The Hindu : Tuesday, April 15, 2003

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Tuesday, April 15, 2003

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Huge war package but fetters on spending
WASHINGTON, APRIL 14.Barely three weeks after asking for a supplemental for the war efforts in Iraq and related issues, the U.S. President, George W Bush, got a $80-billion package from Congress even as law-makers refused to allow the Pentagon, ...

Talk of pre-emptive strikes irresponsible, says Pak.
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 14.Describing the statements on "pre-emptive strikes" by Indian leaders as `irresponsible', Pakistan today maintained that it was India that qualified for sanction under this notion. This was stated by the Foreign Office ...

Syria has chemical arms: Bush
WASHINGTON, APRIL 14.After his senior officials like the Defence Secretary and his Deputy went after Syria in the last two weeks, the U.S. President, George W. Bush, on Sunday stepped up the rhetoric, demanding "cooperation'' from Damascus, but ...

Situation grave: Chinese PM
SINGAPORE, APRIL 14.China has, for the first time, characterised the situation arising out of the onset and spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) within the country as "grave''. A recognition of this magnitude by the Chinese Prime ...

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Karachi court convicts 4 in car bombing case

`Pak. generals responsible for Kargil fiasco'

LTTE must renounce terrorism in word and deed: U.S.