Norway, Japan flayed for overstepping brief Kumaratunga rejects LTTE demand for interim council
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has rejected LTTE rebels’ demand for an interim council in the embattled regions of the island and criticised the role of peacemaker Norway and financial backer Japan for ............

De Mello appointed UN special  envoy to Iraq 
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Human Rights Chief Sergio Vieira de Mello has been appointed as the world body’s special representative in Iraq for four months and will work with......... 

Bush hails Sharon’s acceptance  of Road Map
BAGHDAD: Hailing as “progress” Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s embrace of the US-backed Middle East Road Map to end violence in the region, US President George W Bush has said he would meet with Isreali and........

NY Times under scrutiny over  bogus stories
NEW YORK: The New York Times has published an editor's note, explaining a misstep in an article last year, as the newspaper came under intense scrutiny following ....... 

US, Japan warn N Korea of  ‘tougher measures’
CRAWFORD (Texas): US President George W Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi today warned North Korea that it would face “tougher measures” if it escalated a crisis over.......

French Prime Minister Jean Pierre Raffarin (R) waves to residents of Quebec City as he and Quebec Premier Jean Charest (L), take a short walkabout through the city's streets, Friday on the third day of Raffarin's four-day trip to Canada. AFP

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