| War
in Iraq 'not endless': Bush
|
Washington,
Apr 11:
President George W. Bush said would suspend US troop withdrawals
from Iraq this summer but tried to reassure a weary public that
the war, to be handed to his successor in January, was "not
endless."
|
| John
Holmes calls for increased UN-Gulf collaboration
|
Dubai,
Apr 11:
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes
has called for increased UN-Gulf collaboration in providing
humanitarian relief, reported Friday.
|
| Vaiko
asks EU to press Sri Lanka on Tamil ethnic issue
|
Oslo,
Apr 11:
MDMK chief Vaiko has asked the European Union not to turn a
blind eye to the "sufferings of Tamils" in Sri Lanka
and to pressure Colombo to end its offensive against the LTTE
so that an "ancient race" could be prevented from
being "totally wiped out".
|
| India
may face sanctions for not taking back illegal migrants
|
Washington,
Apr 11:
A legislation targeting India and seven other countries which
allegedly refuse to take back illegal immigrants convicted of
crimes in the United States has been introduced in the House
of Representatives.
|
| Malaysia
to introduce new Islamic conversion rule
|
Kuala
Lumpur, Apr 11:
Faced with rising ethnic and interfaith tensions, Muslim-majority
Malaysia will soon introduce a regulation that will require
its nationals to inform their family before converting to Islam.
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