Talk, says US as Hizb hits Army HQ
A day after the Hizbul Mujahideen called off its ceasefire in Kashmir, a concerned US asked the militant outfit to resume talks with New Delhi on the Kashmir dispute.



Sri Lankan reform shelved, but not dead yet
Mounting opposition has forced Sri Lanka's Government to shelve a proposed new Constitution, aimed at ending a 17-year ethnic war, but analysts said on Wednesday it probably still holds the only hope for peace.



Hizbul Mujahideen attacks Army post in Kashmir, 12 dead
Hizbul Mujahideen on Wednesday claimed responsibility for killing 12 soldiers in an attack on an Indian Army base in Kashmir just hours after the expiry of its ceasefire.



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