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US asks Lanka, Tigers to resume talks quickly
The United States called late Friday for a speedy return to peace talks by the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers as the rebels began a week-long meeting to prepare for a next round of negotiations.
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Pak Mosque Blast
Shias run riot as funerals held
Thousands of Shia youths rioted in eastern Pakistan yesterday as mourning relatives buried the dead from a suspected suicide bombing which killed at least 30 people at a mosque in Sialkot.
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War on Terror
US targets visa violators
More than 350 people who have committed crimes or are suspected of terrorist links have been arrested in a federal crackdown on foreigners with visa violations, part of a broader effort to prevent al-Qaeda
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Powell 'regrets' Iraqi WMD claims at UN
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday he regretted presenting incorrect intelligence on Saddam Hussein's weapons to the United Nations last year but defended President George W.
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Bush, Kerry shift focus from Iraq to economy
President Bush and John Kerry, shifting away from the sharp debate over war and terrorism, return to bread-and-butter economic issues in campaign stops in two closely divided states.
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Ulfa rejects truce offer
A separatist group in India's northeastern province of Assam has rejected a ceasefire offer by the state chief minister to end more than two decades of bloodshed, a militant leader said yesterday.
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Blair back at work after heart surgery
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was back at work yesterday after successful heart surgery but his vow to hold on to power for five more years has sparked fevered speculation about who might succeedhim
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al-Qaeda Threat
Norway, South Korea tightens security
Norway and South Korea have raised its level of alert after a message attributed to al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri threatening the interests of several Western and Asian countries, officials said
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