CTBT -- India, US not in harmony yet
The United States has unexpectedly reverted to its tough posture towards India on the nuclear issue saying the tone and content of President Clinton's upcoming visit ``hinge on the progress we make in our security and non-proliferation dialogue.''

Army imposes curbs on Jamaat chief
Barely days after Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed criticised the new military regime in Pakistan, he was banned from entering the frontier province on Saturday and a senior religious leader of his party was arrested by police in Peshawar.

Ex-Italian PM cleared of mafia links
A court in the Sicilian capital has acquitted former Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti of charges of colluding with the mafia for lack of evidence.

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