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British PrimeMinister,Tony Blair
WASHINGTON: TheUnited States said it wanted a peaceful and diplomatic solutionto its "sobering" nuclear crisis with "axis ofevil" foe North Korea, pledging to consult allies Japan andSouth Korea before deciding its next move.
ISLAMABAD:Nuclear rivals Pakistan and India appeared to be moving towardsa major de-escalation of tensions after both announced they wouldwithdraw troops from their heavily militarised international border.
BELFAST:British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, made his strongest call yetfor the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to permanently renounce violence,saying that otherwise the crisis-hit Northern Ireland peace processcould not work.
KUTA, Indonesia: Indonesia announced it will arm itself with sweepingnew powers to combat terrorism following the Bali bombing as policesummoned firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir as a suspectin separate blasts and treason.
BRUSSELS:An agreement to build an atomic power plant for North Korea couldbe in jeopardy after Washington alleged the Stalinist state issecretly building nuclear weapons, the European Commission warned.