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US pushes for Indo-Pak peace progress
The United States leaned on India and Pakistan yesterday to work together against terrorism and urged the South Asian rivals to seek progress as they resume peace talks next week.
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'UN faces tough task in backing Nepali peace'
The United Nations will be facing a tough task and major test as it seeks to back up a landmark peace deal between Nepal's government and battle-hardened Maoist rebels, analysts said yesterday.
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US urges end to Lanka bloodshed
UN slams army shelling on refugees
A senior US official voiced growing concern yesterday about the bloody escalation in the Sri Lankan conflict and urged the island's government and Tamil Tiger rebels to respect a threadbare ceasefire.
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Palestinians inch towards unity government
Talks between Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas on creating a unity government have shown signs of progress after months of deadlock, with indications of an agreement on a new premier.
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US voters rejected Bush war-mongering
Says Iranian leader
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday that the Republican defeat in US mid-term congressional elections was a rejection of President George W. Bush's "war-mongering" policies.
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Oceans turning acidic
The world's oceans are becoming more acidic, which poses a threat to sea life and Earth's fragile food chain, a climate expert said Thursday.
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Colossal storm on Saturn
A colossal, swirling storm with a well-developed eye is churning at Saturn's south pole, the first time a truly hurricane-like storm has been detected on a planet other than Earth, Nasa images showedon
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Diabetes an epidemic in Asia
A common form of diabetes has reached epidemic levels in Asia and is afflicting people at younger age than cases in the West, a South Korean study shows.
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