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London meet, sans Israel, stresses on road map
LONDON, MARCH 1. An international conference on Palestine, hosted by the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, here on Tuesday, has called on Palestinian and Israeli leaders to resume the peace process outlined in the U.S.-backed "road map.'' The ...

Trouble in Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW, MARCH 1.Ruling parties in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan headed for victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday in the two Central Asian states amid allegations of massive violations. Preliminary results in Kyrgyzstan showed that the party ...

Malaysia to deport illegal aliens
SINGAPORE, MARCH 1.Malaysia has indicated its intention of dealing sternly with "illegal immigrants" and their employers under a multi-pronged operation. This will follow the completion, on Monday, of an extended scheme of amnesty for aliens ...

Zardari to return to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 1. Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, is returning to Pakistan on April 16. Mr. Zardari, who was released on a bail a few weeks ago after eight years of imprisonment in connection with a ...

Patch-up in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, MARCH 1.The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC), Sri Lanka's ruling ally, on Monday patched up its differences with the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), after a meeting with the President, Chandrika Kumaratunga. "The problem is ...

74 Maoists killed
KATHMANDU, MARCH 1.The Nepalese army shot dead at least 74 rebels and injured dozens while losing five of its own men in fierce clashes in the west of the kingdom. The incident occurred when a group of 500-600 Maoists attacked the security ...

70 juveniles escape death penalty
WASHINGTON, MARCH 1. The verdict of the United States' Supreme Court forbidding the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes, ends a practice that prevails in 19 states. The 5-4 decision throws out the death ...

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Pakistan to release 200 Indian prisoners
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 1. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, has ordered the immediate release of 200 Indian civilian prisoners who have completed their term in Pakistan's jails. The prisoners, mostly those detained while attempting to cross ...

17,000 Indians return from Malaysia during amnesty period
KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 1. At least 17,000 Indians are among the 4,00,000 alleged illegal workers who have left Malaysia for home taking advantage of the four-month-old amnesty that ended today. As the amnesty came to an end, the Malaysian police ...



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