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Rajapakse orders probe into violence in northern Jaffna
Concern that it was due to "changed military leadership"

"Britishness" test for imams dropped
LONDON: The British Government has abandoned plans that would have forced foreign "imams" to take a "Britishness" test before being allowed to come to the United Kingdom and preach in mosques here. The rule, mooted amid concerns that ...

Relief work best to improve U.S. image: Cheney
Tours quake hit areas in PoK

Doubts over Saddam capture claims
LONDON: Doubts have surfaced over American claims about the exact circumstances of the former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein's arrest two years ago after he was reported as saying he was "gassed'' by U.S. troops before being taken into ...

Transport strike hits New York
NEW YORK: Subways and buses ground to a halt on Tuesday morning as transit workers walked off the job at the height of the holiday shopping and tourist season, forcing millions of riders to find new ways to get around. Mayor Michael ...

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Formal pact on Lahore-Amritsar bus service today
The third bus service to be launched as part of the peace process

First Sikh officer in Pakistan army
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army has got its first Sikh officer in its 58 years of history. Harcharan Singh (19) been who has commissioned in the army as an officer recently, hails from Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak. On paper there is ...

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