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Lankan president rules out snap election
Bomb found near president's meeting
Sri Lanka's president has ruled out a snap parliamentary election to increase his slender majority, after battlefield success against the Tamil Tiger rebels boosted his government.
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Pakistani troops kill 19 militants
Pakistani troops killed 19 militants in clashes near the Afghan border, officials said Sunday, a day after the US president fully backed Islamabad's efforts to combat extremism.
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4 militants killed in Gaza clashes
At least two activists of militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad were killed on Sunday in an Israeli air raid in the north of the Gaza Strip, medical sources said.
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Move to Rescue S Korean Hostages
Troops surround Taliban hideouts
Troops surrounded Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan yesterday in preparation for a possible rescue mission after militants threatened to kill 23 South Korean hostages by sunset.
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al-Qaeda gaining power, sophistication in Iraq
al-Qaeda in Iraq already has its hands full, but US intelligence officials say the militant group's mentors in Pakistan now want to use its formidable resources for attacks on the United States.
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Manila, Moro rebels prepare for war
Muslim separatist rebels in the Philippines said yesterday they were prepared for all-out war with the military, and pledged not to surrender those responsible for last week's deadly ambush of 14 Marines.
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No talks with CM: Mamata
Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday ruled out talks with chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee saying that he lacked "credibility".
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Blair to meet Abbas, Olmert tomorrow
Tony Blair, the new special envoy for the Middle East peace Quartet, will meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders tomorrow during his first visit to the region in his new role, officials said.
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Turks cast ballots for new parliament
Turks voted for a new Parliament on Sunday in a contest viewed as pivotal in determining the balance between Islam and secularism in this nation of more than 70 million.
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No secret arms deal with Syria: Iran
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman yesterday dismissed as a "media game" recent reports of a secret arms deal with Syria allegedly made in return for an agreement that Damascus would not hold peace talks
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Extreme weather hits southeast Europe
Extreme weather hit Europe Saturday as the death toll from a heat wave in Romania, Austria and Bulgaria rose to 18 and hundreds faced another night of misery in flood-drenched England.
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China floods claim 74 more lives
Another 74 people have died in floods across China bringing the death toll for the week to at least 156 in one of the deadliest rainy seasons in years, state media reported yesterday.
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11 Iranian guards killed in clashes
An armed group killed 11 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard in clashes in the country's lawless southeast, state-run television reported Saturday.
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