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Iran ready to react to any US strike anywhere: Ambassador

Moscow, Feb 27 (UNI) Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Gholamreza Ansari today said if the United States was to attack Iran, Tehran will be able to give an adequate and decent response "anywhere".

"Should the US make the mistake of attacking Iran, I am certain that the Iranian people will teach them a good lesson," Interfax news agency quoted Ansari as saying.

"We will be able to retaliate, and I have no doubts that Iran will react in such a way immediately after the attack," he warned.

"At the same time, we do not put any limits on where we will hit. We may retaliate in any place," Ansari said.

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Lanka hits back Tigers with aerial raid in East

Colombo, Feb 27 (UNI) The Sri Lankan Air Force jet bombed ''an identified LTTE base'' in the rebel-held Batticaloa area today, Defence Ministry here said. This comes barely a couple of hours after a group of Colombo-based Ambassadors were injured in the LTTE mortar shelling on an airfield in the Eastern Batticaloa district. ''Immediately retaliating to the LTTE heavy mortar shell attack endangering the lives of over 30 foreign and local dignitaries, the SLAF airborne fighter jets pounded on an.....

CPI(M) wants power subsidy to weavers revived

Hyderabad, Mar 14 (UNI) The CPI(M) today urged the government to revive subsidy given to weavers on power consumption stating they were the second largest community committing suicides after farmers. Making a Zero Hour mention in the Assembly, he said the subsidy being paid since 1986 was suddenly stopped and the electricity authorities were disconnecting connections of those who could not pay their bills. Power Minister Mohd Ali Shabbir said the matter was represented to him and he had asked.....

US seeks to play down Cheney's tough talk with Musharraf

Washington, Feb 27 (UNI) The White House has sought to play down the get-tough message reportedly delivered by US Vice President Dick Cheney, during an unscheduled visit to Islamabad, to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf over terrorist sanctuaries along its borders with Afghanistan. However, the New York Times quoted unidentified administration officials in Washington as saying that Cheney was telling Musharraf he had to get tougher in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban along the country's Northwestern frontier with Afghanistan or.....
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