December 24
WAR AGAINST TERRORISM
Al Qaeda planned chemical attack: Report Newsweek in a report said that investigators believe that Al Qaeda had accumulated enough radioactive material to make a 'radiological dispersal device', also known as a 'dirty bomb'.
Probe confirms explosive inside AA passenger's shoes The officials are conducting more tests to determine the type of explosive device and whether they contained plastic explosives.
US forces can stay till terrorism is wiped out: Karzai Afghanistan's interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai said he would be willing to hand Saudi-born extremist Osama bin Laden to the US or an international tribunal if he was captured on Afghan soil.
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December 23
Attempt to 'blow up' American airliner thwarted An attempt to blow up an American Airlines plane, on flight from Paris to Miami with 197 passengers on board, was thwarted when alert crew members overpowered a man who tried to ignite explosives concealed inside his shoes.
December 22
Envoy's recall the first step: Advani The Union home minister said he had information that the US and the UK may have issued a demarche to Pakistan on the need to take action against terrorist outfits.
India well versed in art of war: PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee said peace was India's ideal goal, but 'if crisis knocks at our door, the country will not retract from its duty'.
Bush wants action, not words, from Pak The US president said he had always told world leaders: 'Thank you for your condolences. I appreciate your flowers. Now arrest somebody if they are in your country'.
Think before you take on us: LeT to Pak Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief Hafeez Mohammed Saeed claimed that his organisation was 'promoting education' and 'preaching Islam' in Pakistan.
Freezing LeT accounts not enough: India An external affairs ministry official said that henceforth it would not be easy for the separatist Hurriyat leaders to gain access to the Pakistani mission in Delhi.
Musharraf calls India's action arrogant Deploring India's decision to recall its high commissioner in Islamabad, Pakistan said the present tensions could be defused only through diplomatic contact.
US convinced by evidence against Jaish, Lashkar The Bush administration has, however, rejected claims that the Pakistan government was in any way involved in the attack on Parliament.
India does not have infinite patience: Singh The external affairs minister said the attack on Parliament was an attack on India's sovereignty.
Special court for Parliament attack trial Minister of State for Home I D Swami said POTO provides for trial by a special court.
AMERICA'S WAR
Karzai takes over as Afghanistan's interim head External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh represented India at the swearing-in ceremony.
Pak announces $100 million aid for Afghanistan President Musharraf said Islamabad would soon reopen its embassy and four consulates in the country.
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OTHER REPORTS
IT, communication ministries merged The new ministry of communication and information technology will have three departments -- telecom, IT and posts.
CRICKET
Rain saves India Only 15.4 overs were possible on Day 4. Prem Panicker reports...
MOVIES
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The Dutta Deol duel Subhash K Jha on the cause and the effect.
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NET
The Reezak worm spreads as a Christmas greeting The latest worm doing the rounds is an email attachment called Christmas.exe.
Read the world's funniest joke here The world's funniest joke, voted by popular demand over the Internet, has been unveiled after an experiment lasting three months.
December 21
FEATURE
Bidding adieu to victims of WTC with a cake Nilgiris, a bakery group in Bangalore, has baked a 24 feet cake replica of the World Trade Center to 'send a message of peace and love to the citizens of the world'.
AMERICA'S WAR
Security Council okays multinational force for Kabul To comprise between 3,000 and 5,000 men from Britain, France and several other NATO states, it will begin deployment on Saturday.
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December 20
AMERICA'S WAR
'India, Pak should focus on Afghanistan': PTI The US is worried that escalating tension between the South Asian neighbours will take the world's focus away from its war on terror.
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December 19
AMERICA'S WAR
Al Qaeda men, Pak guards clash, 15 killed The clash occurred when the Al Qaeda fighters snatched arms from their guards while they were being shifted from a town in the North West Frontier Province.
'Pakistan's agenda of controlling Afghanistan intact' The chief of Afghanistan's military security, General Mohammed Zahir Akbar, said Pakistan still wants to use the country to spread terror in Kashmir.
Karzai supports international security force Karzai, in Rome on his first trip abroad after being named to head an interim Afghan administration, said he would make every effort to end terrorism in Afghanistan.
UN sets up fund for Afghan interim government Money from the Afghan Interim Authority Fund would be channelled towards building infrastructure and administrative expenditure for the interim government.
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