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Musharraf to give up uniform by end of '04
Move to shed powers may smooth ties with Pak Islamists
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf agreed Wednesday to step down as Chief of Army Staff by the end of 2004, resolving a row with an opposition Islamic alliance that had virtually paralysed parliament.
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Pope pleads for peace
World celebrates X-mas amid terror alert
Pope John Paul II made an emotional plea for world peace yesterday as hundreds of millions celebrated Christmas under the long shadow of terrorist threats which have caused security alerts around theworld.
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Clinton mediating on Kashmir, Pak president
Leaders of various Kashmiri groups in Pakistan have been told by President Pervez Musharraf that former US president Bill Clinton has been unofficially mediating between India and Pakistan to help them
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Bomb blast damages UN compound near Afghan palace
A bomb blast destroyed the wall of a United Nations compound close to the presidential palace in Kabul early yesterday but there were no casualties, the Afghan security service and international peacekeepers
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Europe's Mars lander fails to phone home
Europe's quest to seek signs of life on Mars was jarred yesterday after a miniaturised scientific lab failed to call Earth after its scheduled landing on the Red Planet.
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Islamabad summit may herald better Ino-Pak ties: Vajpayee
BJP launches polls campaign
A seven-nation South Asian summit in Islamabad next month could result in a "good beginning" of closer ties between India and Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said in an interviewpublished
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First Japanese troops to leave today for Iraq
Japan said yesterday its first military contingent would leave Friday to prepare for a non-combat humanitarian mission in Iraq, as domestic protests continued against the mission.
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Bush admn drawing up immigration plan
In what could be the biggest change in US immigration law in nearly two decades, the Bush administration is drawing up plans to help more immigrants find work legally in the United States, officials and
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Mussa calls for Arab involvement in Iraq
Arab League chief Amr Mussa called on Arab nations to back efforts to rebuild war-torn Iraq after talking with members of the Governing Council, amid ongoing US efforts against anti-coalition insurgents
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