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EU calls for ME truce
Chirac for UN resolution, Muslim nations demand end to fighting
The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said yesterday he expected a UN Security Council resolution to mandate an international stabilisation force for Lebanon to be passed soon.
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Lanka truce hangs by thread
Troops, Tigers trade artillery fire as 6 Tigers slain, Finn monitors quit
Sri Lanka's ceasefire hung by a thread yesterday as Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces traded artillery fire and Finland announced its truce observers would leave the country.
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Major powers closer to Iran resolution
The six major powers held a meeting on Iran's nuclear programme on Thursday and came closer to agreeing a resolution to put to the UN Security Council, diplomats said.
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Ring tone to rubble
Israeli army telephoning Gaza people before dropping bombs
"Is that Omar al-Mamluk? This is the Israeli army. You have only a few minutes to leave your house.
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Asia to strengthen civilian-military disaster coop
Asia's top security forum, which includes the United States, China and Russia, plans to develop guidelines for civilian and military cooperation to ensure swift responses to natural disasters, officials
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UN rights body asks US to shut 'secret' jails
The UN Human Rights Committee yesterday told Washington it should immediately shut all "secret detention" facilities and give the International Committee of the Red Cross access to anybody held in armed
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Missile Transfer
US slaps sanctions on 2 Indian firms
The Bush administration has decided to impose sanctions on two Indian firms for missile-related transactions with Iran, US officials told Reuters on Thursday.
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Rice wins rave reviews for piano recital in KL
US top diplomat Condoleezza Rice won rave reviews Thursday for her musical performance at Asian security talks, despite skipping the traditional rowdy skits in favour of a sombre piano recital.
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As world warms, legal battles loom
Heatwaves, droughts and rising seas are likely to spur a spate of hard-to-prove lawsuits in the 21st century as victims seek to blame governments and companies for global warming, experts say.
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Filipino Muslim militants kidnap two
Muslim militants abducted a bakery owner and her son on a remote southern Philippines island, a police official said yesterday, warning of a possible resurgence of kidnappings by notorious rebel group
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Thousands flee Indonesian volcano
More than 3,000 villagers have fled the area around a volcano in eastern Indonesia after it started blasting out hot gas and lava, officials said yesterday.
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Nearly 100 dead, missing in China storm
The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 yesterday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said.
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Vegan diet reverses diabetes symptoms
Study finds
People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet, researchers saidon
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Vegan diet reverses diabetes symptoms
Study finds
People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet, researchers saidon
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