Unauthorised access to files detected by the State Department
Obama's passport snooped Two employees were fired and a third was punished for looking at Barack Obama's passport files without appropriate authorisation, the State Department said.
Police shot protesters: China The police shot and wounded four rioters in southwestern Sichuan province in Tibet, China acknowledged for the first time since anti-Beijing demonstrations started in Lhasa last week.
New Pak PM on Monday: Prez President Pervez Musharraf will administer the oath of office to Pakistan's new prime minister on March 25, the presidential spokesman said.
UN mission in Afghanistan extended The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN mission in Afghanistan by one year.
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