Rebel leaders seek Powell aid to halt Mesker-Yurt operations
Chechnya rebels urge Colin Powell to press Russia to end military moves in Mesker-Yurt where forces seal off the village detaining hundreds of residents. Human rights groups warn of torture beatings and killings amid the crackdown. In West Bank, Israeli troops sweep four cities with house to house searches. one Palestinian was killed in Nablus. Arafat discusses cabinet overhaul as Mexico reports 26 killed in ambush on a mountain road in Oaxaca. authorities suspect a land dispute and order the attorney general to the scene.
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Pakistani president warns against nuclear war amid India tension
Pakistan's President Musharraf told CNN that a nuclear conflict is unthinkable and affirmed willingness to negotiate with India as regional fear grows. The UN and other nations urged citizens to leave the area while both nations shell along the border over Kashmir.
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Powell presses Pakistan to curb extremists as India crisis grows
The United States faces dual aims in the India Pakistan tension to avert nuclear war and curb terrorist threats to Americans. Secretary Powell signals prioritizing Pakistan’s leaders to stop extremists provoking India, noting troop shifts could undermine the overall war on terrorism. The Obama era framing: central role for Pakistan in counterterrorism and preventing extremist safe havens.
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Pentagon warns Asia of Islamist threat in Asia
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz warned regional defense ministers that Islamic terrorists have Asia in their sights. He said Muslim militants aim to impose a medieval, intolerant lifestyle and urged Asia to take the threat seriously to keep the U S led war on terrorism robust.
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