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Thu. July 26, 2007


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Pratibha promises to fight for women's rights, unborn girls
India's first woman president was sworn into office yesterday and promised to fight for the rights of women and an end to the widespread practice of aborting female foetuses.

Food, clothes and cinema bring comfort to British flood victims
Shaken evacuees from the flooded British city of Oxford were being helped back on to their feet yesterday by charities offering dry clothes, food, massage and free cinema trips.

Arab ministers in Israel to push peace plan
The first Arab League delegation to visit Israel was yesterday locked in "historic" talks with Israeli leaders in west Jerusalem to promote a newly revived Middle East peace plan.

India to face serious water shortages in days to come
An international study group has warned that the water shortages in India and other parts of the world will be a serious problem in days to come.

Heatwave claims 500 in a week in Hungary
Hungary said Tuesday as many as 500 people may have died last week in a heatwave which was continuing to stifle much of southern and eastern Europe and spark deadly brush fires.

Bird flu breaks out in Manipur
India yesterday reported an outbreak of bird flu among poultry, the first since it declared itself free of the disease last August, sparking public fears despite official calls for calm.

Indian cabinet okays nuclear deal with US
India's cabinet yesterday approved a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation accord with Washington, the first in a series of approvals required before the deal can be implemented.

Another person to die for Mumbai blasts
An Indian anti-terrorism court yesterday sentenced another person to death over serial bomb blasts that shook financial capital Mumbai in 1993 killing 257 people, prosecutors said.

Rice to tour Middle East next week
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to embark on a four-day Middle East tour next week to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and stability in Iraq, the State Department said Tuesday.