Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
International
News Update

News
Front Page
National
Regional:
• Southern States
• Other States
International
Opinion
Business
Sport
Entertainment
Miscellaneous
• Cartoons

Index

IN FOCUS

Events 2001

Features:
Life
Magazine
Literary Review
Metro Plus
Business
Open Page
Education
Book Review
SciTech
Entertainment
Young World
Quest
Folio

Stocks
Quotes
SE Diary

Advts
Classifieds
Employment
Obituary

Archives
Yesterday's Issue
Datewise



Group Sites
The Hindu
Business Line
The Sportstar
Frontline

Home

Iraq's strategic strongholds targeted
MANAMA (BAHRAIN), DEC. 16. In frequently targeting key locations in Southern Iraq, U.S. and British fighter jets maybe attempting to weaken Iraqi defences in an area, which is of vital strategic importance to both sides. Security analysts ...
Waiting for change in India's attitude: Pak.
ISLAMABAD, DEC. 16. Pakistan today maintained that dialogue was the only way to resolve differences with India and it was waiting for a `change' in the Indian attitude towards its repeated offer for resumption of the stalled talks. The Pakistan ...
Syria-U.K. meet: Iraq proves the sticking point
LONDON, DEC 16. The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, could not have asked for more Anglicised Arab guests than the U.K.-educated Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and his London-born wife, Asma Assad, but even while the red carpet was being ...
U.S. reaffirms desire for closer ties with Pak.
ISLAMABAD, DEC. 16. The visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Christina Rocca today talked about the U.S. desire to strengthen and expand relations with Pakistan in diverse fields, particularly in the economic and commercial ...
LTTE hardens stand on demands
COLOMBO. DEC. 16. After a relatively smooth run, the Sri Lanka peace talks are headed towards the more difficult phase with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) saying that it would stay away from future meetings to discuss de-escalation ...
Other Stories

  • Japanese destroyer only as 'technical back-up'
  • Musharraf's pat for armed forces
  • Pro-Musharraf parties' man elected Sindh CM

    Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review |

    Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com
    Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address

  • News: Front Page | National | Southern States | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Index | Features: Life | Magazine | Literary Review | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Entertainment | Young World | Quest | Folio |

    The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
    Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | Home |

    Copyright © 2002, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu