US tells Jamaat chief -- Violence isn't the answer
Washington is privately leaning on Pakistan to have militant groups call off the terrorism in Kashmir and the Hizbul Mujahedin ceasefire offer is the result of the general US principle that the issue cannot be resolved through violence.



Hizbul chief threatens to revoke ceasefire offer
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) on Thursday threatened to revoke its unilaterally declared ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir if India insisted on holding talks within the framework of its constitution.



Fiji interim PM launches attack on New Zealand and Australia
Fiji's interim Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase lashed out Thursday at Australia and New Zealand's "aggressive and threatening", stance on the country's political crisis.



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