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Musharraf in charge, peace process on course
Says Narayanan
The volatility and instability in Pakistan have neither dented President Pervez Musharraf's influence and credibility nor affected the peace process between New Delhi and Islamabad, National SecurityAdviser

Benazir warns of Islamist revolt in Pakistan
She plans return to country this year
Exiled former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto warned of a looming Islamist revolution mounted from the country's religious schools, or madrasas, in a German magazine interview to be published today.

Draft US 9/11 law could harm relations: Pakistan
Draft US anti-terrorism legislation could undermine relations with Pakistan because of its allegations about terrorist safe havens and nuclear proliferation networks, the foreign ministry said.

Assam flood situation worsens, army called out for rescue mission
Soldiers have been called out to rescue marooned villagers in Assam after 15 people were killed in floods and landslides that have displaced over 1.1 million, officials said on Sunday.

OIC urges end to Pak 'cycle of blind violence'
The 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Saturday urged a halt to the "cycle of blind violence" in Pakistan, which it said contradicts the principles of Islam.

UN envoy calls for deployment of more Western troops
The senior UN envoy to Afghanistan said the country needed more Western troops to fend off the Taliban insurgency, and stated that a Nato pullout would amount to capitulation.

US tightens financial squeeze on Iran
The US government is escalating financial sanctions against Iran and ratcheting up pressure on Iranian companies suspected of supporting Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

US-led forces assault al-Qaeda across central Iraq
US-led forces killed eight alleged al-Qaeda militants and captured another 22 suspects in raids across central Iraq yesterday, the military said.

Asean to sign charter in S'pore summit
Asean charter drafters decided to defer their contentious issues of human rights to the decision of their foreign ministers who will meet formally on Monday.

100 Palestinians stranded in Egypt head back home
Around 100 of thousands of Pale stinians stranded for weeks in Egypt left for home in the Gaza Strip yesterday through Israeli territory, security sources said.

N Korea reaffirms nuke halt vow
North Korea's new foreign minister reaffirmed his country's commitment to ending its nuclear weapons programme, an official said yesterday.

Anglo-US relationship could get even stronger: Brown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday gave the surest sign yet there will be no move to distance London from Washington under his watch, even suggesting ties could get stronger.

Indian doctor says he was never a terror threat
An Indian doctor detained in Australia over failed car bombings in Britain said Sunday he had never been a terror threat and that even police investigators did not know what to ask him.

5 die in Kashmir tourist bus blast
Five people including two young girls died and more than a dozen others were injured Sunday in an explosion aboard a tourist bus in insurgency-hit Indian Kashmir's main city, police said.

Hezbollah rejects US vision of ME
Hezbollah's leader said Saturday that the militant Islamic group's war last summer with Israel has left the US vision of a "new Middle East" in shambles and claimed the guerrilla group was ready to strike

German hostage sick and forgotten, say Taliban
An ailing German engineer held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly two weeks is "not doing very well" and there are no talks under way for his release, the Islamic militia said yesterday.

30 suspected insurgents rounded up in Thai south
The authorities in the deep south took 30 more suspects including five key militants into detention after a series of raid in southernmost Narathiwat province Sunday.

Cargo plane crash kills 8 in Russia
A Russian cargo plane crashed early on Sunday, killing at least eight people onboard. The plane hit the ground just after it took off from southeastern Moscow's Domodedovo Airport at 04.

Israel cautious on US-Saudi arms deal
Israel adopted a cautious stance on Sunday over a reported 20-billion-dollar US arms package to Saudi Arabia and other regional American allies intended to counter the perceived threat from Iran.

British South Asians don't feel so British: Survey
More than a third of people of South Asian ethnic origin in Britain hardly feel British, according to a BBC survey out Monday.

Pakistan tightens security after mosque suicide blast
Pakistan boosted security on Saturday fearing further attacks a day after a suicide bombing during protests at Islamabad's pro-Taliban Red Mosque killed 14 people.