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Alarm in Nepal as Maoists build up new clout
Nepal's Maoists are cementing their new found political clout by establishing unions that could cripple the country and undermine a fragile peace deal, industry figures have warned.

British FM urges support for Pak terror fight
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called yesterday for international support for Pakistani President Pervez's efforts to combat al-Qaeda and Taliban militants along the Afghan frontier.

US tries to smooth Pak al-Qaeda row
The United States Wednesday stressed it was acutely concerned about infringing Pakistani sovereignty, after Islamabad bristled at its threats of strikes against al-Qaeda in restive tribal areas.

Iraq's neighbours grapple with war refugee influx
Countries hosting hundreds of thousands of Iraqis uprooted by war met yesterday in Jordan to grapple with the social and economic burdens amid appeals for help from rights groups.

Bush wants ME deal within this yr: Abbas
US President George W Bush is looking to reach a final status Israeli-Palestinian agreement before he leaves office, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said in an interview published yesterday.

Group of US lawmakers threatens to block nuke deal with India
A bi-partisan group of lawmakers warned Wednesday that Congress could block a landmark US-India nuclear cooperation deal if it sidesteps safeguards to prevent military uses of the technology.

S Korea seeks to break hostage deadlock
With the lives of the 22 remaining South Korean hostages hanging in the balance, the Seoul government yesterday dispatched a presidential envoy to the area to pick up the failed negotiations.

Explosion at Syrian ordnance depot kills 15 soldiers
An explosion went off at an ordnance depot inside a military complex outside the Syrian city of Aleppo yesterday, killing at least 15 soldiers and wounding 50 others, the state news agency said.

Democrats push new Iraq pullout bill
House Democrats have drafted new Iraq legislation they hope will appeal to Republicans fed up with the war: Start withdrawing troops in two months but leave it up to President Bush to decide when to complete

Lankan court allows appeal against eviction of Tamils
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court allowed a challenge yesterday to the eviction of nearly 400 minority ethnic Tamils from Colombo carried out during an anti-rebel drive.