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Spain: a vote against support for Iraq war?
BRUSSELS, MARCH 15.The defeat of the People's Party Government in Spain is widely regarded as a "protest vote" against the Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, for his support to the American and British initiated war in Iraq. The Popular Party ...

Triumphant Putin vows to modernise Russia
MOSCOW, MARCH 15.Emerging triumphant from Sunday's presidential poll the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, vowed to push forward with all-round modernisation of the country. With 99.2 per cent of the ballots counted, Mr. Putin bagged 71.2 per ...

Israel retaliates after Palestinian suicide attacks
MANAMA, MARCH 15. Israeli helicopters fired missiles at two locations in Gaza city within hours of a double Palestinian suicide bombings which killed 10 persons. The rockets targeted two buildings, which the Israelis claimed were being used as ...

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Pakistan regrets India's remark on centrality of Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 15. In a cautious reaction to the Indian riposte to the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf's statement on the centrality of Kashmir for betterment of relations between India and Pakistan, Islamabad said it "regretted" the ...