Volume 4 Number 53 Fri. July 18, 2003    
 
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Abbas to meet Sharon ahead of trip to US
Hamas, Islamic Jihad critical of trip to Washington
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas was set to resume dialogue with his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon next week ahead of his landmark visit to Washington, officials said Thursday.
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US troops on high alert
'Troops facing guerrilla war in Iraq'
The head of US forces in Iraq said on Wednesday troops faced a classic guerrilla war as a grenade attack killed a US soldier and attackers fired a surface-to-air missile at a military plane.
 
Africa's bloodiest war coming to an end
The leaders of the main rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sworn in as vice-presidents in a new power-sharing government aimed at ending nearly five years of war.
 
'Tenet was unaware of uranium claim in Bush speech'
CIA director George Tenet told a Senate panel he was not personally informed that a speech by President George W.
 
Musharraf seeks OIC support on Kashmir
Pakistan ready to talk resumption of air links with India
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who is on a week-long South African visit, has asked for support from Islamic countries on the Kashmir issue.
 
Rain hampers rescue operation in Kulu
Heavy rains hampered an operation to rescue survivors from a flash flood triggered by a violent downpour that flattened a construction camp in a remote Himalayan valley, killing 100 workers.
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Bollywood bad boy refuses to be 'Ram' after threats
Salman Khan, Bollywood's bad boy, has dropped plans to play the role of Hindu god Lord Ram after threats allegedly from Hindu hardliners, Khan's producer friend Bunty Walia said Thursday.
 
Release Suu Kyi, Annan to Myanmar envoy
Myanmar's military rulers must quickly free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told an envoy from the reclusive Southeast Asian nation on Wednesday.
 
Political crisis in Hong Kong deepens after resignations
Hong Kong plunged deeper into crisis on Thursday after the resignations of two top cabinet ministers added fuel to demands for democratic change and put further pressure on leader Tung Chee-hwa.
 
Lanka govt makes formal offer to revive peace talks
Sri Lankan government offered unspecified political and financial powers to Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday in a bid to revive the stalled Norwegian-backed peace process.
 

 
   
 
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