| Bush
announces partial withdrawal of troops from Iraq
|
Washington,
Sept 14:
Under fire for the unpopular war in Iraq, President George W
Bush has announced a gradual pullout of US troops from the country
but rejected calls for a full withdrawal, arguing that abandoning...
|
| Support
growing for Japan's Fukuda in PM race
|
Tokyo,
Sept 14:
Momentum built in Japan's ruling party on Friday to back 71-year-old
lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warm ties with Asian neighbours,
to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his shock resignation.
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| Child
deaths fall below 10 mn for the first time: UN
|
New
York, Sept 14:
Child deaths worldwide have reached a record low, falling below
10 million per year for the first time to 9.7 million, down
from almost 13 million in 1990, according to the United Nations.
|
| India
wants to quiz KP in '93 blast case
|
Colombo,
Sept 14:
India wants to question Kumaran Pathmanathan, the LTTE's chief
arms procurer now in detention in Thailand, for possible involvement
in the 1993 Mumbai blasts among other terrorist acts on Indian
soil, an informed Sri Lankan official source said in Colombo
on Friday.
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