Sept 14 is PM's US walkathon
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to the United States will be uphill in only one respect - his visit to the seat of the US legislature that goes by the name Capitol Hill.



Lankan army launches offensive to prevent poll eve attacks
Sri Lankan army has begun a major offensive to deter the LTTE from launching pre-emptive strikes to recapture northern Jaffna peninsula before the general elections and prevent the rebels from infiltrating into the army-controlled areas.



Ukraine pays for Moscow's Cold War paranoia
Ukraine has appointed a government commission to investigate the outbreak of a mystery illness, believed to be caused by the fuel discharges from nuclear missiles, which were deployed for use against the former Soviet Union's Cold War enemies.



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