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Pakistan must 'walk the talk' on anti-terror vow
Manmohan warns after police accused ISI of plotting Mumbai blasts
Pakistan has to prove it is sincere about working with India to counter terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned after police accused Islamabad of plotting blasts that killed 186 commuters in India's

Abe goes to China Sunday, South Korea the next day
Japan's new premier Shinzo Abe achieved a diplomatic breakthrough yesterday as China and South Korea agreed to resume summits, but a crisis over North Korea's nuclear programme was set to overshadow his

Enrichment Of Uranium
Tehran goes back on offer for French role
Iran went back yesterday on its offer to allow France to monitor the enrichment of uranium on Iranian soil, saying the matter had yet to be decided.

Thai junta may hold peace talks with Muslim insurgents
Thailand's new military leaders said yesterday they may hold talks with Muslim insurgents in the violence-torn south, marking a change from the policy of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

Lankan peace bid runs into new snags
Norway's latest attempt to secure agreement between Sri Lanka's warring parties has run into new snags with differences over the date and venue for talks, diplomats said yesterday Oslo's special envoy

Two killed in militant attack in Srinagar
Two police commandos were killed and seven people hurt when Islamic rebels opened fire from a hotel window in Indian Kashmir's summer capital yesterday, sending shoppers fleeing in panic, police said.

Dengue hits Indian PM's family
A major outbreak of debilitating dengue fever sweeping the Indian capital has hit the family of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, reports said yesterday Two national news television channels said two of

Indians take centre stage at Frankfurt book fair
The world's biggest book fair got underway yesterday with Indian authors taking on center stage and a new scheme to protect writers' copyrights from Internet piracy creating a buzz.

All-women UN peacekeeping unit for Liberia
The United Nations and India have agreed on the deployment of 125 Indian policewomen as peacekeepers in Liberia, the first time the world body has used an all-female unit, officials said yesterday

Israel should accept Saudi peace plan
Israeli minister says
An Israeli cabinet minister from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima party said yesterday that the Jewish state should accept a Saudi peace initiative to solve the conflict with the Palestinians.

US urges Thai rulers to lift martial law in 10 days
The United States yesterday urged Thailand's military coup leaders to lift martial law within seven to 10 days and to bring forward elections the generals have promised for late next year.

Century's biggest diamond
A 603-carat white diamond has been found in the tiny southern African kingdom of Lesotho, making it the biggest rock of the century and one of the world's largest, it was announced yesterday.