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Musharraf pulls out of Afghan anti-terror meet
12 al-Qaeda-linked men killed in Pakistan
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday cancelled a trip to Afghanistan to attend a key anti-terrorism meeting, citing a previous engagement amid heightened security concerns.
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Time running out for deal, says Benazir
Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto yesterday warned the country's embattled military ruler Pervez Musharraf that time is running out for them to make a deal.
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UN warns of health crisis in Indian flood zones
Health workers disinfected wells and distributed chlorine tablets to thousands of villagers rushing back to their homes as water levels receded sharply in northern India, officials said yesterday.
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'N Korea's Kim eyeing quick summit gains'
North Korea's Kim Jong-Il will use summit talks with South Korea this month to shore up his nation's sagging economy in case a less sympathetic leadership takes power in Seoul, analysts said yesterday.
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Iraq security talks open in Syria
Representatives of Iraq's neighbours and the global community, including the United States and its arch-foe Iran, opened talks in Damascus yesterday aimed at restoring security in the violence-plagued
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Abbas insists no talks with Hamas
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas yesterday insisted there would be no dialogue with Hamas until the Islamists return Gaza to his legitimate authority after seizing the territory in June.
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Global warming to hit poor hardest: UN
Global warming will likely hit food production in developing nations the hardest, increasing the risks of drought and famine in the countries that already struggle to feed their populations, a seniorUN
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Tropical storm kills 34 in Vietnam
At least 34 people have died and 17 more were missing and feared dead after a tropical lashed Vietnam, officials said Wednesday as downpours continued across central provinces.
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