The Daily Star: Internet Edition Wed. April 13, 2005

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Chinese PM terms India trip historic & successful
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao yesterday described his four-day India visit as "historic" and as having produced "rich results", while hailing a key agreement with India to resolve a decades-old border

Bush pushes Israel to stop settlement expansion
US President George W.

Rumsfeld warns Iraqis against corruption
Defence Secretary Donald Rums-feld, on a surprise visit to Iraq, warned the country's leaders yesterday against political purges and cronyism that could spark "lack of confidence or corruption in government.

Maoists end road blockade
Nepali army keeps on armed escorts, Kathmandu to allow UN rights monitors, govt official slain
An 11-day road blockade called by Nepal's Maoist rebels to protest against King Gyanendra's power grab ended yesterday but the army said it would keep escorting vehicles to prevent guerrilla attacks.

China-Japan row escalates as both sides demand protection of nationals
A row between Japan and China intensified yesterday as the Asian powers each demanded protection for their nationals and Beijing insisted Tokyo did not deserve a cherished permanent seat on the UN Security

Taliban vow new attack after 12 militants killed
The Taliban vowed yesterday to assassinate a former Afghan commander after a failed bid to kill him sparked a US air strike which officials said killed up to 12 militants.

Prakash Karat replaces Surjeet as CPI(M) general secretary
In a generational change of guard in the 41-year-old Communist Party of India (Marxist), British-educated Prakash Karat has taken over as its general secretary replacing 89-year-old Harkishan Singh Surjeet.

'China-Pakistan nuke cooperation in line with NPT'
China asserted yesterday that its nuclear cooperation with Pakistan is entirely for peaceful purposes and under the safeguard of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).