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Local election sidelines Lankan peace move
Sri Lanka yesterday voted at local elections after a lack-lustre campaign where even the usually divisive peace process was pushed to the background, officials and analysts said.
 
Manmohan, Sonia to campaign in Assam
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be visiting Assam to give the ruling party a major push in the Assembly elections next month.
 
Indian nuke thirst must follow int'l rules: Wen
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday he had no objection to India cooperating with other countries to develop nuclear power, provided nuclear non-proliferation protocols were followed.
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Hamas govt takes over amid Western isolation
Hamas ministers began work yesterday after the Palestinian militant group's government took office, battling Western isolation and a crippling cash crunch.
 
Iran still ready for talks with US on Iraq: FM
Iran is still ready to hold talks with the United States limited to the situation in neighbouring Iraq, Iran's Foreign Minister Mounachehr Mottaki said yesterday.
 
Thai protesters want cancellation of polls
Thousands of Thai protesters marched on the offices of the country's election commission yesterday demanding the last-minute cancellation of this weekend's polls.
 
Kashmir rebels ready for talks, truce with India
A Pakistan-based rebel group fighting India over Kashmir said a ceasefire is possible if New Delhi recognises groups like his as a party to the dispute, according to a report published Thursday.
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Crew lifts off for space station
A Russian Soyuz rocket streaked into the skies over the Central Asian steppe yesterday, launching a US-Russian-Brazilian crew on a mission to the international space station.
 

 
   
 
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