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Larijani rejects nuclear freeze ahead of talks
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said yesterday Iran would not halt uranium enrichment, on the eve of talks with the EU foreign policy chief over Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
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Thai Democrat Party won't be dissolved
Constitutional Tribunal rules
Thailand's oldest political party did not commit election fraud and will not be dissolved, a top court ruled yesterday, easing tensions in the kingdom which was bracing for unrest ahead of the verdict.
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Norway most peaceful country, Iraq least
Norway is the most peaceful country in the world and Iraq the least, according to a study launched yesterday, which notably puts Japan near the top and Russia and Israel close to the bottom.
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One-child policy violence flares again in China
Thousands of villagers in southern China have attacked government offices and fought police in renewed violence over a harsh population control crackdown, witnesses and state press reported yesterday.
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3 Pak journos get bullet 'warnings’
Three Pakistani journalists working for international news organisations found bullets placed in their cars late Tuesday in what a local media group said was an attempt to intimidate them.
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Japan Lays Minister to Rest
Troubles deepen for PM
Hundreds of mourners turned out yesterday for the funeral of Japan's corruption-tainted farm minister, who committed suicide, as political woes widened for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Peres to run for presidency
Israel's elder statesman Shimon Peres said yesterday he will run for president, the second try at the ceremonial post by the man respected abroad but often dismissed as a perennial loser at home.
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Edict against Indian army in Kashmir
A top Muslim cleric has issued an edict against the Indian army for renovating mosques in Indian Kashmir and urged Muslims to resist such moves "tooth and nail.
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Four killed in Baluchistan gunfight
Four people were killed and another four injured when suspected insurgents traded fire with security forces and pro-government tribesmen in southwest Pakistan, officials said yesterday.
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Notorious slum up for sale
One of Asia's most notorious slums went up for sale yesterday in a 2.3-billion-dollar project to raze thousands of ramshackle homes and create one of the world's hottest building sites.
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4 held for murder of Pak CJ's aide
Pakistani police have arrested four alleged burglars for the murder of a court official with close ties to the country's suspended chief justice, sources said yesterday.
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