Maleeha Lodhi -- Neighbour's envoy, Delhi's envy
Wanted for the Indian Embassy in Washington: A smart, resourceful, beguiling, sharp-tongued, quick-witted woman to be New Delhi's ambassador.

Gunmen kill Tamil MP in Lanka
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Sri Lankan Tamil Member of Parliament Ramesh Nadarajha and his driver in central Colombo. Nadarajha's increasingly pro-LTTE stand in recent months had earned him the ire of moderate Tamils.

Barak, Arafat meet at Rabin tribute in Oslo
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met in Oslo during the night in a warm-up session for peace moves planned alongside memorial ceremonies for Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

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