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Nepali Maoists slam govt as peace talks delayed
Rebels demand referendum on monarchy
Nepal's Maoist rebels accused the multi-party interim government on Thursday of reneging on promises and setting new conditions in a bid to hold on to power as formal peace talks between them were further
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Lankan military, rebels violate truce: Monitors
Both sides accused of hampering monitoring work
Sri Lanka's military and the Tamil Tigers have grossly violated a 2002 ceasefire in the past two months, Nordic truce monitors said yesterday, accusing both sides of hampering their work.
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India to double troops along Bhutan border
India will more than double troops guarding its border with Bhutan to prevent rebels setting up bases in the tiny kingdom to launch deadly attacks across the border, an official said Wednesday.
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Pakistan doesn't supports terrorism, says Musharraf
Laden in Afghanistan
President Pervez Musharraf denied allegations made in a British military policy paper that Pakistan had indirectly supported terrorism, and said he would bring up the matter in discussions with PrimeMinister
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Ulfa envoys pull out of peace process
Representatives of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) said yesterday they had pulled out of a year-old peace process with the government, accusing New Delhi of being insincere.
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Pak easy visa policy excludes Indians
Pakistan will be issuing visas on arrival to visitors from more than 20 countries, but not from neighbouring India, Tourism Ministry officials said yesterday, clarifying a report by the state-run news
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Afghan offensive killed 300 rebels
Says coalition forces
Around 300 insurgents have been killed in a US-led coalition and Afghan military operation that has been under way along the border with Pakistan for weeks, the coalition said yesterday.
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Iran-EU 'positive' talks fail to reach accord
Talks between Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana failed to produce an accord but were positive and constructive, both men said yesterday.
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Olmert hopes to meet Abbas in coming days
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas within days for a summit the international community believes could help revive peace talks.
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Gunman kills hostage, self in US standoff
A gunman took six girls hostage at the high school in this mountain town Wednesday, using them as human shields for hours before he shot and fatally wounded a girl and then killed himself as a SWAT team
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