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News Analysis
'Pak election now only choice for Musharraf'
Pervez Musharraf's decision not to impose emergency rule indicates the Pakistani military ruler will go ahead with planned elections, despite his diminishing popularity, analysts said yesterday.
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Pak media welcomes decision against emergency
The decision by Pakistan's military leader not to impose a state of emergency was broadly welcomed yesterday with calls for elections and stepped-up operations against militants in border regions.
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Iraq's neighbours agree to help boost security
Iraq's neighbours, some accused by Washington of not doing enough to improve security in the war-torn country, agreed in Syria on Thursday to cooperate with Baghdad in a bid to restore stability.
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Int'l envoys lead fresh Kosovo talks
Three international mediators arrived in Belgrade yesterday to open talks with Serbian leaders in the latest bid to broker a deal on the future status of the UN-administered Kosovo province.
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'Afghan, Pakistan jirga won't stop violence'
A meeting of Afghan and Pakistani tribal elders aimed at thrashing out a response to growing Taliban and al-Qaeda violence will do little to stem extremism in the short term, analysts said Friday.
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Hostages safe for now: Taliban
The Taliban said Friday it would not kill any of the 21 remaining South Korean hostages it is holding until planned face-to-face meetings have been held with a delegation from the East Asian country.
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Chinese environmental activist gets three years
The prominent Chinese environmental activist Wu Lihong, who campaigned for years against industrial pollution of a major Chinese lake, was jailed for three years yesterday, his lawyer said.
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Quick ME peace deal hope is ‘fantasy'
Says Barak
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has ruled out as "fantasy" any peace deal with the Palestinians in the near future, a local newspaper reported yesterday.
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Japan, US sign military information pact
Japan and the United States yesterday signed an agreement aimed at protecting classified military information to be shared by the two countries promoting closer defence cooperation.
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Indian court delays Sanjay Dutt's bail plea
A bail plea by Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt who is serving six years for an arms conviction will be heard in the Supreme Court on August 20, the Press Trust of India said yesterday.
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Arctic sea ice 'lowest in recorded history'
Sea ice in the northern hemisphere has plunged to the lowest levels ever measured, US polar specialists said, adding they expect the record low to be "annihilated" by summer's end.
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13 killed in Pak rains
Flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 13 people in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, officials said yesterday.
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