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US steps up pressure on Myanmar junta
Asean lawmakers call for expulsion
The United States stepped up pressure on Myanmar's military junta, winning approval Friday for a UN Security Council briefing on the latest situation in the country, which Washington accuses of detaining
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Nepali king renews vow to restore democracy
Nepal's King Gyanendra, returning from abroad to street protests against his February power grab, insisted yesterday he was planning to restore democracy in the Himalayan kingdom.
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UN Warns
Quake aid efforts on knife's edge
Eight weeks after the South Asian earthquake, efforts to shelter thousands of Kashmiri survivors from the killer Himalayan winter are on a knife's edge, the United Nations said Friday.
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India to ink 4 accords with Russia
Manmohan leaves for Moscow today
Cooperation in defence and energy sectors and signing of four agreements will be high on agenda of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Russia.
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Pak Afghan border closed after clash
Taliban kill Afghan official, cops
Pakistan closed its main border crossing with Afghanistan after a confrontation between the two countries' frontier guards, a military official said Friday.
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Candidates register for Palestinian election
Candidates began signing up on Saturday for a Palestinian legislative election next month at which President Mahmoud Abbas' restive, ruling Fatah will face an unprecedented challenge from powerful
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UK urged to change asylum policy
Senior British church leaders yesterday called on the government to change policies they claim "victimise" asylum seekers by leaving them "homeless and destitute".
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2nd Chinese city shuts own water plant
A second city in northeast China shut down a water plant on a poisoned river, fearing contamination from the approaching toxic chemicals, a city official said yesterday.
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