Clinton goes on trial today
US President Bill Clinton goes on trial before the US Senate on Thursday amid a bitterly polarised, confused, and uncertain political scenario. There is no definite constitutional roadmap for the process, the last such impeachment trial having been held 130 years ago.

US collecting data on Christians attacks
The sporadic but continuing attacks on Christians in parts of India could invite censure and even sanctions under a new American law which has recently come into effect.

US `exploiting' UN for toppling Saddam
United Nations' officials have blown the whistle on a possible American plot to overthrow Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein by subverting the UN Special Commission inspection regime into a part-spying mission.

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