Volume 4 Number 234 Tue. January 20, 2004    
 
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Pakistan invites India for talks on bus services
Delhi-Lahore vintage car rally to bolster peace
Pakistan announced yesterday it has offered to hold talks with India in March on starting bus services between their respective zones of Kashmir and between the cities of Kokharpar and Munabao.
 
Sharon warns MPs on Golan as cabinet splits over barrier
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned yesterday that negotiations with Syria would ultimately lead to a withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights, as splits emerged in his cabinet over possiblechanges
 
Khatami's party threatens to boycott elections
The political party of Iran's President Mohammad Khatami has threatened to boycott upcoming elections if urgent measures are not taken over the rejection of reformist candidates, press reports said yesterday.
 
Presidential hopefuls await Iowa outcome
Democrats blast Bush after Iraq bombing
Democratic presidential rivals, each coveting what only one can have, are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Iowa caucuses, the first test in a volatile campaign to pick President Bush's general election
 
State of the Union Address
Bush set to tout his success in Iraq
US President George W. Bush gets a chance today to tout his successes in Iraq, the fight against terrorism and the US economy, in his annual State of the Union policy speech.
 
Police probe assaults on Stephen Hawking
British police are investigating a series of alleged mysterious assaults on disabled top British scientist Stephen Hawking, the Daily Mirror reported yesterday.
 
Baghdad blast death toll stands at 24
The death toll from Sunday's devastating truck bombing outside the front gate of the US-led coalition's Baghdad headquarters stands at 24, Iraq's Health Minister Kudhayer Abbas said yesterday.
 
India appoints Krishna Murthy as new CEC
India's government yesterday appointed T.S.
 
S African judge attending WSF arrested on rape charges
A prominent South African judge attending an anti-globalisation conference in Mumbai was arrested yesterday after a colleague claimed he raped her at the delegation's hotel, police said.
 
Pakistan visit can push forward peace: Hurriyat
A moderate Kashmiri separatist said yesterday he would suggest to the Indian government during high-level talks this week that separatists be allowed to visit Pakistan to boost the peace process.
 

 
   
 
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