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Myanmar junta rapped over constitutional talks
NLD fears fresh crackdown as phone lines snapped
Myanmar's junta was hit yesterday with international criticism for holding constitutional talks without Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy opposition, which said it feared a new crackdown.
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Media castigates BJP for raising storm over Sonia's foreign origin
India's media yesterday castigated the Hindu nationalists for raising a storm over the foreign origins of leader-in-waiting, Italian-born Sonia Gandhi.
 
'Child prisoners face abuse in Asian jails'
Child prisoners in Asia are experiencing inhumane treatment and are at risk of sexual exploitation and drug abuse, Unicef warned as it called for a regional judicial overhaul for the young.
 
Sistani urges US forces to leave Najaf & Kerbala
2 Gis killed in fighting
Iraq's foremost Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on US forces and Shia militia fighters to withdraw from the holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala yesterday.
 
US assessing reports of sarin gas in Iraq
The United States, which invaded Iraq over alleged weapons of mass destruction, said on Monday an exploded artillery shell found there will be tested further to confirm indications that it was armed with
 
US intelligence told prison guards how to interrogate
The officer in charge of interrogations at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison said intelligence officers sometimes instructed the military police on pre-interrogation techniques, The New York Times said.
 
Dozens of gays wed in US state
Dozens of gays exchanged wedding vows on Monday when Massachusetts became the first US state to allow same-sex marriage, a move hailed by some as a civil rights milestone and denounced by others as afatal
 
A hard look at Indian polls
Elections 2004 have thrown up some interesting statistics, which were released by the Election Commission here Monday:

There was just one voter in polling station No.

 
43 Indonesian councillors convicted of taking graft
In an unprecedented measure in the Indonesia's recent history, a court here has virtually destroyed the legitimacy of a provincial legislative council.
 
Azerbaijani plane crashes in China: 7 dead
An Azerbaijani cargo plane crashed in China's northwestern Xinjiang region yesterday, killing its seven crew and narrowly missing houses after running into trouble soon after take off.
 
Pressure mounts on Malaysia over 'Iraq-style' torture claims
Pressure mounted on the Malaysian government yesterday to investigate claims of the torture of prisoners which human rights groups have likened to the abuse of Iraqi detainees by US troops.
 

 
   
 
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