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The Nov. 26 terrorist attacks on Mumbai underscore the need for U.S. authorities to counter the security threat posed by small boats, strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard and keep the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Michael Chertoff said...
AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Pakistan on a hastily arranged visit aimed at defusing tensions with India after the Mumbai militant attacks.
AFP - Australia coach Robbie Deans was in buoyant mood after the Wallabies wrapped up their tour with a bruising 18-11 victory over the Barbarians here at Wembley Stadium.
Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Pakistan to cooperate fully in the probe into the Mumbai attacks but she also warned India against any action that could stoke regional conflict.
KURUKSHETRA, Haryana State, Dec 4 (IPS) - Everywhere there was the seductively deep bass
sound of Indian drums as crowds of local villagers shouted ‘Jai
Swachhta' (long live cleanliness) and punched the air.
AFP - The top US nuclear negotiator went into talks in Singapore Thursday hoping for clarification on how to verify the disarmament of North Korea's weapons programmes.
AP - An autopsy has determined the death of a Japanese businessman found dead in a jail cell after being extradited to California in a decades-old murder conspiracy case was a suicide, the coroner's office said Wednesday.
Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India is likely to lower interest rates soon and the government is planning excise duty cuts for the automobile sector, a senior government official said on Thursday.
The International federation of Journalists (IFJ) has ranked the Philippines as the most dangerous country in Asia-Pacific, following the murder of a radio broadcaster in Northern Samar Tuesday. The group is demanding an explanation from President ...
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