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Pollution fears as the Elbe surges on
BRUSSELS, AUG. 20.The worst floods in over 100 years have wreaked havoc across central Europe, leaving several dead, thousands homeless and causing substantial damage to property. More than 42-lakh people have been affected by the floods in ...
SAARC to draft additional protocol on terrorism
KATHMANDU, AUG. 20. The Foreign Secretaries of the seven SAARC nations have agreed to update the 1987 SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism by drafting an additional protocol to the 15-year-old agreement. Talking to The ...
Armitage urged to raise Gujarat issue
WASHINGTON, AUG 20. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has specifically asked the Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, to raise the ''sectarian violence'' in Gujarat when he visits India later this week. Mr.Armitage ...
Attack can't be delayed: Israel
MANAMA (BAHRAIN), AUG. 20.As the U.S. debates ways to unseat the Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, its key ally, Israel, is urging it not to delay military action against Baghdad. The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, has reportedly sent ...
Chandrika assures Parliament against dissolution
COLOMBO, AUG. 20. The Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, has assured Parliament that she will not dismissal it in an arbitrary manner. In a two-page message today to the Speaker, J.M.Perera, she said she will not dissolve Parliament ...
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  • Pak. reiterates stand on J&K polls
  • Three Pak. Ministers quit
  • 'No bar on Shahbaz's return'
  • Defections of N.Koreans may not mar ties
  • Brundtland initiative for children

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