US warns Pak on jehadi outfits, condemns threat against Vajpayee
The United States on Friday warned Islamabad against runaway terrorist activities directed against India by organisations based in Pakistan and said the Government of Pakistan had the responsibility to rein in jehadi outfits that preached and practised violence.



Singapore takes seat on UN Security Council
Singapore will assume its seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 1, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.



UK launches probe to find Briton's role in Srinagar blast
Britain has launched an investigation to find out whether a man from Birmingham had carried out a suicide bomb attack in Sringar on Christmas day killing at least nine people including six Indian soldiers.



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