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Iran-EU nuclear talks progressing
Iran's top nuclear negotiator said yesterday that talks with a senior EU official had brought them closer to "a united view" of how to break a deadlock over Tehran's defiance of a UN Security Councildemand
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Pak relations with India improving: Musharraf
ME conflict key to ending terrorism
Pakistan's relationship with India, strained over a long-standing dispute over Kashmir, are gradually warming, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday during a visit to Spain.
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C'wealth pushes for change in Pakistan
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon said Wednesday the group was keeping watch on Pakistan for signs of democratic progress ahead of a year-end deadline for change.
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US detains top Tamil Tiger fund raiser
Lankan war planes bomb rebel territory
The leader of the US-arm of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers had been arrested in New York for supporting "terror" activities on the island, the US embassy in Colombo said in a statement Thursday.
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'Palestinians ready to stand by truce'
UN appeals for calm, diplomacy in Gaza
Palestinian factions are prepared to stand by a fragile truce, which Hamas had declared over this week after firing rockets into Israel, an Egyptian official said yesterday.
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Nato commits to arms treaty
Russia threatens to pull out
Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer affirmed yesterday the alliance's commitment to a Cold War-era arms treaty limiting military forces in Europe, after Russia threatened to abandon it.
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Attacks kill 19 in Afghanistan
Fresh attacks in Afghanistan killed 19 people, including six soldiers in a roadside bombing, officials said Wednesday, as the Taliban stepped up its campaign against the government.
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Putin won't seek 3rd term
President Vladimir Putin charged yesterday that foreigners seeking to thwart Russia's resurgence are increasingly interfering in its affairs.
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Myanmar, North Korea re-establish ties
Myanmar and North Korea, two of Asia's most repressive regimes, signed an agreement Thursday to resume diplomatic ties during a visit to Myanmar by the North Korean vice foreign minister, an officialsaid.
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