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Iranian polls: Conservatives establish lead
MANAMA, FEB. 21. Contrary to expectations, nearly half of Iran's electorate cast its ballot in Friday's parliamentary poll, where the turnout for the elections had become a major political issue between conservatives and reformists. According ...

U.S. court broadens anti-terrorism review
WASHINGTON, FEB. 21. In a major development on the civil rights and liberties front, the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear and decide if American citizens can be held indefinitely as "enemy combatants" without access to lawyers or ...

Russia builds super-weapon
MOSCOW, FEB. 21.Russia has developed a new strategic super-weapon, capable of beating any missile defence system, military officials and analysts said. The new technology, tested during large-scale nuclear war games this week, is shrouded in a ...

Pakistan all set for military operation on Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, FEB. 21. Pakistan is all set to launch a major military operation in the tribal region of South Waziristan bordering Afghanistan in a bid to capture remnants of Al-Qaeda and Taliban. Washington suspects that a section of Al-Qaeda ...

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    `India-Russia-China triangle has good prospects'
    MOSCOW, FEB. 21. Trilateral interaction among Russia, India and China has "very good prospects," according to the Indian Ambassador to Russia, Krishnan Raghunath. "Moscow, Delhi and Beijing are moving from non-governmental contacts in a ...

    White powder in Indian passport found harmless
    WASHINGTON, FEB. 21.The white powder found in an Indian passport sent to a United States State Department visa office annexe, initially suspected to be anthrax, was found harmless after tests, officials said. The office, on the seventh floor ...

    India, Pakistan on the right path: Powell
    WASHINGTON, FEB. 21.The U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has said that his country hopes both India and Pakistan have ``now turned a corner'' and are ``moving towards lasting peace in the subcontinent.'' Washington, acting in partnership ...



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