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U.S. indicts Omar Sheikh, to seek extradition WASHINGTON, MARCH 15. A Federal Grand Jury has indicted Omar Saeed Sheikh in the kidnapping and killing of Daniel Pearl, South Asia Bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal. The Justice Department has said that it will seek to ... Pearl's `killer' retracts statement ISLAMABAD, MARCH 15. The man who claimed to have killed The Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl, has retracted his statement and now says that he made the claim to save Omar Sheikh. Adnan Khan turned up at a newspaper office in ... Commonwealth hints at strong action LONDON, MARCH 15. Fears of a racial split in the Commonwealth over Zimbabwe are being played down in the run-up to a meeting here next week of the South African President, Thabo Mbeki, the Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Australian ... 
Israel waiting for truce to begin dialogueJerusalem, March 15. Israel on Friday told the visiting U.S. envoy, Anthony Zinni, it was ready to start peace negotiations with the Palestinians ``as soon as a ceasefire accord is reached,'' a high-ranking official from the Israeli Prime ... S-E Asia, a haven for Al-Qaeda? SINGAPORE, MARCH. 15.The South-East Asian region could be a possible sanctuary for al- Qaeda terrorists trying to escape from Afghanistan, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director, Mr. Robert Mueller, said today. Mr. Mueller, who ... Christina Rocca visits Jaffna JAFFNA, March 15. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Christina Rocca, arrived in this war-shattered peninsula for a brief visit that demonstrated that America was fully backing the Norwegian-facilitated peace process in Sri Lanka. Ms. Rocca ... Chandrika unable to meet Rocca COLOMBO, March 15. The Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, has expressed her inability to meet the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Christina Rocca, who is here on a three-day visit, due to prior engagements. An official in the ... Other Stories
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