US revokes minor defence sanctions as DoD steps up quake relief effort
Vajpayee govt and the Bush administration will have the first high-level contact this weekend with the likely meeting in Munich between National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra and the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.



Mandela flays UK, US for not lifting sanctions against Libya
Former South African President Nelson Mandela today criticised the US and Britain for not lifting sanctions against Libya, saying they had broken a promise to do so once the Lockerbie suspects were extradited.



Parliament censures Wahid on graft charges
Indonesia's parliament today censured President Abdurrahman Wahid over two graft scandals, but it was unclear whether the move would lead to his impeachment or leave him in power as a politcal cripple.



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