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N Korea disarmament, talks back on track
IAEA inspectors set to return next week, says US
A US envoy said yesterday that North Korea's nuclear disarmament is finally back on track, with UN inspectors set to return next week and six-nation negotiations seen resuming in early July.
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Death row medics launch last-ditch appeal in Libya
Six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with the AIDS virus launched their final appeal yesterday, after more than eight years behind bars for a crime they say they did not
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Rushdie knighthood sparks diplomatic furore
Controversy over a knighthood for author Salman Rushdie escalated into a full-blown diplomatic row as Iran and Pakistan summoned Britain's ambassadors to protest, drawing a retort from London.
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Fujimori mulls run for office in Japan
Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori, under arrest in Chile and facing extradition on human rights abuse charges, is considering a run for office in Japan, aides said Tuesday.
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Lanka says 197 rebels killed in battle for east
The Sri Lankan army said yesterday that two months of fighting aimed at ousting Tamil Tiger rebels from jungles in the east of the island has left 197 dead, the vast majority of them guerrillas.
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Abbas cabinet a chance for Palestinian state
Say Bush, Olmert
US President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Tuesday voiced strong support for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, hoping he and his new moderate cabinet could pave the way towards renewed talks on creating a Palestinian state.
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Thailand calls poll for Nov
Thailand yesterday announced it would hold general elections on November 25 in a bid to speed up the return to democracy in the kingdom after last year's coup.
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Respect right of asylum Pope urges govts
Pope Benedict XVI marked World Refugee Day yesterday by calling on governments to respect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees and to protect those fleeing for their lives.
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