India hikes military spending by 7.2 pc
India on Tuesday hiked military spending by 7.2
percent to 890 billion rupees in its budget for the year to March
2007 to fund ongoing modernisation, the finance minister said.
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Bush calls for more anti-terror action ahead of Pakistan-India
visit
US President George W. Bush said that Pakistan
must do more to combat terrorism before leaving for a four-day trip
to South Asia that will start Wednesday in India.
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German cat dies of bird flu, virus spreads
Bird flu fears have heightened in Europe after a
cat died of the disease in Germany, the first time the virus has
been found in a mammal on the continent.
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