Godfather of Kashmir militancy talks peace
Sardar Qayoom Khan remains the lone voice from Pakistan to openly support peace initiatives on Kashmir -- he did it when Hizbul Mujahideen announced a ceasefire and again when the Indian govt repeated it.



US plans to retaliate against Osama bin Laden
US, in cooperation with Russia, is planning military retaliation against Osama bin Laden, after links were found between the bombings of the American warship `USS Cole' and his group's attacks on US embassies in East Africa.



Mid-east war spreads to Israel-Lebanon border
Lesbanese guerrillas attacked Israeli troops at the border on Sunday, reopening the northern front while Israel tried in Egypt to renew peace efforts with the Palestinians shattered by two months of bloodshed.



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