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Lanka urges Tigers to join peace process
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa called on the separatist Tamil Tigers on Wednesday to give up violence and embrace democracy and the peace process, including international negotiations brokered
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Violent protests in Delhi over shop closures
Violent protests broke out in parts of New Delhi on Wednesday against government moves to seal up shops illegally operating in residential areas, with local media reporting that a young boy had been killed.
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UN raps Nepali troops over anti-king crackdown
Nepal's army and police used excessive force to crack down on April's protests against King Gyanendra, causing deaths and injuries to demonstrators and civilians, the United Nations said yesterday.
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Quartet backs Abbas for Palestinian unity govt
5 Palestinians killed in Gaza strikes
Major powers involved in Middle East peace efforts voiced their strong support Wednesday for a bid by moderate Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to form a government with Hamas, even though the radicalIslamic
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'Thai coup undermines Asean democracy march'
Thailand's return to military rule is a setback for democracy in Southeast Asia after two decades of progress that brought an end to army-backed regimes in Indonesia and the Philippines, observers say.
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Ex-Thai govt high-ups flee after many held
Thai Rak Thai executives and close aides of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra have scattered abroad while others still in the country have been taken into custody or have gone into hiding upcountry,
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UN terms Iraq deadlier
Italian troops pull out
Italian forces ended their mission in Iraq yesterday, handing over the southern province they patrol to Iraqis, while the United Nations said the country has become deadlier than ever.
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Ahmadinejad spars with US policy heavyweights
After railing against US global dominance at the United Nations this week, hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared with some of his most prominent American critics to debate issues including
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Kazakh, Ukraine mine blasts kill 54
An accidental blast and lethal gas leaks at coal mines in Kazakhstan and Ukraine have killed at least 54 people in the latest tragedies to hit the mining sector across the ex-Soviet Union.
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Atlantis lands safely
Space shuttle Atlantis made a pre-dawn landing here yesterday after a successful 12-day construction mission to the orbiting International Space Station.
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'I am a jobless man,'says Thaksin
Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra lay low in London as the junta that overthrew him purged his followers yesterday and took steps to possibly go after the vast assets of the tycoon turned politician.
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