Pak hikes defence outlay by 11 pc
With a battle raging on its disputed Kashmir border with India, Pakistan has announced a $ 12 billion budget that called for a $ 2.6 million (almost 11 per cent) increase in defence spending.

Russian troops first to enter Kosovo
Russian troops stole a march on NATO by entering Kosovo's capital of Pristina early Saturday to the jubilant cheers of Serbs.

Upstaged, NATO soldiers pour in
NATO forces on Saturday began entering Kosovo, after the Western Alliance was upstaged by the surprise overnight arrival of Russian forces in the capital Pristina.

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