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Nepali Maoists extend truce to boost peace
Nepal's Maoist rebels plan to extend a ceasefire that expired yesterday in a bid to boost peace talks that have slowed due to differences over the future of the monarchy and the management of rebel arms,
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Little progress in Lankan talks
5 more killed in violence
Sri Lanka's warring parties were wrapping up two days of crunch talks in Geneva yesterday with both sides reporting little progress despite foreign pressure to save a collapsing peace process.
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Women's seat reservation bill uphill task: Sonia
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday hinted that passage of the women's reservation bill in Parliament would be an uphill task, saying that "she has to convince several people from within and outside
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Qaeda threatens Canada over Afghanistan
The al-Qaeda network has threatened Canada with terrorist attacks if Ottawa fails to withdraw its troops deployed in Afghanistan, the National Post reported on Saturday.
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Defiant Iran scents world split on nuclear issue
Iran yesterday remained defiant over its nuclear programme despite the threat of sanctions, saying it was detecting splits between world powers on whether to punish Tehran for intensifying atomic work.
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Troops kill 17 in Iraq
Bush promises more military aid
US and Iraqi forces said they killed about 17 guerrillas in a battle north of Baghdad early yesterday, after President George W Bush promised Iraq's prime minister more military aid in a bid to soothe
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Thousands march in US against Iraq war
Thousands of protesters marched against the Iraq war and the government of President George W. Bush on Saturday in Los Angeles and San Francisco, just days ahead of crucial congressional elections.
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Race casts shadow over tight US polls
One of the tightest races in the US legislative elections has devolved into racially-charged mudslinging aimed at a man who hopes to become the first African-American elected to the senate from a Southern
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Hope grows of ME prisoner swap deal
Palestinian officials voiced hope yesterday that a prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Palestinian militants could be sealed soon amid a flurry of high-level contacts in Cairo.
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Russia, France overtake US as top arms sellers
The United States ceded to Russia and France last year its role of the top arms supplier to the developing world as it failed to take full advantage of emerging markets and opportunities created by booming
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Israeli president urged to stand down
Israel's attorney-general recommended on Sunday that President Moshe Katsav stand down until an investigation of rape allegations against him runs its course, the Justice Ministry said.
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No climate action may spark economic crisis
Ignoring climate change could lead to economic upheaval on the scale of the 1930s Depression, underlining the need for urgent action to combat global warming, a report on the costs of climate change said.
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Charles, Camilla leave for Pakistan
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have left Britain for a politically sensitive trip to Pakistan amid controversy over the planned hanging of a British man.
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Strong typhoon rips northern Philippines
One of the strongest typhoons to hit the storm-prone Philippines in years battered the mountainous north late Sunday as the country braced for a possible disaster.
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Call for expulsion of Arabs in Niger
Hundreds of people took to the streets in southeastern Niger on Saturday to protest against the government's decision to halt the deportation of thousands of Mahamid Arabs back to Chad.
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