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U.S. reaffirms support in IAEA, NSG (25 July 12:00) |
| Trust vote victory a significant development, says Condoleezza Rice |
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Pending debate, military action in NWFP called off (25 July 12:00) |
| Government wants “greater national consensus” |
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Maoists’ set terms to join government (25 July 12:00) |
| KATHMANDU: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has put forward three conditions to join the government. Party chairman Prachanda said the party would join the government if it is allowed t... |
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Rightful share for women sought (25 July 12:00) |
| Kandy (Sri Lanka): Though Kandy lost out to Colombo in the race to host the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SARRC) summit, the hill city played host to a unique citizen’s... |
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Now, there is no banknote paper (25 July 12:00) |
| Harare: Zimbabwe’s government is struggling to find enough cash to pay its workers, and more importantly the military, after it was forced to cut back on printing money because sanctions h... |
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Super rice strain (25 July 12:00) |
| BEIJING: A team led by renowned Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping may be able to produce a type of hybrid “super rice” that boasts a unit output of 13.5 tonnes per hectare in ... |
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Roman board game set out 1,700 years on (25 July 12:00) |
| Kent: A rare, complete set of 30 glass counters for a Roman board game has been set out again, more than 50 years since they were excavated and almost 1,700 years since they went into the t... |
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Positions can be bought: Medvedev (25 July 12:00) |
| Moscow: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev who has declared anti-corruption combat as his main agenda in the domestic policy has acknowledged that high government posts are sometimes sold for... |
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A new cell phone warning (25 July 12:00) |
| PITTSBURGH: The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff on Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of canc... |
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Japan to look into nuclear deal (25 July 12:00) |
| SINGAPORE: Japan, a prominent member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), will assess India’s case “in a manner that does not hinder, but [instead] reinforces the global disarmament and... |
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China yet to decide on nuclear deal (25 July 12:00) |
| It is “studying safeguards agreement and relevant study work is still ongoing” |
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Barack Obama in Berlin (25 July 12:00) |
| Berlin: U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barak Obama kicked off the European leg of his overseas trip in Berlin on Thursday, meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mr. Obama, shortly a... |
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China studying draft safeguards accord (25 July 12:00) |
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Ram Baran Yadav sworn in (24 July 12:00) |
| Vows to work for “communal harmony” in Nepal |
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Security for SAARC meet strengthened (24 July 12:00) |
| COLOMBO: Despite the LTTE’s ceasefire declaration for the duration of the SAARC Summit, Sri Lanka is taking nothing to chance and has drawn up an unprecedented security plan. The governmen... |
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Decks cleared for Hamza’s extradition (24 July 12:00) |
| LONDON: Decks were cleared on Wednesday for Abu Hamza al-Masri, one of Britain’s most controversial Muslim clerics, to be extradited to America after he was refused leave to appeal to Hous... |
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N. Korea nuclear issue discussed (24 July 12:00) |
| SINGAPORE: The first informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue concluded here on Wednesday with “very meaningful results”, sa... |
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‘Spiritual researcher’ Karadzic hid in plain sight (24 July 12:00) |
| Belgrade/London: The old man on the 73 bus looked like a monk. His bushy white beard obscured half of his face, thick glasses covered the rest and his long white hair was tied in a top-knot ... |
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Kuwait plans new metropolis as ‘Silk City’ (24 July 12:00) |
| London: Oil prices have so swollen Kuwait’s national coffers that the petroleum-rich state is to invest $132 billion on its ambitious “Silk City” at the head of the Gulf, it emerged on... |
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Media is biased towards Obama, says McCain (24 July 12:00) |
| Washington: The Republican presidential hopeful, John McCain, let his frustration with the U.S. media boil over on Tuesday for its coverage of Senator Barack Obama’s visit to West Asia and... |
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Good manners, irreverence too (24 July 12:00) |
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Ceasefire akin to giving ‘oxygen’ to LTTE: Sri Lanka (23 July 12:00) |
| COLOMBO: Hours after the LTTE announced its decision to observe a unilateral ceasefire from July 26 to August 4, to coincide with the SAARC Summit scheduled here on August 2 and 3, Sri Lanka... |
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Maoists will not join government (23 July 12:00) |
| KATHMANDU: After the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)-nominated presidential candidate Ramraja Prasad Singh lost in the elections, the Maoists have announced they would not join the new gov... |
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Brown rules out early Iraq pull-out (23 July 12:00) |
| LONDON: There would be no early troop pull-out from Iraq, indicated Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday. He said the 4,100 U.K. soldiers based in Basra would remain there for some more ti... |
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Bus bombing is not a terrorist act: China (23 July 12:00) |
| KUNMING: There is no evidence to show that the two bus explosions that killed two people and injured 14 on Monday in Yunnan Province were terrorist attacks or aimed at next month’s Olympic... |
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100th anniversary of an iconic model (23 July 12:00) |
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Singapore scraps skits at ASEAN session (23 July 12:00) |
| SINGAPORE: Russia’s Foreign Minister came as Darth Vader in 2005. The next year the top Japanese diplomat hammed it up as Dick Tracy and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered up... |
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East Asia Summit explores free trade area prospects (23 July 12:00) |
| SINGAPORE: The East Asia Summit (EAS), a “leaders-driven forum” with India, as also China and Japan in its fold, “is studying the feasibility of a free trade area among its 16 countrie... |
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Ram Baran Yadav is Nepal President (22 July 12:00) |
| I will work towards strengthening democracy, says the President-elect |
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China, Russia end border dispute (22 July 12:00) |
| Both sides give up some of their territorial claims |
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Suu Kyi comment “misunderstood” (22 July 12:00) |
| SINGAPORE: The release of Myanmar’s celebrated democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in Yangon is not on the cards until almost the end of next year. Myanmar’s Foreign ... |
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SAARC meet to discuss fund to manage food crisis (22 July 12:00) |
| COLOMBO: A fund to manage food crisis and mechanisms to augment resources in the region to tackle the situation arising out of the fuel price hike are to come up for consideration at the SAA... |
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Trust vote figures in Sri Lanka (22 July 12:00) |
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Dr. Patel granted conditional bail (22 July 12:00) |
| Melbourne: India-born surgeon Jayant Patel, who returned to Australia from the U.S. to face manslaughter and other charges in the deaths of over a dozen patients, was on Monday granted a con... |
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Osama’s driver pleads not guilty (22 July 12:00) |
| GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (Cuba): The first Guantanamo war crimes trial began on Monday with a not guilty plea from a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. Salim Hamdan, a... |
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Two die in China bus blasts (22 July 12:00) |
| KUNMING: All but one of 14 people injured in two explosions on buses here on Monday are out of danger, according to the health department of southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Monday. Th... |
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Suu Kyi release likely in 6 months, hints Myanmar (21 July 12:00) |
| Detention limit is nearing, says Minister |
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India, Brazil to take on rich nations in WTO talks (21 July 12:00) |
| Geneva: Backed by over 100 developing countries, India, Brazil and South Africa will take on the rich nations to get a fair trade deal at the WTO meeting of key trade ministers’ beginning ... |
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“Iluppaikkadavai town liberated” (21 July 12:00) |
| Ending 21 years of control under LTTE |
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Forbidden City made accessible (21 July 12:00) |
| BEIJING: About a century ago, China’s last emperor Puyi removed wooden door sills in his palace for a smooth bicycle ride. His action, though booed as offensive to the ancestors, has becom... |
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Dr. Patel’s extradition cleared (21 July 12:00) |
| Melbourne: The U.S. has approved the extradition of Indian American doctor Jayant Patel who is expected to arrive in Australia on Monday to face manslaughter charges linked to several botche... |
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Iran seeks framework for nuclear dialogue (20 July 12:00) |
| Wants to focus on commonalities of packages |
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Olympic energy sweeps China (20 July 12:00) |
| New measures to be implemented to reduce pollution in Beijing |
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U.K. government’s move irks Muslim groups (20 July 12:00) |
| LONDON: Right-wing British-Muslim groups have accused the government of interfering in the community’s religious affairs and trying to create a “state-sponsored” version of Islam by pl... |
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Nepal presidential run-off on Monday (20 July 12:00) |
| Nepali Congress candidate got highest votes in Saturday’s election |
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Pakistan new trade policy allows FDI from India (20 July 12:00) |
| ISLAMABAD: In a significant shift of policy, Pakistan has for the first time put aside its deep-seated sentiments over Kashmir to invite foreign direct investment from India. Announcing the ... |
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Iran-EU decide to continue interaction (20 July 12:00) |
| DUBAI: Iran and the foreign policy chief of the European Union, Javier Solana, have decided to continue their interaction after Tehran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Cou... |
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Tidal turbine on stream (19 July 12:00) |
| LONDON: An underwater turbine that generates electricity from tidal streams was plugged into the U.K. national grid on Thursday. It marked the first time a commercial-scale underwater turbin... |
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Nepal’s President will be elected today (19 July 12:00) |
| KATHMANDU: With the three Madhesi leaders vying for the President’s post, it is certain the “New Nepal” would break tradition by having a pahade (a person hailing from the hills) as he... |
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E.U. delegation to visit Sri Lanka (19 July 12:00) |
| COLOMBO: A parliamentary delegation of the E.U. will arrive here on July 20 to assess the situation in the eastern part of the country, especially after the recent election to the Eastern Pr... |
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