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Bush refuses to abandon military tribunals
US President George Bush has refused to rule out military tribunals for inmates at Guantanamo Bay detention centre.

Manmohan promises help for farmers
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised Friday his government will do all it can to help farmers in India's main cotton belt where crippling debts and falling prices have pushed many to suicide.

Blair loses popular lead for first time
A poll in Britain revealed on Friday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair is less popular than his main rival for the first time in 12 years.

US House backs Bush on secrecy
The House of Representatives has backed President George W. Bush in a tussle with US media over the secrecy of banking surveillance meant to stop terrorists.

Indonesians rampage over compensation
Dozens of residents from a quake-ravaged village in central Java vandalised a government office Friday over fears they would not receive adequate government compensation, local media reported.

'I want you, I need you, I love you’
Koizumi to US
At the close of his visit to the White House, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi summed up Japan's policy toward the United States with the words of an Elvis Presley song.

17 dead, 18 hurt as bus falls into gorge in India
At least 17 people died and 18 were injured when a bus plunged into a gorge in India's Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, police said Friday.

Malaysia's ruling party trying to fix leaders' row
Malaysia's ruling party was trying to mend the sour ties between Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his unhappy predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, a senior minister said Friday.

Dutch govt collapses
The collapse of the Dutch center-right government over immigration policy will lead to an opposition Labour victory in early elections likely to be held in a few months, an opinion poll showed on Friday.

Myanmar condemns US for raising pressure at UN
Military-run Myanmar on Friday condemned the United States for using the United Nations to increase international pressure against the nation, one of the world's most isolated and poorest countries.