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China, India launch first strategic dialogue
India and China yesterday began their first-ever bilateral "strategic dialogue" on a range of international and regional issues including terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation, Iraq and the role of international
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Zarqawi declares war on Iraqi polls
China takes custody of 8 freed hostages
Iraq's most-wanted man has vowed to wreck next week's landmark polls and claimed to have murdered a candidate on the prime minister's list, while Chinese officials took custody of eight freed hostages.
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Lanka denies buying arms with tsunami aid
Norway urges unity
The Sri Lankan government Sunday denied claims by Tamil Tiger rebels that it is using tsunami relief donations to buy arms, as peacebroker Norway urged the two sides to unite to rebuild the battered country.
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Crackdown on Indian rebels in Myanmar
10 troops, 5 militants killed
Ongoing heavy fighting in the thick jungles of Myanmar between government troops and Indian separatists has left at least five rebels and 10 soldiers dead, a rebel leader said Sunday.
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Pakistan accuses India of violating truce
Pakistan yesterday accused India of violating a 14-month ceasefire in Kashmir, days after New Delhi twice accused its nuclear rival of launching mortar shells into its territory.
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3 US states declare emergency
Snowstorm blamed for 14 deaths
The US states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey have declared emergencies because of continuing fierce blizzards in the north-east that killed 14 people.
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US attack would be strategic error: Iran
Iran, responding to comments by senior US officials, said Sunday any US military attack on the country would be a strategic mistake and dismissed the US remarks as "psychological warfare.
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Yushchenko set for talks with Moscow
President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine is due to visit neighbouring Russia - just a day after his inauguration. The Moscow talks are seen as an attempt by the leaders of both countries to iron outdifferences.
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Video cameras for Indian state polls
Video cameras will be installed at high-risk polling stations in a bid to eliminate cheating in three volatile states next month, an Election Commission spokesman said yesterday.
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Myanmar opens trial of military intelligence
Trials for more than 300 people linked to Myanmar's disbanded military intelligence unit began yesterday under a cloud of secrecy inside the notorious Insein prison, a legal source said.
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