Clinton gives Pakistan a parting kick and China a goodbye gift
In its twilight days in office, the Clinton Administration on Tuesday waived sanctions against China for its missile transfers to Pakistan while imposing fresh but largely meaningless restrictions against Islamabad.



Indian cerebral palsy victim can call US home now
25-year-old woman gets US citizenship without the oath under a new law her father had fought for -- Sensing the excitement around her, Vijai Rajan giggled and smiled. She had a small US flag pressed into one hand but her grip failed and it fell.



Arafat, Mubarak ponder means to end Israeli-Palestinian violence
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had talks on Wednesday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on ways of ending the violence in the Palestinian territories, Egyptian foreign minister Amr Mussa said.



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