Bay of Bengal war games to help fight terror, piracy
The stated aim of this week's massive war games
off India's east coast is to improve the ability of the five
participating militaries to fight terrorism and piracy. But in the
five days of naval exercises that began Tuesday, experts see a
broader strategic shift that is being driven in large part by the
fear of a rising China.
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Bhutto ready to meet Musharraf
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto told AFP
Wednesday she wanted to meet President Pervez Musharraf face-to-face
after making progress in talks on a power-sharing deal between them.
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Britain to allow creation of human-animal embryos
Britain's fertility regulator decided in
principle Wednesday to allow scientists to create human-animal
hybrid embryos for research purposes, as experts downplayed ethical
concerns.
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