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Indo-Pak Meet
New ideas, terror to figure in talks
India and Pakistan will discuss "new ideas" on promoting bilateral ties when Foreign Secretaries of the two countries meet here on Tuesday to kick off the third round of Composite Dialogue amid New Delhi's

Nepal on high alert after rebel raids
Nepali troops were on high alert on Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.

Landslide kills 13 in Afghanistan
At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide while heavy snow has left hundreds of thousands of others stranded in northern Afghanistan's mountainous villages, officials said Sunday.

'Zawahiri may not be dead in US attack'
It is not yet clear whether the deadly air strike aimed at Al-Qaeda's deputy leader, which killed 18 people, hit its target, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

Israel approves limited Palestinian vote in Jerusalem
Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved voting in Arab East Jerusalem in a January 25 Palestinian parliamentary election but said it would ban the militant Hamas group from listing its candidates on ballots

Pressure on Saddam judge to reconsider
Pressure mounted Sunday on the Iraqi judge presiding over the trial of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein to stay in the job after he submitted his resignation in the face of criticism of his handling ofthe

Japan battling deadliest winter in two decades
The death toll from heavy snow in Japan has reached at least 89, making it the deadliest winter in more than two decades as weather officials issued fresh avalanche warnings Sunday.

Controversy over freed pope assailant
Lawyers and officials continued to wrangle Sunday over the legal procedures the man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II two decades ago must undergo following his release from an Istanbul jail.

Arundhati Roy rejects Indian literary award
Novelist Arundhati Roy has turned down a national award from India's academy of letters because she opposes the government's policies, the Press Trust of India reported.

Rain, snow ground aid helicopters in quake-hit Kashmir
Rain and snow in the quake-hit Himalayan Kashmir region on Sunday grounded relief helicopters, blocked roads and compounded the misery of survivors living in tents, officials said.

Two journalists freed by US military in Iraq
The US military freed two Iraqi journalists who work for Reuters on Sunday after holding them for several months without charge.