Volume 4 Number 190 Sat. December 06, 2003    
 
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BJP celebrates polls victories
Congress licks wounds
India's ruling Hindu nationalists yesterday celebrated sweeping victories in three state assembly polls, while leaders of the defeated Congress party staged an inquiry into what had gone wrong.
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Palestinian factions continue truce talks
Israel expels 12 from West Bank to Gaza
Twelve Palestinian detainees were expelled by the Israeli army from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip as hardline groups such as Hamas continued talks in Cairo yesterday aimed at securing a halt to their
 
Commonwealth may readmit Pakistan
The Commonwealth is looking to readmit Pakistan after a suspension over a military coup, but there was no immediate prospect of Zimbabwe 's return to the group, Secretary-General Don McKinnon said onThursday.
 
Asia's anti-corruption fight 'hurt by lack of political will'
Great efforts are being made by some countries in the Asia-Pacific region to reduce corruption but they are hampered by a lack of political will and inadequate resources, a regional conference declared
 
US weighs contentious peacekeeping plans
With guerrilla attacks overshadowing reconstruction efforts in Iraq, the Pentagon is considering formation of a specialised force to help shepherd war-torn countries from the end of major combat to the
 
'Baath party reemerges in new guise in Iraq'
Members of the Baath party, the former political base of ousted president Saddam Hussein, have started to regroup, according to Britain's special representative to Iraq, the Financial Times reported yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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