Y2K bug squashed, Indians eye new horizons
A man is standing on a street corner clapping his hands for no particular reason. ``Why are you doing?'' a bystander asks him. ``I'm trying to keep elephants away,'' says the man.



Israel-Syria talks back on track
Israeli and Syrian leaders have held their first face-to-face talks at Shepherdstown to pave the way for lasting peace between the two sides after the US intervened to smooth out procedural wranglings over the agenda.



Russia razes Chechen bases, over 300 rebels killed
More than 300 Chechen rebels died in the past three days in the ongoing fighting with Russian troops and pro-Moscow volunteers, Novosti reports.



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