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Civilian deaths embarrass Musharraf Government
ISLAMABAD, FEB. 29. Embarrassed over the death of 11 persons in the tribal area bordering Afghanistan, the Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, has ordered a high level inquiry into it. Six persons were also wounded on Saturday morning when ...

Russia arrests two Qatar nationals `in retaliation'
MOSCOW, FEB. 29.Two nationals of Qatar were held in Moscow in an apparent quid pro quo for the detention of two Russian spies in Doha. The embassy of Qatar in Russia today confirmed reports that two Qatar sportsmen had been detained at ...

Joint census of tigers by India, Bangladesh begins in Sundarbans
DHAKA, FEB. 29. India and Bangladesh wildlife experts have jointly embarked on a first-ever comprehensive tiger census under the United Nations Development Programme at Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The census was ...

Khaleda throws a challenge to Opposition
DHAKA, FEB. 29.The Bangladesh Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, has said that her Government will not resign even single day ahead of its tenure, despite the main Opposition Awami League's intensified street agitation to force the Government to ...

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IAF pilots steal the show, HAL bags a contract
SINGAPORE, FEB. 29.The Indian Air Force's `Suryakiran' and `Sarang' teams of fighter pilots today signed off their "flying display" at `Asian Aerospace 2004' on a high note here, even as the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited won a $5-million contract ...

Girl of Indian origin murdered in South Africa
DURBAN, FEB. 29. A girl of Indian origin has been raped and murdered in the South African coastal city of Port Elizabeth, police said. Samantha Singh, 22, and her boyfriend were abducted by two men near the suburb of Cleary Park. When their ...