Don't strike, just support us, Iraqi opposition tells UK, US
In the background of another round of attrition between Iraq and UNSCOM, representatives of Iraqi opposition parties said that they were opposed to any US-UK led military action against Iraq.

South Africa may ban LTTE
The Nelson Mandela government, which is probing Sri Lankan allegations of growing Tamil rebel activities in South Africa, may soon bring about a legislation banning the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and other ``alien'' terrorist groups.

Pakistan's austerity drive makes way for the VVIPs
Undeterred by public criticism of wasteful public expenditure, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will soon be inaugurating Islamabad's first air link -- a heliport exclusively for Very Very Important Persons (VVIPs).

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