al-Qaida network, making it possible to prosecute under tough anti-terrorism laws anyone who cooperates with them.
'Bid on Saddam's life after monitoring phone call'
Washington: The raid carried out on April 7 on a restaurant at al-Mansour quarters in Baghdad with the aim of assassinating the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, came from precise information by a listening operation to a telephone network, via satellites and the collaboration of intelligent hirelings in the field.
Saddam Hussein either dead or 'running': Gen
Bagram (Afghanistan): Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his sons—Uday and Qusay—must be either dead or they are on their run, said Gen Tommy Franks who is on a flying visit to US forces in Afghanistan.
Iraqi forces have abandoned Mosul, say witnesses
Mosul: Iraqi forces have abandoned the Northern city of Mosul, witnesses said. Looting broke out as Kurdish forces reached the outskirts of the country's third largest city and one of the last strongholds of the Iraqi troops.
US seeks willing nations' help to rebuild Iraq
Washington: Facing criticism for wanting to run the affairs of post-Saddam Iraq by itself, the US has sought the support of all willing nations in rebuilding the war-torn country, but said the UN cannot play a major role in the process.
Al-Douri meets Kofi Annan, asks for no asylum
United Nations: Iraq's United Nations Ambassador Mohammad Al-Douri, who has defended his country and asserted that Baghdad did not possess weapons of mass destruction, has met Secretary General Kofi Annan, but did not ask for either asylum or protection.
India rejects New York's suit on property tax
New York: India has rejected New York city's contention that it is using the 26-storey building owned by it near the United Nations in Manhattan for commercial purposes.
Powell asks Castro to release arrested dissidents
Washington: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has condemned "despicable repression" of political opponents in Cuba and asked President Fidel Castro to immediately release the nearly 80 dissidents who were arrested and sentenced to lengthy prison terms recently.
'US to continue helping in India, Pak relations'
Washington: Terming the Indo-Pak stand off as "a very difficult and dangerous situation", US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said the United States wants to remain engaged in helping the two sub continental rivals resolve their disputes in a peaceful way.
Bush, Blair launch new Iraqi TV 'Towards freedom'
London: In a bid to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people, US President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on April 10 night launched a new airborne television station, with a firm assurance that Iraq will not be run by the US and Britain or by the UN, but by the people of Iraq and the coalition forces will not stay a day longer than is necessary.
Torture victims of Saddam tell harrowing tales
London: Several victims of the Saddam Hussein regime, currently on asylum in the UK, have shed tears of joy as the dictator's larger-than-life-size statues were pulled down in several places in Iraq, symbolising the end of his rule.
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