Volume 5 Number 37 Fri. July 02, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Environment World Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives World   Musharraf Says Pakistan to conduct 'big' missile test in 2 months Pakistan will not roll back its nuclear weapons programme and plans to carry out another missile test within two months, President Pervez Musharraf said.   Pakistani Envoy Says Flexibility needed to solve Kashmir row Pakistan's ambassador to India said Wednesday both countries needed to show "flexibility" to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute.   'Pak entry into ARF to boost Regional security' Pakistan's admission Friday to the Asia-Pacific's only security forum is expected to ease tensions in South Asia over its rivalry with nuclear-capable neighbour India, an official said yesterday.   WB accuses S Asia of sweeping AIDS problem under the carpet The World Bank on Wednesday accused India and other South Asian nations of sweeping the ballooning HIV-AIDS problem under the carpet, warning that they would be devastated by an African-like crisis if   Nepali PM seals deal to end political isolation Nepal's premier sealed an agreement to end his isolation by bringing three parties into his government with a common agenda to seek peace with Maoist rebels and fully restore democracy.   'Myanmar military forcing ethnic groups out of villages' A US-based group campaigning against human rights abuse in Myanmar charged Wednesday that the Southeast Asian country's military regime was stepping up a brutal campaign against ethnic groups.   Asean, Australia sign anti-terror accord Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday signed a declaration agreeing to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.   Israeli troops kill 2, detain 30 Palestinians Israeli troops detained more than 30 suspected militants in Jericho yesterday, accusing the Palestinian Authority of allowing the sleepy West Bank town of becoming a "shelter for terrorists".   Iraqi ministry official, 2 staff killed in blast 2 coalition troops die, 7 Iraqis killed in US airstrike A senior finance ministry official and two of his staff were killed and two others wounded in a roadside bombing in the Iraqi capital while seven people were killed in a US-led military strike on a suspected   Stress disorders hit US troops in Iraq: Study Nearly a fifth of US troops returning from the war in Iraq may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems, but many are not seeking treatment, according to a study released   'Bush's credibility on Iraq slipping' White House rejects poll US President George W. Bush's credibility on Iraq has dropped, with a new poll Wednesday showing more Americans now believe that he misled the public about the threat posed by Iraq in the lead-up to war.   Annan wants progress in Darfur within 48-hr UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told Sudan's government that he wants to see progress within 48 hours resolving a bitter conflict in the Darfur region, which his officials say has led to the world's worst   UK, Iran talk tough as 'sailor' row brews London and Tehran stuck to their guns yesterday as a diplomatic spat over whether British servicemen encroached or were forced into Iranian waters threatened to become a full-blown row.     Advertisement