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EU, Asia agree on Iran, differ on Darfur, climate
Asem sets 2009 climate pact deadline
European foreign ministers yesterday tried to forge a common approach with Asian nations to the Iranian and North Korean nuclear crises and the Darfur conflict ahead of next week's G8 summit.
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Sharif senses 'sinking ship' of Pak military rule
Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted eight years ago as Pakistan's prime minister by General Pervez Musharraf, senses the "sinking ship" of military rule in Islamabad offers him a chance to return home soon.
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9 injured in car bomb blast near Pak court
A car bomb exploded outside a court in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar yesterday, wounding nine people and sparking a protest by hundreds of angry lawyers, officials said.
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Colombo on alert after blasts kill 11
Troops and police stepped up security in the Sri Lankan capital yesterday after two bomb blasts by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in the past 24 hours killed 11 people, officials said.
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Caste clash leaves 11 dead in India
At least 11 people were killed yesterday in clashes between police and thousands of people demanding government aid in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, officials said.
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Deliberations begin on fate of key Thai parties
Senior Thai judges began deliberating Tuesday on whether to dissolve the kingdom's two main political parties as thousands of troops were put on alert amid security fears ahead of the court verdict.
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Bush imposes fresh sanctions on Sudan
The United States slapped fresh sanctions on Sudan over the Darfur conflict yesterday as it seeks a tough new UN Security Council resolution to punish Khartoum.
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Bomb kills 9 Nepalis
A bomb exploded yesterday killing nine people inside a house in southwest Nepal, officials said. The blast was reported from the remote village of Gothadi in Palpa district, 160km from Kathmandu.
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Greenpeace urges G8 action on climate change
Activists from the environmental pressure group Greenpeace yesterday took to the summit of Turkey's Mount Ararat -- the presumed resting place of Noah's Ark -- to urge G8 action on climate change
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Sweden aims to cut emissions by 30pc by 2020
Sweden plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020, bettering the EU's proposal to cut emissions by at least 20 percent, Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren said yesterday.
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