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  • Jolt to Maoist farewell to arms in Nepal

    KATHMANDU: Even five years after Nepal's Maoist guerrillas signed a peace accord and came to power through elections, their protracted bid to dismantle their underground army has received a fresh jolt with two of the top leaders of the party opposing the move...

    KATHMANDU: Even five years after Nepal's Maoist guerrillas signed a peace accord and came to power through elections, their protracted bid to dismantle their underground army has received a fresh jolt with two of the top leaders of the party opposing the move...

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  • Enough is enough, behave like  grown up  economy: Obama to China

    HONOLULU: President Barack Obama served notice on Sunday that the United States was fed up with China's trade and currency practices as he turned up the heat on America's biggest economic rival...

     

     

    HONOLULU: President Barack Obama served notice on Sunday that the United States was fed up with China's trade and currency practices as he turned up the heat on America's biggest economic rival...

     

     

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  • Breivik admits killing 77, but denies guilt

    OSLO: Norwegian anti-immigration militant Anders Behring Breivik spoke in open court for the first time on Monday and admitted killing 77 people at a July youth camp, but he denied any guilt, saying he was a military commander in a far-right resistance movement...

    OSLO: Norwegian anti-immigration militant Anders Behring Breivik spoke in open court for the first time on Monday and admitted killing 77 people at a July youth camp, but he denied any guilt, saying he was a military commander in a far-right resistance movement...

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  • Syrias Assad urged to go as isolation deepens

    Jordan's King Abdullah II urged President Bashar al-Assad to step down as the Syrian regime stood defiant in the face of growing international pressure and activists said dozens more were killed....

    Jordan's King Abdullah II urged President Bashar al-Assad to step down as the Syrian regime stood defiant in the face of growing international pressure and activists said dozens more were killed....

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  • Berlo quits debt-hit Italy looks for new PM

    ROME

    : Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister of 17 years, resigned on Saturday after parliament's lower chamber passed European-demanded reforms, ending a political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from the brink of economic crisis...

    ROME

    : Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister of 17 years, resigned on Saturday after parliament's lower chamber passed European-demanded reforms, ending a political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from the brink of economic crisis...

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  • GOP prez hopefuls divided over Pak policy

    WASHINGTON: Republican presidential hopefuls appear bitterly divided over Pakistan, with some openly demanding scrapping of US aid to Islamabad for its "double game" in the war on terror while others advocating engagement fearing that its nuclear weapons may fall into the hands of al-Qaida....

    WASHINGTON: Republican presidential hopefuls appear bitterly divided over Pakistan, with some openly demanding scrapping of US aid to Islamabad for its "double game" in the war on terror while others advocating engagement fearing that its nuclear weapons may fall into the hands of al-Qaida....

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  • Violence flares in Syria after Arab suspension

    DAMASCUS: Syrian forces were accused of pressing their deadly crackdown on protest on Sunday even as thousands of regime supporters vented their anger a day after the Arab League suspended the country.....

    DAMASCUS: Syrian forces were accused of pressing their deadly crackdown on protest on Sunday even as thousands of regime supporters vented their anger a day after the Arab League suspended the country.....

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  • Firing near White House raises alarm

    WASHINGTON: Police were investigating a shooting incident near the White House on Friday night, but it was not believed to have anything to do with...

    WASHINGTON: Police were investigating a shooting incident near the White House on Friday night, but it was not believed to have anything to do with...

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  • Iran blast: Huge explosion rocks military base near Tehran, 15 killed

    TEHRAN: Fifteen Iranian servicemen were killed and several others seriously wounded in an explosion on Saturday at a military base near Tehran that happened as troops were moving ammunition, a Revolutionary Guards spokesman told state TV.....

    TEHRAN: Fifteen Iranian servicemen were killed and several others seriously wounded in an explosion on Saturday at a military base near Tehran that happened as troops were moving ammunition, a Revolutionary Guards spokesman told state TV.....

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  • Sria suspended from Arab League till it ends killings

    CAIRO: The Arab League on Saturday suspended Syria until president Bashar al-Assad implements an Arab deal to end violence against protesters , and called for sanctions and transition talks with the opposition...

    CAIRO: The Arab League on Saturday suspended Syria until president Bashar al-Assad implements an Arab deal to end violence against protesters , and called for sanctions and transition talks with the opposition...

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