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Bush declares 'victory' in Iraq
WASHINGTON, MAY 2.From the deck of an aircraft carrier that saw action in the conflict in the Persian Gulf, the United States President, George W. Bush, declared "victory'' in Iraq but qualified this by saying that only "major combat operations'' ...

SARS situation stabilises
SINGAPORE, MAY 2.There was no sign of any respite from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China, although the health authorities in Beijing today underlined that the new disease might have "stabilised'' or hit a "platform'' ...

Quake victims, police clash over aid
BINGOL (TURKEY), MAY 2.Violent clashes erupted between police and local Kurds over aid shortage on Friday as rescue workers kept searching for about 40 children trapped in a dormitory flattened by a strong earthquake that killed 105 in eastern ...

Talks only solution: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, MAY 2. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, has said that the Kashmir issue could be resolved only through ``meaningful dialogue.'' He denied that there was any roadmap to resolve the issue as reported in a section of the media ...

Govt.-Opposition reach accord on Musharraf laws
ISLAMABAD, MAY 2. The Pakistan Government and Opposition parties today agreed to finalise a consensus document on the controversial Musharraf laws within a fortnight. It is not going to be an easy task given the contentious issues involved and ...

`Foreign hand' worries Israel
JERUSALEM, MAY 2.Police scoured the Tel Aviv area on Friday for a British man who fled from a bar where his British accomplice blew himself up, and detectives responded to dozens of calls from residents who reported seeing the man. Israeli ...

UK polls: Alarm over nationalists' victory
LONDON, MAY 2. Alarm bells were ringing across Britain's mainstream political establishment today after the country's most racist party, the British National Party (BNP), made unexpectedly significant gains in the nationwide local council ...

Other Stories

Worst places to be a journalist named

70 killed in Chinese submarine disaster

Borders: Pak. in a bind?

Hostages to leave rigs

BSF, BDR meet resolves to defuse border tension

Japan hails Vajpayee's overtures to Pak.

Body of Indian millionaire found in U.K.

IPR protection `weak' in India

U.S. hails Vajpayee's statesmanship

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