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BREAKING NEWS
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Home-made jet trainers soon, declares George *
(ANI) |
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"India is ready to launch indigenously
built jet trainers, according to George Fernandes,
Defence Minister. Speaking to reporters here on Friday,
Fernandes said in reply to a question that the
state-owned Hindustal Aeronautics Limited was "very much
ready with the indegenously built jet trainers. Yes, it
is very much ready"..... According to negotiations with
BAE Systems, 22 completely built units will be delivered
to Indian Air Force and the remaining 44 manufactured
under the HAL. ndia's air force, the world's fourth
largest, needs the planes to train pilots to help end a
string of aircraft losses in the past decade. The United
States and Britain are in the thick of the battle for
this much-prized deal. While Russians too joined the
fray, as for the fireworks, it may be a straight fight
between the British Aerospace Enterprise Systems Hawk ZJ
100 and L-159, a US-Czech joint venture in which the
former has the major stake." |
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http://in.news.yahoo.com/030314/139/226zp.html | | |
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In Mumbai, the commercial
capital of India, a bomb blast kills10 and injures at least 70. In
Pakistan, a mid-day blaze engulfs a mosque resulting in a stampede
killing 7 people and injuring 20. Four Indian soldiers are killed as
a result of heavy shelling along the Indo-Pak border. In Nepal, the
government and rebels agree on the release of the POWs and announce
guidelines for peace talks. In business stories, EU's top trade
negotiator discusses trade ties and WTO issues with
India. |
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Jersey first to use new citizenship test (NJ
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Nepal government, rebels agree to release POWs (New
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Globe) (Washington Post) (Wall Street Journal - Subscription required)
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(Anchorage Daily News) (News Day) (News Observer) (Press Enterprise) (San
Francisco Chronicle) (Sacramento Bee) (Star Tribune) |
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India, Pakistan exchange heavy shelling (New York
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Day) (News Observer) (Wall Street Journal - Subscription required)
(Anchorage Daily News) (Press Enterprise) (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Pakistan mosque fire kills 7, injures 20 (New York
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Bombay jittery as death toll from train bomb
rises (New York Times - Registration required) (Washington Post)
(Wall Street Journal - Subscription required) (Arizona
Central) |
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Sri Lanka to set up unit on Muslim issues in peace
talks (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Indian officials' response to ruling on politics
mixed (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Militant groups training young Muslims in
Bangladesh (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Pakistan authorities guard against violence amid
marches (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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India to review controversial anti-terrorism
law (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
required) |
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India intelligence chief: 70 militant camps in
Kashmir (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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India police not ruling out terrorism in train
blast (Wall Street Journal - Subscription required) (Philadelphia
Inquirer) (San Francisco Chronicle) (Kansas City News) (Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel) |
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India pledges oil for Sri Lanka if Iraq war harms
supply (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Rumors about bin Laden, al-Qaida swirl across
Pakistan (Centre Daily) (Ohio Herald) (Charlotte Observer) (Twin
Cities News) (Philadelphia Inquirer) (Kansas City
News) |
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Cops find 6 bombs at India train
station (Philadelphia Inquirer) (Press Enterprise) (Sacramento
Bee) (Star Tribune) (Kansas City News) (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
(Fresno Bee) |
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| BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY |
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Cognizant down 5% on competition concerns in
India (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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EU's Lamy discusses WTO, bilateral ties with
India (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Beef eating a political issue in India (New York
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Street Journal - Subscription required) (Los Angeles Times - Registration
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Kidnapped Indian actor undergoes surgery (New York
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Purdue student nabbed after alleged hoax (New York
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Chronicle) |
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Hacker to pay for damage to military sites (Wall
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Bustling Bombay's hidden treasures (Wall Street
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On
the run in Bombay (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Men
on tractor plow into march in Pakistan; girl killed (Wall Street
Journal - Subscription required) |
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Sophos: group of Indian hackers targeting Pakistan
sites (Wall Street Journal - Subscription required) (Arizona
Central) |
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France, Canada, Saudi Arabia call on Pakistan, discuss
Iraq (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Indian army bans mobile phone use near
borders (Wall Street Journal - Subscription
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Bangladesh man found guilty in witness retaliation case in
LA (San Francisco Chronicle) |
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Unraveling the mystery of masala (San Francisco
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| TOP
STORIES |
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Jersey first
to use new citizenship test |
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Foreigners
applying to become U.S. citizens in New Jersey will be the first to try a
new citizenship test that officials hope will serve as a model for a
national standardized exam. For years, immigration officials, advocates
and attorneys have bemoaned the fact that naturalization tests, while
based on subject matter compiled nationally, are administered differently
from city to city, with varying results. The tests have also been sharply
criticized for placing too much emphasis on historical facts rather than
tenets of citizenship like liberty and freedom. U.S. immigration officials
are developing a new test that would address both sets of concerns. They
hope to have it in place nationwide by the end of 2004.
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http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-3/.xml |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-briefs14.4mar14,1,7786365.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Da%5Fsection |
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Nepal
government, rebels agree to release POWs |
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Kathmandu --
After seven years of civil war, Nepal's government and rebels agreed
Thursday to release all prisoners of war and announced guidelines for
peace talks. `Both the government and the Maoists (rebels) have agreed to
release those being held captive and refrain from kidnapping or arresting
each other's people,' government peace negotiator Naranyan Singh Pun
said. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Nepal-Rebels.html |
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http://www.austin360.com/aas/news/ap/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V4552.AP-Nepal-Rebels.html |
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/072/world/Nepalese_government_rebels_agr:.shtml |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AMar13.html |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_002956,00.html |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-nepal-rebels,1,5320367.story |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=Nepal%20Rebels |
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http://www.adn.com/24hour/world/story/805991p-5735867c.html |
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-nepal-rebels,0,4985796.story |
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http://newsobserver.com/24hour/world/story/805991p-5735867c.html |
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http://www.pe.com/ap_news/International/Nepal_Rebels_40664I.shtml |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/international1608EST0755.DTL |
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http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/world/story/805991p-5735867c.html |
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http://24hour.startribune.com/24hour/world/story/805991p-5735867chtml |
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India,
Pakistan exchange heavy shelling |
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JAMMU, India --
India and Pakistan fired artillery at each other across their disputed
Jammu-Kashmir frontier Thursday. Four Indian soldiers were killed. The
shelling began at around 4 p.m. in the Poonch area, 135 miles northwest of
the state's winter capital, Jammu, and lasted for four hours, a local
police officer said. He said intermittent firing and shelling
continued. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-India-Pakistan.html |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AMar13.html |
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/072/world/India_Pakistan_exchange_heavy_:.shtml |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-india-pakistan,1,6717369.story |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=India%20Pakistan |
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-india-pakistan,0,302875.story |
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http://newsobserver.com/24hour/world/story/805707p-5734528c.html |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_004492,00.html |
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http://www.adn.com/24hour/world/story/805707p-5734528c.html |
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http://www.pe.com/ap_news/International/India_Pakistan_40651I.shtml |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/international1309EST0653.DTL |
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http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/world/story/805707p-5734528c.html |
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http://24hour.startribune.com/24hour/world/story/805707p-5734528chtml |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/intl/ap/mar03/ap-india-pakistan031403.asp |
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http://www.fresnobee.com/24hour/world/story/805707p-5734528c.html |
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Pakistan
mosque fire kills 7, injures 20 |
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Lahore, Pakistan
-- Fire swept through a packed mosque Thursday in eastern Pakistan,
causing a frantic stampede. At least seven worshippers were killed and 20
injured, police and security officials said. The midday blaze engulfed the
mosque in Sargodha, a town 130 miles southwest of Islamabad, as Shiite
Muslims were participating in special prayers for the Islamic holy month
of Muharram, which began March 5. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Pakistan-Mosque-Fire.html |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AMar13.html |
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/072/world/Fire_engulfs_Pakistani_mosque_:.shtml |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_001848,00.html |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-pakistan-mosque-fire,1,3555540.story |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=Pakistan%20Mosque%20Fire |
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-pakistan-mosque-fire,0,2901256.story |
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http://www.pe.com/ap_news/International/Pakistan_Mosque_Fire_40647I.shtml |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/international1215EST0630.DTL |
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http://www.washtimes.com/world/.htm |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/intl/ap/mar03/ap-pakistan-mosque031403.asp |
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Bomb on train
in Bombay killing 10 people |
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Bombay, India --
A bomb exploded on a passenger train Thursday at a station in Bombay,
India's financial hub, killing atleast 10 people and wounding 65. Eight of
those killed were women, as the explosive went off between the women's
first class compartment and the general compartment, a senior government
official Utal Mukhopadhyay said. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-India-Train-Blast.html |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AMar13.html |
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/072/world/Bomb_explodes_on_passenger_tra:.shtml |
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http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=A163839B-CD4D-4BF1-9BAD45028AA07085 |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-india-train-blast,1,18825.story |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=India%20Train%20Blast |
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http://nypost.com/news/worldnews/70772.htm |
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http://www.adn.com/24hour/world/story/805526p-5733611c.html |
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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-asia/2003/mar/14/031405473.html |
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http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-india-train-blast,0,2833459.story |
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-india-train-blast,0,2472444.story |
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http://newsobserver.com/24hour/world/story/805526p-5733611c.html |
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http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.activedayton.com/ddn/news/ap/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V5473.AP-India-Train-Bla.html |
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http://www.dailyherald.com/news/national_story.asp?intID=37694131 |
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http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/world/stories/031303dnintindiatrainblast.3f46e.html |
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http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.pe.com/ap_news/International/India_Train_Blast_40674I.shtml |
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http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/national/article/0,1406,KNS_350_1810699,00.html |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/international1326EST0662.DTL |
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http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/world/story/805526p-5733611c.html |
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Train blast kills 10 in Bombay |
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http://www.washtimes.com/world/.htm |
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Bombay jittery
as death toll from train bomb rises |
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Bombay, India --
Police combed trains and searched passengers in India's financial capital,
Bombay, on Friday after a bomb blast ripped through a packed rush-hour
train killing 11 people. The attack on Thursday evening, which also
wounded 75 people, came a day after the 10th anniversary of a series of
bomb blasts in Bombay that killed 250 people and were blamed on groups
avenging Muslim deaths in Hindu-Muslim riots. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-india.html |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AMar14.html |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030314_000205-search,00.html |
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http://www.azcentral.com/news/reuters/stories/INTERNATIONAL-INDIA-DC.shtml |
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Sri Lanka to
set up unit on Muslim issues in peace talks |
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Colombo -- The
government plans to set up an office to address Muslim issues in Sri
Lanka's north and east as part of efforts to broker a lasting peace on the
island, a senior official said Friday. Sri Lanka's minority Muslims worry
that their rights may be overlooked if the peace negotiations are only
between the Sinhalese-dominated government and the Tamil Tiger
rebels. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030314_001159-search,00.html |
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Indian
officials' response to ruling on politics mixed |
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New Delhi --
Hoping to clean up politics across the world's most populous democracy,
India's Supreme Court says candidates must reveal personal details before
standing for office, including the extent of their wealth and education as
well as any criminal history. Opposition lawmakers welcomed the decision.
Some government members criticized it and a major newspaper on Friday
warned electoral reform would be jeopardized if Parliament and the
judiciary clashed. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030314_000716-search,00.html |
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Militant
groups training young Muslims in Bangladesh |
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Dhaka -- About a
dozen Islamic militant groups are operating in Bangladesh , with some of
them training youths in armed combat, news reports said Friday. Police are
investigating if the local militant groups have any links with
international terrorists, Bengali-language daily newspapers Janakantha and
Prothom Alo reported, quoting unidentified senior police
sources. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030314_000713-search,00.html |
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Pakistan
authorities guard against violence amid marches |
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Islamabad --
Police and paramilitary soldiers with machine guns and wearing bulletproof
vests guarded against sectarian violence Friday, the final day of
processions by Shiite Muslims mourning the death of the grandson of
Islam's prophet. "We hope today will be a peaceful day," said Brig. Javed
Iqbal Cheema, the head of the Interior Ministry's Crisis Management
Cell. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030314_000561-search,00.html |
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India to
review controversial anti-terrorism law |
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New Delhi --
India's government has appointed a retired judge to review an
anti-terrorism law which critics say has become a tool to punish political
opponents. The government wants to make sure the law is used to combat
terrorist "and not for ordinary criminals or those not involved in
terrorist acts," Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani told Parliament
on Thursday. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_009475-search,00.html |
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India
intelligence chief: 70 militant camps in Kashmir |
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New Delhi -- The
U.S. has been provided evidence of 70 training camps for Islamic militants
in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, India's defense intelligence chief said
Thursday. Washington, which is working closely with Pakistani intelligence
services to fight the al-Qaida terrorism network, has chosen not to act on
the evidence "maybe for tactical reasons," Gen. K. Davar told The
Associated Press in an exclusive interview. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_002010,00.html |
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India police
not ruling out terrorism in train blast |
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Bombay, India --
Bombay police aren't ruling out terrorism as a motive in a train explosion
Thursday night that killed at least 10 people and injured 65. "I cannot
rule out a terrorist strike," Bombay Police Commissioner Ranjit Sharma
told reporters. "There seems to be the hand of a terrorist
group." |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_006685,00.html |
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http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/14/international0748EST0514.DTL |
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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/5391932.htm |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/intl/ap/mar03/ap-india-train-bla031403.asp |
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India pledges
oil for Sri Lanka if Iraq war harms supply |
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Colombo -- India
has offered to provide Sri Lanka with the island's necessary oil
requirements to overcome shortages, in the event of a U.S.-led war against
Iraq, a government Minister said Thursday. "India has indicated it is
prepared to hold sufficient stocks of oil to meet the entirety of Sri
Lanka's requirement for the duration of the conflict," Constitutional
Affairs Minister Gamini Peiris told reporters. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_004565,00.html |
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Rumors about
bin Laden, al-Qaida swirl across Pakistan |
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Islamabad -- Even
in the calmest of times it can be hard to disentangle fact from fiction in
Pakistan, a nation steeped in political intrigue and manipulation. But in
the feverish days since the arrest March 1 of top al-Qaida lieutenant
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in the city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan's rumor mills
have been working overtime to churn out tantalizing but false or
unverifiable reports that Pakistani and U.S. agents are closing in on the
world's most wanted man. |
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http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/world/5391869.htm |
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http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/world/5391869.htm |
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http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/world/5391869.htm |
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http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/world/5391869.htm |
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http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/world/5391869.htm |
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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/5391869.htm |
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Cops find 6
bombs at India train station |
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New Delhi --
Police said they found and defused six bombs at the main railway station
in India's capital on Friday, a day after a blast on a train killed 11
people and injured 64 more in Bombay, a news agency reported. A pedestrian
noticed the bombs in a plastic bag near a taxi stand at the New Delhi
railway station and alerted police, Deputy Commissioner of Police R.S.
Gumman was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India. |
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http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/world/5392269.htm |
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http://www.pe.com/ap_news/International/India_Bombs_Found_40679I.shtml |
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http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/world/story/807019p-5741182c.html |
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http://24hour.startribune.com/24hour/world/story/807019p-5741182chtml |
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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/5392269.htm |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/intl/ap/mar03/ap-india-bombs-fou031403.asp |
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http://www.fresnobee.com/24hour/world/story/807019p-5741182c.html |
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| BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY |
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Cognizant down
5% on competition concerns in India |
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Cognizant
Technology Solutions Corp.'s shares fell as much as 6% Thursday, as fears
of competition from consulting giant Accenture Ltd. put pressure on the
stock. Cognizant - a Teaneck, N.J.-based outsourcing firm with most of its
workforce in India - has watched its business grow over the past few years
as a weak U.S. economy prompted companies to look to outsource IT
operations to cut costs. The company's stock has lost ground every day
this week, pressured by increased chatter about Accenture's long-promised
plans to boost its labor force in India. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_006552,00.html |
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EU's Lamy
discusses WTO, bilateral ties with India |
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New Delhi --
Europe's top trade negotiator said Thursday that developing countries musttheir economies, especially to each other, to benefit from changes in
global trade rules. European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy told
Indian business leaders that it was a misconception that poor nations face
the greatest protectionism from the rich. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_002173,00.html |
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| OTHER STORIES |
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Beef eating a
political issue in India |
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New Delhi -- In
most countries, few would consider it an insult. But when political
opponents of India's Prime Minister went looking for a slur to use against
him, they found one in his diet -- or atleast his alleged diet. They said
Atal Bihari Vajpayee ate beef. `The cow is our mother, Atal eats her,'
read banners held aloft at rallies by members of a youth wing of the
opposition Congress party. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-India-Cow-Politics.html |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/AMar13.html |
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/073/world/In_India_cows_can_make_good_po:.shtml |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_009153,00.html |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-india-cow-politics,1,2962233.story |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=India%20Cow%20Politics |
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http://www.adn.com/24hour/world/story/805775p-5734926c.html |
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-india-cow-politics,0,6375887.story |
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http://newsobserver.com/24hour/world/story/805775p-5734926c.html |
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http://www.pe.com/ap_news/International/India_Cow_Politics_40658Ishtml |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/international1357EST0679.DTL |
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http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/world/story/805775p-5734926c.html |
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http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/14/Worldandnation/Cows_become_weapons_i.shtml |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/intl/ap/mar03/ap-india-cow-polit031403.asp |
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Kidnapped
Indian actor undergoes surgery |
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Madras, India --
A popular Indian movie actor kidnapped in 2001 by a notorious bandit
underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday because his arthritic joints
were aggravated by forced jungle marches during his captivity, his doctor
said. The right knee joint of Rajkumar, a 73-year-old former matinee idol,
also will be replaced in a few days. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-India-Kidnapped-Actor.html |
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http://www.austin360.com/aas/news/ap/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V4720.AP-India-Kidnapped.html |
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/072/world/Indian_actor_held_captive_by_b:.shtml |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-india-kidnapped-actor,1,361496.story |
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=India%20Kidnapped%20Actor |
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-india-kidnapped-actor,0,667247.story |
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http://www.pe.com/ap_news/International/India_Kidnapped_Actor_40666I.shtml |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/international1722EST0796.DTL |
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/intl/ap/mar03/ap-india-kidnapped031403.asp |
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Purdue student
nabbed after alleged hoax |
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Lafayette --
Police arrested a chemistry student who they said threatened to explode a
nuclear device on the Purdue University campus. Police said the threat was
a hoax. Rajesh G. Manyar, 23, a graduate student from India, was being
held Thursday in Tippecanoe County Jail on $5,000 bond on a preliminary
charge of false informing. He could face up to three years in prison if
convicted. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-BRF-Nuclear-Hoax.html |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_002712,00.html |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-brf-nuclear-hoax,1,1925104.story |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/national0708EST0539.DTL |
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Hacker to pay
for damage to military sites |
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A hacker who
breached the computer network at Sandia National Laboratories and posted
an anti-Israeli message on the Eglin Air Force Base Web pleaded guilty to
computer and credit card fraud charges, the U.S. attorney's office said
Thursday. However, there were no known political or terrorist overtones to
the breaches of four computer networks by 18-year-old Adil Yahya Zakaria
Shakour of Los Angeles, said federal prosecutors. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-brf-hacker-plea,1,1935403.story |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/national0040EST0403.DTL |
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Bustling
Bombay's hidden treasures |
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Bombay -- Because
so few taxis are air-conditioned and ventilation comes solely through thewindows, there's no blocking out the realities of this city. As we
snake through the heavy traffic to the accompaniment of incessant horn
honking, beggars lie in wait at every red light. Disfigured children,
wailing mothers holding sick-looking babies, people missing arms and legs
-- they all come to the taxi window and plead for money, making the wait
for the light to change seem like an eternity. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html |
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On the run in
Bombay |
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It's jokingly
called "Delhi Belly," but visitors to India who get it aren't laughing.
Ranging from mild diarrhea caused by eating unfamiliar foods, to serious
diseases such as amebic dysentery or typhoid from ingesting contaminated
food and water, it can spoil a trip or even put you in hospital. Digestive
upsets are common perils in any number of developing countries. But few
nations are as much of a potential breeding ground as
India. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB-search,00.html |
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Men on tractor
plow into march in Pakistan; girl killed |
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Multan, Pakistan
-- Two men riding a tractor plowed into a march Friday, the final day of
processions by Shiite Muslims mourning the death of the grandson of
Islam's prophet, police said. A 6-year-old girl was killed and seven
others were injured. The two men were arrested near Sahoka, a small
village 450 kilometers south of the capital of Islamabad, said police
spokesman Javed Hussein Shah. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030314_001010-search,00.html |
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Sophos: group
of Indian hackers targeting Pakistan sites |
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Singapore -- A
new e-mail virus has been released on the Internet in the latest cyber war
of words between rival hackers in India and Pakistan, the BBC reported on
its Web site. A variant of the Yaha Internet e-mail worm has been written
by a group of hackers calling themselves the Indian Snakes. It has been
attacking Web sites in Pakistan, including government sites, Internet
service providers and the Karachi Stock Exchange, said antivirus firm
Sophos Ltd.. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_009118,00.html |
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http://www.azcentral.com/news/reuters/stories/NET-TECH-WORM-SPAT-DC.shtml |
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France,
Canada, Saudi Arabia call on Pakistan, discuss
Iraq |
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Islamabad --
French, Canadian and Saudi Foreign Ministers have telephoned to discuss
with Pakistan how to promote a peaceful settlement of the Iraq crisis, the
Pakistani government said Thursday. French Foreign Minister Dominique de
Villepin, who has been leading opposition in the U.N. Security Council to
a U.S.-backed resolution approving war on Iraq, telephoned Foreign
Minister Khursheed Kasuri to discuss the issue Wednesday, a ministry
statement said. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_005044,00.html |
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Indian army
bans mobile phone use near borders |
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New Delhi -- The
Indian army has ordered its personnel in frontier areas to stop using
mobile phones, an officer said Thursday. Last month's order was issued for
"security reasons," said army spokesman Col. Shruti Kant, who refused to
confirm or deny a report in the Express newspaper that the military is
stricken with fear that intelligence agents from India's neighboring
archrival, Pakistan, may listen in to Indian army phone
conversations. |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20030313_002650,00.html |
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Bangladesh man
found guilty in witness retaliation case in LA |
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A native of
Bangladesh was found guilty Thursday of making a death threat and twice
assaulting a witness because of testimony the man had given in an earlier
federal case. Ferdous Ahmmed, 40, of Los Angeles was found guilty of three
counts of witness retaliation, Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Wittcoff
said. Ahmmed faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced July 7,
Wittcoff added. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/13/state2230EST0254.DTL |
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Unraveling the
mystery of masala |
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Mention Indian
food and what's the first thing that comes to mind? A mysteriously exotic
cuisine that is colorful, hot and oh, so spicy. Freshly ground spices,
referred to as masalas, play an important role in Indian fare, and the
flavorful masalas can range from very hot to quite mild. For a newcomer,
more intimidating than any dash of curry might simply be navigating the
menu. A basic Indian menu offers a variety of dishes that share a common
foundation of herbs and spices. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/14/CC37911.DTL |
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