http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1998 en_GB_uk http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159826/1/1998 To bring their bilateral relations back on track, India and Bangladesh flagged off the Maitree (Friendship) Express on April 14, 2008 after more than four decades, coinciding with the Bangla new year. The two countries had suspended cross-border passenger rail service after the 1965 Indo-Pak war. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/159255/1/1998 http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/158128/1/1998 http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156388/1/1998 Intense diplomatic efforts are continuing in Afghanistan to prevent the expulsion of a senior UN official accused of engaging in talks with leaders of the Taliban. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/156316/1/1998 http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/154850/1/1998 Jesuit presence in Afghanistan is helping speed up this war-ravaged country’s development process while also building understanding and faith between Indians and Afghans. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/154758/1/1998 Sri Lanka’s minister for human rights has denied allegations by a top United Nations official that torture is ‘routine’ in the country. Yet human rights activists feel that the renewed civil war has led to a humanitarian crisis in the country. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/154744/1/1998 Religious fundamentalism and its impact on women was much debated at the recent Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights being held at Hyderabad, India. Acts of violence ranging from honour killings to marital rape have been borne by women in times of both war and peace. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/152276/1/1998 http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/151952/1/1998 WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (OneWorld) - In the history of warfare, nuclear weapons have been used twice, and though it has been 62 years since an atomic bomb has been employed in a conflict, the threat of a nuclear attack remains as present as ever, say arms control advocates. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/151279/1/1998 http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/150630/1/1998 The UN Mission has welcomed the decision of the Nepalese government to hold elections to the Constituent Assembly on 22 November, 2007. The election is seen as a progressive step in the direction of peace and democratically elected Constituent Assembly. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/150533/1/1998 http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/149147/1/1998 http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/149026/1/1998 WASHINGTON, May 9 (IPS) - In the run-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon planned to create a 'Rapid Reaction Media Team' (RRMT) designed to ensure control over major Iraqi media while providing an Iraqi 'face' for its efforts, according to a 'White Paper' obtained by the independent National Security Archive (NSA) which released it Tuesday.