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Abbas vows no delay in Palestinian elections
Delhi reiterates support for statehood, PLO chief holds talks with Sonia
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said yesterday there would be no delay in holding parliamentary elections due in July amid surging violence in the occupied Gaza Strip that is straining a fragile truce.
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Completion of First Year in Office
Manmohan in tricky balancing act
Days after the Congress Party won an upset election victory with left-wing allies in May 2004, Manmohan Singh was asked to calm investors after India's stock market had its biggest one-day fall ever.
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Iraq plans talks with Syria to stop insurgent flow
Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari said yesterday that Baghdad would hold talks with Damascus soon to demand action against insurgents infiltrating from Syria and warned that his country would not tolerate
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ICRC informed US about Quran abuse in 2002-2003
The International Committee of the Red Cross reported to US authorities on multiple occasions between early 2002 and mid-2003 that detainees at Guantanamo Bay were alleging that the Quran was being disrespected,
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Kashmir heading for a crucial turn: Kasuri
Pakistan wants Kashmiri leaders on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to meet and hold talks as India was 'reluctant' to involve them directly in the dialogue process, Foreign
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Kashmir leader suggests jt Indo-Pak power plant
Indian Kashmir's chief minister yesterday urged India and Pakistan to cooperate on developing hydroelectric power in the divided Himalayan region in a bid to avert further rows over power developmentin
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China to allow nationals to visit Taiwan
China will lift a decades-old ban on mainlanders visiting political rival Taiwan yesterday, state media reported, a move that could further ease tension after visits to China by two of the island's opposition
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Uzbek govt vows to keep UN informed on unrest
Rights chief steps up pressure for independent probe
With international pressure growing on the Uzbek president, Islam Karimov yesterday pledged to keep the UN informed of unrest in Uzbekistan, but denied he had discussed holding an independent inquiryinto
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Muslims protests demolition of Bihar mosque
A Muslim organisation in Bihar has protested the demolition of a 100-year-old mosque to make way for a stadium, saying that it would launch a mass movement if it was not rebuilt.
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