Over 1,400 dead in Taiwan quake
At least 1,455 people were killed and about 3,500 injured in Taiwan when the strongest earthquake in nearly a century hit the country yesterday, causing widespread devastation that left over 1,00,000 homeless.

Pakistan denies Laden's terrorist activities
Pakistan has strongly denied supporting terrorist activities of Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden in Russia and accused India of sponsoring such "propaganda" against Islamabad.

Pak-India slugfest at UN over differences
India and Pakistan brought their aggravated neighbourhood spat to the 54th General Assembly of the UN that began in New York yesterday.

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