Edgy Democrats may desert Clinton to please voters
US President Bill Clinton faces large scale desertions by Democratic legislators as the recommendation by the Judiciary Committee for an impeachment inquiry against him comes up for vote before the full House of Representatives today.

Shoot-at-sight orders in Biharsharif
Shoot-at-sight orders were issued against rioters in Biharsharif town of Nalanda district late on Wednesday, with communal clashes claiming another life, officials said. The toll in the strife-torn town has now gone up to three, with the recovery of a headless body.

Taliban may put Laden on trial: report
The Afghan Taliban was reported to have told Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that it is ready to put Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden on trial for a 1996 bomb attack on US airmen in the kingdom if the victim's families request it.

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