NATO plans semi-opposed land invasion in 6 to 8 weeks
NATO is gearing up for a ``semi-opposed'' land invasion of Kosovo by 80,000 troops in six to eight weeks.

`Curse of SAARC' claims Vajpayee
For the superstitious, the fall of India's Atal Behari Vajpayee is another sign that a curse plagues leaders attending summits of a 13-year-old South Asian grouping.

Hezbollah chief warns Israel over village
Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah warned Saturday that Israel's occupation of a South Lebanese village this week will not protect its soldiers from death and defeat in Lebanon.

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