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Spain in a state of shock as blasts toll mounts
MADRID, MARCH 12. The Juan Carlos exhibition ground is where trade fairs are usually held. Today it has become a makeshift morgue for those killed in Thursday's horrific terrorist attacks that claimed nearly 200 lives. About 50 unidentified ...

Impeached Roh pins hopes on court decision
SINGAPORE, MARCH 12. The South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun, was today stripped of his powers following his impeachment by the National Assembly in Seoul. The Constitutional Court will decide within 180 days whether Mr. Roh should be indicted ...

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Rajiv assassination the gravest mistake: Karuna
After leading the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in several battles, `Col.' Karuna,its longest-serving regional military commander, left the group on March 3 citing "discrimination." Three days later, the Tigers expelled him for ...

Britain reviews security steps
LONDON, MARCH 12. Shaken by Thursday's atrocity in Madrid, Britain was today taking stock of its own security as the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, vowed to redouble his Government's efforts to deal with terrorism. The attack on commuter trains in ...

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Cleared of wrong-doing

Only two survive disaster

A Great Wall myth

Focus on administration of Gaza Strip

Court blocks gay marriages

India & World
Toronto gets set for a festival
TORONTO, MARCH 12. It is a rather unusual event. And its organisers are keen to make a success out of it — the South Asian Heritage Festival. The month-long event is scheduled to be held here this May, for the second time. The festival ...

'Accord nuclear-weapon status to India, Pakistan'
MOSCOW, MARCH 12. A new Russian study urged the big five nuclear powers to open the door of their elite club to India and Pakistan in order to encourage them to join international non-proliferation pacts. "There is simply no alternative (to ...