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'Cross-border infiltration from Pak has risen'
Washington: Cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has risen "sharply" in March, a trend expected to continue with increasing infiltration from Pakistan, the US Congressional Research Service (CRS) has said, stressing that new terrorist crimes have rekindled fears of an India-Pakistan conflict.
Marines hand over control of Iraq to US Army
Baghdad: The US Army took over the post-war civil arrangement of Iraq from the Marines on April 19, inheriting a daunting task plagued by confusion and public animosity towards the US occupation.
12 more SARS deaths reported in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Twelve more SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) patients died in Hong Kong, pushing its toll to 81, officials said on April 19, even as a largely symbolic clean-up was organised by government leaders struggling to restore the territory's badly tarnished image.
Police captures Iraqi FM, turns him over to US
As-Saliyah (Qatar): Iraqi police captured former Finance Minister Hikmat al-Azzawi and handed him over to coalition forces, the US Central Command said on April 19 at its war headquarters.
N Korea proposes Cabinet-level talks with S Korea
Seoul: North Korea on April 19 proposed holding Cabinet-level talks with South Korea on April 27-29 in Pyongyang, officials said.
Arab nations ask coalition forces to leave Iraq
Riyadh: US and British "occupation forces'' should leave Iraq as soon as possible and the United Nations should play a "central role'' in rebuilding the country, regional Foreign Ministers said on April 19.
Interim govt in Iraq expected in weeks: Chalabi
Baghdad: Iraqi Opposition leader Ahmad Chalabi, in his first public appearance in Baghdad, on April 18 said that he expects an Iraqi interim authority to take over most government functions from the US military in "a matter of weeks rather than months".
US body blames Indian govt for Punjab, JK crises
Washington: Accusing Indian government of being "inaccessible" and "unresponsive" to local needs, a study by the has blamed New Delhi for the previous conflict in Punjab and the current tension in Jammu and Kashmir.
Baghdad residents protest US occupation of Iraq
Baghdad: Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated against the US occupation of Iraq on Friday, the second Muslim day of prayer since the regime's collapse.
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