Vol. 5 Num 192 Tue. December 07, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives International   Kashmir Dispute Musharraf welcomes London's mediation World failing to tackle root causes of terrorism Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf would welcome British involvement in negotiations with India over Kashmir, and would raise the matter with British Prime Minister Tony Blair during talks in London   India asks Nepal to hold peace talks with Maoists India yesterday urged Nepal to invite insurgent Maoists for peace talks ahead of a visit by head of state King Gyandendra expected later this month and suggested "aggressive" border patrols to cut rebel   EU upbeat on lifting China's arms ban The European Union expects to send a "positive signal" to China at a summit this week on lifting a 15-year-old arms embargo, but does not expect it to be scrapped yet, an EU source said yesterday.   Interim President Insists Iraqi polls to go ahead despite violence Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawar insisted that crucial elections would go ahead as planned next month despite a sharp upsurge in deadly insurgent attacks that claimed more than 90 lives in three Muslims mark mosque demolition anniversary Police were on alert in the north Indian temple town of Ayodhya ahead of a meeting of Hindu groups Monday to mark the 12th anniversary of the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque.   'Reviving moderate religious ties key to tackling terrors' Reviving violence-weakened bonds between moderate clerics and followers of different faiths holds the key to crushing Asia's formidable network of extremist militants, regional leaders said yesterday.   US Atomic Bombings Hiroshima group plans 'people's tribunal' Japanese anti-war campaigners said yesterday they planned a "people's tribunal" over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that could symbolically hold the United States responsible for war crimes.   Serbian president apologises to Bosnia over Balkan war Serbian President Boris Tadic apologised here yesterday to the victims of Serb atrocities during Bosnia's 1992-95, but stressed that ethnic Serbs suffered as well.   18 US soldiers punished for refusing duty in Iraq The US military in Iraq has disciplined 18 soldiers who refused to go out on a transport convoy they thought was too dangerous, but the reservists will not face court-martial, a military spokesman said Mahathir scorns Bush, Australia Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad poured scorn on US President George W. Bush's economic understanding and Australia's Asian desires in a typically abrasive return to a public platformyesterday.     Advertisement