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Cracks emerge in Musharraf regime
Pakistan's military ruler President Pervez Musharraf is battling serious dissent within his own party, weakening a crucial cornerstone of the US-led "war on terror," analysts and party officials say.
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Lanka says sorry for evicting Tamils
Sri Lanka's prime minister yesterday apologised to ethnic minority Tamils for evicting them from the capital, promising there would be no repeat of the controversial operation.
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Pakistan joins fight on nuke terror
Pakistan will join an international initiative aimed at keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
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11 killed in Manipur rebel violence
Authorities have issued shoot-at-sight orders in a Manipur town after 11 people were killed and half-a-dozen wounded in violent clashes between two separatist groups belonging to different ethnic communities,
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'Bollywood Oscars'
'Rang De Basanti' wins best film award
"Rang De Basanti" was named best film Sunday at Bollywood's version of the Oscars, a star-studded, spectacular celebration of song, dance and stagecraft.
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Floods leave 66 dead in China
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern China have killed at least 66 people, left 12 others missing and forced nearly 600,000 from their homes, state media reported yesterday.
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5 die as ferry catches fire in Philippines
Five people were killed when a ferry with more than 200 people on board caught fire Sunday in waters off the central Philippine island of Mindoro, the coast guard said.
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Heat wave claims 26 lives in Pakistan
A scorching heat wave in Pakistan has killed 26 people in central Punjab province, where the temperature has soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit), a health ministry official said yesterday.
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Gunfights in Lebanese camp after 15 killed
Lebanese soldiers and diehard Islamist militants entrenched in a refugee camp fought gunbattles yesterday after at least 15 people were killed in an operation to storm rebel positions.
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New doubts on Iran's talks with US
Tehran slams G-8 stance on nukes
The Iranian Foreign Ministry cast doubt yesterday on whether a second round of US-Iran talks on the situation in Iraq would take place this month, saying no decision had been taken on a second meeting.
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Israeli jets pound militant targets
Israeli aircraft fired on militant targets in Gaza City in predawn airstrikes yesterday, hours after Palestinian gunmen breached Israel's heavily fortified Gaza border and tried to capture an Israeli
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Sarkozy set for fresh victory in French polls
The French headed back to the polls yesterday in parliamentary elections tipped to tighten President Nicolas Sarkozy's grip on power and give him the mandate he needs to push through his ambitious reforms.
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Daughter of Brunei sultan weds
Diamonds sparkled and cannons boomed yesterday as a daughter of one of the world's longest-reigning monarchs, the Sultan of Brunei, wed a civil servant in a lavish traditional ceremony.
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6 people shot dead in Wisconsin
Six people were found shot dead in a resort community in the midwestern US state of Wisconsin, US media reported yesterday.
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Deadly storms hit Australian city 'like a quake'
Rescue workers urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes yesterday after deadly storms lashed Australia's east coast, leaving parts of one city looking like an earthquake had struck, officials
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Taliban 'radio boss' joins Afghan peace scheme
The former head of the Taliban regime's radio station and spokesman for its leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, met the media yesterday after surrendering to the Afghan government under an amnesty scheme.
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Belgians go to polls, PM facing defeat
Belgians went to the polls yesterday in legislative and senate elections widely expected to hand defeat to Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, dashing his hopes for a third term after eight years in office.
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12 killed in Pak road crash
Twelve people were killed and eight injured yesterday when a minibus they were travelling in fell into a ravine in northwestern Pakistan, a security official said.
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