US Secretary of State Colin Powell meets with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday. Powell presented to the UN Security Council declassified intelligence material including satellite photographs and tapes of intercepted telephone calls to try to show Iraq was in ‘further material breach’ of UN disarmament requirements. AFP

Human Rights, Child Soldiers issue to dominate

by Rodney Martinesz in Berlin and agency reports

The contentious issue of Human Rights will dominate the fifth round of peace talks between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which begins in the German capital Berlin today.
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Non imposition of VAT on wholesale, retail sectors will help consumers - Bandula

by Channa Kasturisinghe

The Government's decision to postpone the imposition of VAT on wholesale and retail sectors, which was to come into effect from July 1, 2003 is a move to remove an additional burden on consumers in the event of a war situation in the Gulf, Deputy Finance Minister, Bandula Gunarwardana told the Daily News.
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