Grieving diaspora jams phone lines to India
Frantic Gujarati NRIs have jammed phone lines to India, trying to call their kith and kin in earthquake-stricken Gujarat as the full magnitude of the tragedy began to unfold.



Bush favours missile defence system for the US
President Bush has reaffirmed plans to reduce the size of America's nuclear arsenal while also deploying a missile defense system capable of protecting the United States and its allies.



West asia talks wind up in zilch
Israel and the Palestinians have ended five days of talks in Egypt without a peace deal, all but killing off hopes of a breakthrough before an election which is expected to oust Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.



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