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Abu Ghraib a scene of crime, says judge
MANAMA, JUNE 21. The much-awaited hearing of three American soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners today saw the military judge agreeing that leading U.S. Generals could be called in for questioning. The judge ruled that the head of the ...

First private space flight 'a success'
MOJAVE (CALIFORNIA), JUNE 21.A rocket plane soared above Earth's atmosphere on Monday in the first privately financed manned spaceflight, then glided back to Earth for an unpowered landing. SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill was aiming to fly 100 ...

'Pakistan, Saudi Arabia set stage for 9/11'
NEW YORK, JUNE 21. Undermining global efforts to combat terrorism, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia helped set the stage for the September 11 attacks on the U.S. by cutting deals with the Taliban and Osama bin Laden that allowed his Al-Qaeda terrorist ...

Army gave us shelter: Karuna's ex-aide
COLOMBO, JUNE 21. The LTTE's internal split took a different turn today, with a former accomplice of the rebellious eastern military commander, V. Muralitharan (`Col.' Karuna) reportedly alleging that the Sri Lankan Army provided them shelter in ...

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    India & World
    Sukhoi engine problem overcome: Russia
    MOSCOW, JUNE 21.The engine blade problem affecting the Indian Air Force's most modern fighter aircraft has been "practically sorted out," Sergei Fedorov, chief of Irkut, the Russian company manufacturing the Sukhoi-30 MKI, told visiting ...

    India, China agree to enhance ties
    SINGAPORE, JUNE 21. The External Affairs Minister, K. Natwar Singh, and the Chinese Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, today expressed satisfaction over the upturn in bilateral ties and agreed to enhance relations. The two leaders, attending the ...

    Indian found dead in Saudi Arabia
    DUBAI, JUNE 21.An Indian, Srinivas Ravi Kumar from Karnataka, working in a Saudi Arabian contracting company, allegedly committed suicide as he was not paid. The company reportedly owes its 130 employees, mostly Indians, upto a year's wages. ...



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