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What Bush wants in India
President Bush and his policymakers like to stress how much 9/11 has changed America's foreign-policy objectives, but one goal the terror attacks did not alter is to build a stronger partnership withthe
 
13 killed in Myanmar attack on Naga rebels
At least 10 soldiers from Myanmar and three Indian separatists were killed and several others from both sides were injured yesterday in fighting inside Myanmar, an India-based rebel leader said.
 
China Warns
Chen leading Taiwan towards disaster
China warned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday he was leading his island towards disaster and endangering regional peace, after he scrapped an advisory council on unification with the mainland.
 
Musharraf Says
Pakistan doing all it can in terror war
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday his country was doing all it could in the US-led war against terrorism and offered to fence and mine its border with Afghanistan to stem Taliban infiltration.
 
Donors ask warring parties to honour Lankan truce deal
Sri Lanka's main financial backers yesterday urged the island's warring parties to honour renewed commitments to uphold their truce made during talks in Switzerland.
 
Global poll: Terror threat rose after Iraq war
Most people in 33 out of 35 countries worldwide believe that the US-led war in Iraq has increased the threat of terrorism, a survey for BBC World Service radio suggested yesterday.
 
Thai PM ready to postpone snap polls
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that snap April elections could be postponed and indicated he was willing to meet his chief opposition rival in a bid to end spiralling politicaluncertainty.
 
Saddam lawyers end boycott of trial
Saddam Hussein's defence lawyers ended their monthlong boycott of his trial, attending proceedings yesterday even though the judge rejected their demands that he step down.
 

 
   
 
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