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Cong storms back to power in Haryana
Bihar, Jharkhand set for coalition govt
India's ruling Congress party yesterday stormed back to power in the northern state of Haryana with a landslide victory.
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Iran, Russia sign nuclear fuel deal
Iran and Russia yesterday signed a landmark nuclear fuel accord that paves the way for the firing up of the Islamic republic's first atomic power station, a project the United States alleges is a cover
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Maoists Call off Blockade
Nepali troops continue to escort vehicles
Nepalese troops and police yesterday maintained armed escorts for trucks carrying supplies to the capital despite a decision by Maoist rebels to call off a nationwide transport blockade.
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KL launches crackdown on migrants tomorrow
Malaysia is set to crack the whip on hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants tomorrow, with a force of about half-a-million officials to be deployed to hunt them down.
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'Aides of Pak scientist offered Iran nuke kit'
Investigators have found evidence of a meeting 18 years ago between Iranian officials and associates of the scientist dubbed the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme that resulted in a written offer
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Killing, Crimes in Iraq
50 British troops face prosecution
Almost 50 more British troops are facing prosecution for murder, manslaughter, assault and other crimes in Iraq, a newspaper reported yesterday, after three soldiers were jailed for abusing Iraqis.
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Lebanon opposition locks horns with govt
A top US envoy seeking a Syrian troop pullout from Lebanon held more talks yesterday as the opposition locked horns with the pro-Damascus regime on the eve of a showdown in parliament Washington'snumber
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Saddam's half-brother detained
A half-brother of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, a former intelligence chief who figures on the US list of Iraq's most wanted, has been arrested, officials said yesterday.
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India likely to hike defence budget
India is expected to sharply hike its defence spending in today's budget, despite peace talks with rival Pakistan, as it goes on a shopping spree for new military hardware to update its ageing arsenal,
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