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Pak promises to severely punish abductors
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: By our Correspondent
Pakistan has promised to arrest the leader of a kidnap group in South Waziristan after one of two Chinese hostages died in a rescue attempt.
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Hamid Karzai expected to emerge victorious
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: By our Correspondent
The final vote tally in Afghanistan's landmark election is widely expected to go in favour of US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai. This will make him the first president to be popularly elected in the war-ravaged country.
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Talks between Naxals & AP Govt initiated
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: By our Correspondent
The first-ever direct talks between Naxalites and Andhra Pradesh Government started on Friday.
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Musharraf to hold on his Army Office
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
Amid opposition parties' strong protest and pledge to launch a nationwide campaign to oust Musharraf, Pakistan's National Assembly passed a bill that will allow President General Pervez Musharraf to hold two posts as usual of the president as well the Army Chief.
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India hails elections in Afghanistan
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
India hailed elections in Afghanistan as a "historic milestone" in its journey towards peace, stability and prosperity and said New Delhi was looking forward to strengthening traditional ties with it, which shall be stronger after the elections.
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India-Pak sign agreement to stop border crimes
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
Chandigarh: At the conclusion of four day talks, India and Pakistan signed nine point agreement on border surveillance but India declined Pakistan’s demand to stop border fencing and constructions near the border.
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Pakistan favours bus service between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
Pakistan said on Friday that it was not against to commence a bus service between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar.
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Green zone rocked, 3 Americans among dozen killed
MIL Oct 15, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
Two suicide bombers carried hand explosives that killed 10 people including three US nationals, in Baghdad’s highly protected Green Zone. At least 20 people were injured in the explosions that scattered debris, blood and flesh and sent a thick plume of black smoke over the zone's palms and buildings.
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Cambodia’s new monarch to be elected today
MIL Oct 14, 2004 Author: By Our Reporter
Cambodia's Throne Council is supposed to meet today to elect a new monarch, with former dancer Norodom Sihamoni (51), being the front runner for the aforesaid post.
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Aircraft diverted to Stansted after a security alert
MIL Oct 14, 2004 Author: By our Correspondent
A passenger aircraft from Hong Kong to London's Heathrow airport has been diverted to Stansted due to a security alert.
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Big B a liar, says Rahul
MIL Oct 14, 2004 Author: By Our Reporter
The tiff between two of India's most famous families — the Gandhi’s and the Bachchan’s — once the best of friends, has worsened with Rahul Gandhi, who is touring Amethi, calling Amitabh Bachchan a liar.
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Surrender the militant or face consequences
MIL Oct 14, 2004 Author: By Our News Bureau
Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi warned the Sunni citizen of rebel-held city Fallujah to either hand over the most notorious terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, or face its wrath.
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Putin arrives in China
MIL Oct 14, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
Beijing: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a three-day state visit on Thursday. He is due to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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Two Alleged Iraqi spies beheaded
MIL Oct 14, 2004 Author: Special Correspondent
An Iraqi group led by suspected Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has beheaded two Iraqi intelligence officers and posted a video of the same on an Islamic website on Wednesday.
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Straw backs Iraq invasion
MIL Oct 13, 2004 Author: Special Reporter
UK foreign secretary, Jack Straw said to MPs, “despite some of the reports, based on which UK decided to invade attack, being wrong, it (decision) wasn’t a bad one.”
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Mosques in Ramadi raided, they were being misused
MIL Oct 13, 2004 Author: Special Reporter
Iraqi security forces, aided by U.S. Marines and troops, raided on October seven mosques in the central city of Ramadi, the U.S. military said.
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Pakistan tests another nuclear missile, says India not in the mind
MIL Oct 13, 2004 Author: Special Reporter
Pakistan test fired another internmediate range ballistic missile, Ghauri Hatf V on Tuesday morning. But maintains India is not on its mind. A senior defence official said Pakistan was not sending “any wrong signal to India” by test-firing the missile at a time when the two nations are pursuing peace talks.
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Iraqi missing nukes worry UN, US fear of being sold to Al Qaeda
MIL Oct 13, 2004 Author: Special Reporter
United Nations: The UN nuclear watchdog has expressed its concern over the disappearence of high precision equipment from Iraq’s nuclear sites, that could be smuggled to nuclear black market.
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Where are the Al Qaeda suspects ?
MIL Oct 12, 2004 Author: Our Reporter
At least 11 Al Qaeda suspects have vanished from U.S. custody, and some may have been subject to torture, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued October 11.
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Equipment, materials for making Nuclear arms disappearing
MIL Oct 12, 2004 Author: Our Correspondent
Equipment and materials that could be used to make nuclear arms have been disappearing in Iraq since the invasion, the United Nations warned.
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