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U.N. orders families home from India, Pakistan as tensions mount.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| June 01, 2002 | Dorgan, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

NEW DELHI, India _ With border skirmishes flaring and the threat of war looming, the United Nations on Saturday ordered hundreds of its staff in India and Pakistan to send their families home.

The U.N. announcement came one day after the U.S. State Department urged the estimated 60,000 Americans living in India to leave and authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency personnel and all dependents at the U.S. Embassy and consulate.

The threat of war between the two nuclear-armed neighbors has escalated sharply in the past week, although hostilities are thought unlikely to begin before a visit to the region this week by U.S. Secretary of Defense ...

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