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SARS: China extends school vacation BEIJING, MAY 4.China announced on Sunday that elementary and middle schools in Beijing would remain closed for two more weeks to help prevent the spread of SARS, affecting over a million students, as Taipei's mayor warned that violators of home ... Army, Musharraf one on ties with India, says Kasuri ISLAMABAD, MAY 4. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, and the Army were fully on board the Government's decision as far as the present effort to normalise relations with India was concerned, the Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri, ... 
Bush vows to find banned weaponsWASHINGTON, MAY 4.The United States President, George W. Bush, has vowed to find Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, once again stressing that it was a matter of "when" and not "if" such weapons would be found. "We'll find them. It'll be a ... Iraqi technocrat to head Oil Ministry BAGHDAD, MAY 4.The United States-led body charged with Iraq's reconstruction has appointed Thamir Abbas Ghadhban, an experienced Iraqi oil technocrat, to run the country's Oil Ministry, a Ministry official said today. The official, who asked ... U.S. pull-out: Riyadh may see reforms MANAMA, MAY 4.In withdrawing its forces from Saudi Arabia after accomplishing "regime change" in Iraq, the United States has set in motion a parallel process that could further redefine the West Asian political order. The pullout of the U.S. ... SARS-scare for Indian sailors SINGAPORE, MAY 4.Ten sailors of a Malaysian-registered cargo vessel, all of them Indian nationals, were declared free of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on Sunday night after first being rushed to a hospital in Hong Kong. They were ... Efforts to defuse stalemate in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, MAY 4. Sri Lanka is set for a phase of intense diplomatic efforts to break the de-escalation deadlock between Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and bring the Tigers back to the negotiating table. The Norwegian ... Hasina reiterates demand for mid-term poll DHAKA, MAY 4. The Leader of the Opposition in the Bangladesh Parliament, Sheikh Hasina, has asked the Khaleda Zia Government to step down, paving the way for mid-term elections as the country was "heading for a disaster" under the BNP-Jamaat ... Other Stories
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