Wanted -- a better spin doctor for Pak
After the media debacle of General Musharraf's visit to the UN and the US in September, Islamabad is rife with rumours of a change in the information ministry with strong suggestions that Information Minister Javed Jabbar may finally have to pack his bags and make way for another spin doctor this month.



Kumaratunga rapped for misusing govt media
Three independent media watchdogs slammed Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's Government on Monday on the eve of national elections for misusing state-run media to smear and undermine the opposition.



Kin of Lieberman shot dead in West Bank
A distant cousin of US Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman was found shot dead in the West Bank on Sunday, a victim of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian wave of violence.



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