Volume 4 Number 271 Mon. March 01, 2004    
 
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Israel on alert after Gaza strike
Court orders halt to barrier work
Israel was on high alert yesterday after the killing of three Palestinians in an air strike near Gaza City, as judges ordered a halt to work on a section of the controversial West Bank barrier near Jerusalem.
 
US terms ties with India good, engagement with Pakistan constructive
Citing the Bush Administration's foreign policy success in developing better relations with Asian countries, the US has described its ties with India as "good" and its engagement with Pakistan as "constructive".
 
Buddhist monks plunge into Lanka politics
Sri Lanka's Buddhist clergy has advised kings and presidents for centuries, but its decision to field candidates in April's parliamentary vote is causing consternation among politicians and officials.
 
Iraqi leaders make final push for constitution
Iraqi leaders made a last push yesterday to draw up a temporary constitution, a major step on the road to winning back sovereignty, as police and US-led occupation forces suffered new casualties.
 
KSA to create body for monitoring all charity
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would create a body that will exclusively run charity work abroad, after some Saudi Islamic charities faced Western charges of funding terror.
 
British army feared Iraq war would be illegal: Clare Short
British army chiefs refused to go to war in Iraq until they were reassured over its legality by the nation's top law official, former cabinet minister Clare Short told the Observer Sunday newspaper.
 

 
   
 
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