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Pak PM plans talks with India on gas pipeline
Islamabad warns Delhi against arms race
Pakistan and India will discuss a regional gas pipeline from Iran during a South Asian summit in Dhaka early next month, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in an interview published yesterday.
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5 Nepali troops killed in landmine blast
At least five soldiers, including an army major, and a taxi driver were killed in a landmine blast in Parbat, 255 kilometres (141 miles) west of here Wednesday, security sources said yesterday.
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Sino-Indian trust vital for regional growth
New Delhi yesterday said trust between India and China was one of the most crucial elements that made the region and Asia a vibrant and energetic fulcrum for economic growth.
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Pak army to establish garrison in Sui
Pakistan's army formally annou-nced Wednesday the launch of a controversial project to build a garrison in the troubled gas-rich town of Sui in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.
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Indian Police Starts Probe
'Miracle' baby meets family after stampede
Police launched an inquiry yesterday into a western Indian temple stampede that killed at least 257 Hindu pilgrims as a man was tearfully reunited with his infant grandson found among the dead.
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Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan
5 Afghan soldiers killed by colleague
A Taliban commander was killed and his deputy was captured when rebels attacked an Afghan police convoy and killed a policeman in the southeastern province of Helmand, officials said yesterday.
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UN asks Maoists, Nepal to sign rights accord
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Wednesday that if Maoists and the government don't sign an accord respecting human rights their sincerity on the issue would be questioned.
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'Kid power' seeks to free kidnapped student
Thousands of Indian children boycotted school, staged fasts and prayed yesterday, hoping "kid power" would win the safe release of an abducted boy in Bihar state where kidnapping is a major industry.
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Trains collide in US: 11 die
At least 11 people were killed and nearly 200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter trains collided after one struck an automobile left on the tracks in what authorities called an aborted
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Malaysian PM Tells OIC Conference
Parts of Muslim world in 'deep crisis'
Many parts of the Islamic world are in "deep crisis" with Muslims suffering more from militancy and terrorism than others, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday.
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Sharon 'pleased' with Palestinian moves
Abbas wins US praise
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon expressed satisfaction in a newspaper interview yesterday with measures taken by new Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to reduce violence.
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Iraqis deeply divided over election
Shias vow to vote while Sunnis to stay away
As a metropolis, Baghdad is divided over Sunday's watershed general election, as Shia Iraqis express their determination to vote while Sunni neighbors turn away in disenchantment and fear.
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