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Eight Killed, 10 Wounded in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Indian-ruled (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Eight people have been killed and 10 wounded in the latest explosions and shootouts in the Indian-ruled state of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian police said on Friday. An Indian policeman was killed and three people were wounded on Friday when a crude bomb planted in a transistor radio exploded in a bus.. More -
Argentina Proposes New President Until March Vote
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina's new power-brokers on Friday put forward one of their own to lead the crumbling nation to possible presidential elections in March after a bloody revolt toppled the government. With sporadic looting reported overnight in Buenos Aires after riots in which 27 people were killed, Congress rubber stamped Fernando.. More -
US War Planes Kill 65 Karzai Supporters 24 Hours Before His Inauguration As Premier Saturday
KABUL (Islamweb & News Agencies) – US war planes have killed 65 krazai supporters apparently by mistake casting a deep shadow over the inauguration of the country’s first peaceful handover of power in decades Saturday. Hamid Karzai himself returned to Kabul on Friday to take up the leadership of war-shattered Afghanistan while his ministers-in-waiting.. More -
Afghans Welcome Deployment of International Force
KABUL (Reuters) - Ordinary Afghans welcomed the deployment of an international security force on Friday, saying they hoped it would provide a safeguard against the ethnic violence of the past decade. The only reservations voiced on the streets of the Afghan capital, Kabul, were that the security force should take a limited role and remain politically.. More -
Pakistan To Respond to India Troop Movements
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Friday threatened to respond to big Indian troop movements along the border but said it would not retaliate against its nuclear rival's decision to recall its ambassador in Islamabad. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement it would take ``appropriate counter measures'' to the Indian troop movements as tension.. More -
Putin, Blair Push for Closer Russia-NATO Ties
R.A.F. HALTON, England (Reuters) - The leaders of Britain and Russia pressed on Friday for closer NATO ties with Moscow, saying most members of the alliance had backed the plan. ``The proposal...has achieved I believe broad acceptance. We can now enter in the detailed discussions on the working of the new NATO-Russia council,'' British Prime Minister.. More -
New Afghan Leader Sworn In
KABUL (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Soft-spoken aristocrat Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Saturday as leader of Afghanistan in the first peaceful handover of power in decades. His formidable task is to rebuild a land destroyed by war, hatred and hunger. (Read photo caption below) ``I promise you that I will fulfil my mission to bring peace to Afghanistan,.. More -
Next Argentine President Readies Economic Rescue
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina on Saturday prepared to install an interim president, who is expected to kick off his two-month mandate with a rescue plan for an economy that has pushed people to bankruptcy and rioting. Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, a governor tapped by the one-time opposition Peronist Party, was to assume the presidency following.. More -
Israel Bars Arafat From Visiting Bethlehem for Christian Seasonal Celebrations
JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israel said on Sunday it would bar Palestinian President Yasser Arafat from visiting Bethlehem for Christian Seasonal celebrations, insisting that he concentrate on cracking down against anti-Jewish militants instead. Israel's decision to prevent Arafat's seasonal trip could spark fresh tension with the Palestinian.. More -
Indian and Pakistan Troops Exchange Fire on Border
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian and Pakistan troops exchanged small arms and machinegun fire at border flashpoints on Friday as tension mounted between the two nuclear capable neighbors, officials said on Saturday. A senior Indian defense official said troops had been deployed ``wherever required'' along the border of Indian-ruled Jammu and Kashmir state.. More -
Nigeria Politicians in Hiding After Machete Attack
LAGOS (Reuters) - Politicians were in hiding in a part of southwest Nigeria on Saturday after rioters slashed a top parliamentarian with machetes and two other officials were killed, regional officials said. Osun State Assembly Deputy Speaker Moses Gbotosho suffered a machete attack in the town of Ife on Thursday, Ayo Afolabi, spokesman for the Osun.. More -
Hamas Militants Attack Gaza Police Station
GAZA (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Hamas supporters attacked a Palestinian police station in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, witnesses said, as defiance of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's pledge to rein in militants spread. In Gaza City, a meeting of senior Hamas officials ended without a decision on whether to accede to Arafat's demand that.. More -
Argentine President Quits After Deadly Riots
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina's Fernando de la Rua, undone by a popular revolt against his economic austerity measures, stepped down as president and fled his pink palace in a helicopter on Thursday, after days of unrest that has left at least 24 dead. De la Rua submitted a brief letter of resignation to Congress before abruptly leaving.. More -
Arab Foreign Ministers Slam U.S. Bias and Sharon
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab foreign ministers criticized the United States at the end of an emergency meeting on Thursday for bias toward Israel and slammed Israeli Prime Ariel Sharon for cutting ties with the Palestinian leadership. The Arab League meeting, which Palestinians requested after an upsurge in Middle East violence, also gave its backing to.. More -
Countering U.S. Veto, UN Assembly Boosts Arafat Role
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Reacting to Israeli attacks on the Palestinian Authority and a U.S. veto in the Security Council, the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday backed a central role for Yasser Arafat in diplomatic efforts to end 15 months of Middle East violence. The 189-nation assembly met in an emergency special session after Washington, Israel's.. More
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