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'Chemical Ali' in U.S. custody WASHINGTON, AUG. 21. The United States military has announced the arrest of Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein. The former high-ranking Iraqi official, who had served the regime and Mr. Hussein in ... China, S. Korea discuss n-issue SINGAPORE, AUG. 21.The Chinese President, Hu Jintao, and his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-hyun, today held an urgent telephonic conversation on the prospective six-party talks on the suspected nuclear weapons `programme' of the Democratic ... 'Over 10,000 died in heat wave' PARIS, AUG. 21.Over 10,000 persons are feared to have perished in the heat wave that held France in a vice-like grip for two weeks until mid-August, according to statistics issued on Wednesday. This doubles the figures advanced by the French ... Sri Lanka to step up security in the east COLOMBO, AUG. 21. The Sri Lankan Government today said that it would step up security in the troubled eastern districts with additional recruitment to police forces and deployment of armed forces. Since last week's killing of four Muslims in ... Other Stories
India & World Move for fresh case against Modi put off LONDON, AUG. 21.After a controversial four-day visit, the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, left Britain today, even as plans by human rights activists to file a fresh case against him in connection with last year's communal violence in his ... Ranil to deliver lecture in Chennai COLOMBO, AUG. 21.The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, is scheduled to deliver the "Millennium Lecture 2003" and inaugurate a virtual academy for food security in Chennai later this week. Mr. Wickremesinghe, who is leaving for ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Entertainment | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
 
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