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Diplomats rush to save Lankan truce
Fresh war fears mount as violence spikes
Diplomats from Sri Lanka's key backers held an emergency meeting with Tiger rebels yesterday amid fears the country could slip back into war after a day of violence that killed 18 people, officials said.
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Tsunami survivors mark first anniversary
Survivors launched a boat laden with flowers, candles and incense in the first ceremony yesterday to mark one year since the Indian Ocean tsunami swept away at least 216,000 lives in one of the world's
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Bhutan's people excited by move for democracy
Bhutanese are sad but excited about their King's decision to hand over power to his son and hold the tiny Himalayan kingdom's first democratic election in 2008, local newspapers say.
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Iraqi president seeks to defuse election row
Iraq's top political leaders met yesterday to defuse a gathering crisis over contested general election results while the country's top Shia cleric called for setting up a national unity government.
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Laden niece poses for GQ magazine
Her uncle may be the world's most elusive fugitive, but Osama bin Laden's niece is about as conspicuous as she can be in a sexy photo shoot in the January edition of the men's fashion magazine GQ.
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'NSA spying broader than Bush admitted'
The National Security Agency has conducted much broader surveillance of e-mails and phone calls without court orders than the Bush administration has acknowledged, The New York Times reported on its
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Indonesia braces for potential terror attacks
Indonesian security forces braced yesterday for potential Christmas Eve terror attacks by extremists believed to be intent on marring the holidays in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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