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US should weigh Iran attack: Lieberman
Tehran 'to retaliate if attacked from American bases in Gulf'
Sen Joseph Lieberman said Sunday the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's involvement in Iraq.
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Gaza plunges into new factional fighting
Factional violence flared again in Gaza yesterday between Hamas and Fatah after three weeks of calm, with loyalists of the rival parties shot and flung to their deaths from high-rise buildings.
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Death toll tops 100 in Indian heat wave
A heat wave in northern and central India has claimed 28 more lives, it was reported yesterday, taking the toll since the start of summer to 102, the Press Trust of India said.
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Pak turmoil won't halt Musharraf reelection
Says PM Aziz
Pakistan's prime minister said Sunday he expects President Pervez Musharraf to secure another five years in office this fall in spite of turmoil over his bid to fire the chief justice.
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Declare Buddhism as Thai national religion
Demand monks
Thousands of Buddhist monks blocked a street in central Bangkok yesterday, demanding that Buddhism be declared Thailand's national religion in a new constitution, police said.
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Six killed in fresh Kashmir violence
Indian troops in Kashmir have shot dead three Islamic militants along the de facto border with Pakistan and a further three people have been killed by rebels, officials said yesterday.
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Nepal reaps peace dividend as tourists flood back
Impoverished Nepal's crucial tourism sector is reaping a major peace dividend with officials reporting a surge in arrivals of nearly 45 percent in the wake of an agreement by Maoist rebels to end a decade
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