Volume 5 Number 9 Fri. June 04, 2004       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections World Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives World   India, Pakistan to avoid squabbling on peace Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India agreed yesterday to avoid publicising differences ahead of peace talks later this month, the Pakistani foreign ministry said. BJP demands removal of ministers facing criminal charges Dozens of MPs from India's opposition Hindu nationalists marched through New Delhi yesterday to demand the removal of ministers facing criminal charges from the new left-leaning government.   Akali MPs, Sidhu stage walkout as Sajjan takes oath Akali Dal members along with BJP first timer Navjot Singh Sidhu yesterday staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha as Congress member Sajjan Kumar, alleged to be involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, took oath. Nepali PM pledges to make peace with Maoist rebels Nepal's prime minister pledged yesterday to seek peace with Maoist rebels after he was sworn in by the king, who had fired him two years earlier for failing to end the insurgency.   Lankan troops, Tigers vow to stop killings Norway to keep up peace bid Sri Lankan security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to take joint action to stem a wave of killings that has undermined their fragile truce, officials said yesterday.   5 humanitarian workers killed in Afghanistan Five humanitarian workers including three foreigners were shot dead Wednesday when their vehicle was ambushed in northwest Afghanistan, officials said.   Koreas resume military talks South Korea and North Korea resumed general-level military talks yesterday to reduce tensions on the world's last Cold War frontier.   China keeps on silencing Tiananmen critics A leading Chinese doctor who criticised the Communist Party's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has disappeared on the eve of its 15th anniversary.   US, Britain revise Iraq resolution New draft sets timetable for troops pullout, gives interim govt control over military & police but UNSC still divided The United States and Britain have introduced a revised resolution on Iraq that sets a rough timetable for the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces by early 2006.   Iran warns Israel against bombing N-facilities Israel will suffer a "painful" response if it dares to attack any of Iran's nuclear facilities, the Islamic republic's top national security official warned Wednesday.   War on terror not a clash of religions: Bush US President George W Bush Wednesday pledged relentless fight against terrorism worldwide until final victory and promised to stay the course in Iraq despite the surging violence in the war-ravaged country.   Rights groups sue US over prisoner abuse Civil-rights and veterans groups on Wednesday sued the US government for what they said was illegally withholding records about American military abuse of prisoners held in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and other Computer crash triggers chaos at Heathrow airport Travel chaos gripped Britain's airports yesterday after an early morning breakdown of a key air traffic computer system that grounded many of the country's flights.   US scrambles to soften harsh language in UN rights report on Iraq The United States is scrambling to soften allegedly harsh and inflammatory criticism of the US-led coalition in Iraq that is expected to be contained in a UN human rights report to be released this week,     Advertisement