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UN envoy holds talks with Nepali Maoists
Rebels pledge humane treatment for soldiers
A UN official said yesterday Nepal's Maoist rebels had promised him they would treat humanely dozens of soldiers captured in a deadly clash with security forces last weekend.
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Tigers renew war fears over attacks
Tamil couple shot dead in Colombo
Tamil Tiger rebels have warned that the Sri Lankan government risks a return to war because of its backing of factional paramilitaries in rebel-controlled areas, a pro-rebel website said yesterday.
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IAEA urges Iran to freeze N-activities
Iran bristled at a warning from the UN nuclear watchdog to suspend activities that could lead to an atomic weapon, but the agency's restrained response made clear that the West wants to give diplomacy
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Israel may give up more West Bank lands
Palestinians see Gaza exit as smokescreen
Israel could eventually relinquish more West Bank settlements, beyond the four to be dismantled in coming weeks, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suggested in an interview published yesterday.
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Hospitals overflow in western India
Water-borne diseases claim 66 lives
Doctors battled yesterday to treat sick patients in crowded hospitals in India's financial hub of Mumbai and surrounding areas as water-borne illnesses claimed 66 lives following heavy rains.
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Iraq pullout would be wrong, says Bush
al-Qaeda vows kill constitution drafters
President Bush, acknowledging that some families of US soldiers serving in Iraq want to bring the troops home now, believes that would be a big mistake "Pulling the troops out would send a terriblesignal
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Several Afghan civilians killed in US airstrikes
Taliban commander killed
Afghan villagers said Thursday that US warplanes had bombed houses, killing several civilians and wounding others, including an infant. US forces suffered their sixth fatality in a week amid rising violence.
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UNSC extends mandate of Iraq mission for a yr
The UN Security Council on Thursday extended by another year the mandate of the small UN mission in Iraq, a move hailed by new US UN envoy John Bolton as a "very positive sign" for developments in the
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Delhi Rejects Talks
Maoists blow up Bihar police post: 2 cops die
Maoist guerrillas dynamited a police station, killing two officers in eastern India yesterday, police said, a day after New Delhi ruled out direct talks with ultra-leftist militant outfits.
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