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Tamil party office bombed in east
Two activists killed as Lankan president calls on more nations to ban LTTE
An office of a Tamil political party was bombed in Sri Lanka's restive eastern province and two party activists were gunned down elsewhere yesterday, the military said.
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Storms wreak havoc in India: 28 killed
Lightning storms and monsoon rains lashing parts of India have killed at least 28 people and wrought havoc in the country's commercial capital Mumbai, officials and witnesses said yesterday.
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Six die as troops hunt down Kashmir rebels
Cops kill 3 others in Nagpur
Five Kashmiri militants and an Indian paramilitary soldier have died as troops hunt down armed rebels in ongoing operations, the army said yesterday.
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Doctors resume work as strike over quota ends
Thousands of doctors and interns were back at work at state hospitals yesterday, ending a nearly three-week strike against a government move to reserve more college seats for lower castes.
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US troops open fire on Afghan crowd: 3 killed
US troops fired into a crowd of stone-throwing rioters, killing at least three Afghans, as their convoy left the scene of an accident that triggered anti-American riots, Kabul's chief of highway police
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US to pursue UN resolution against Myanmar
The United States said Wednesday it would pursue an unprecedented UN Security Council resolution calling on Myanmar's military junta to change its alleged repressive policies.
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Indonesia hospitals lack basic supplies
Quake toll soars
The number of casualties from the Indonesian quake soared yesterday as the United Nations said hospitals were overcrowded and still lacked basic supplies to treat the mass of injured.
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US probe finds Iraqi killings unprovoked
A pregnant woman was shot dead at a US checkpoint in Iraq while on her way to give birth, officials said yesterday, sparking further controversy amid a furore over an alleged marines shooting rampage.
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US offer on Iran aimed more at Russia, China
Washington's conditional offer to join multilateral talks on Iran's nuclear programme signals a major policy shift aimed more at Russia and China than the Islamic republic, analysts said Wednesday.
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Timor president appeals for loyalty, national unity
East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao took to Dili's troubled streets yesterday, pleading with the country's feuding security forces to show national unity as foreign peacekeepers appeared to take control.
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Flimsy tents now home for quake survivors
Tens of thousands of Indonesians took refuge in flimsy tents in the earthquake-hit region of Java island yesterday, as officials urged a stop to aid distribution by night to prevent theft and looting.
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