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General
 
List of newly promoted joint secretaries
The government yesterday promoted 153 deputy secretaries to the post of joint secretary.
 
Kashmir mosque siege ends: 6 killed
Indian troops shot dead five suspected Kashmiri militants, two of them near a mosque in Indian Kashmir where they had holed up after a raid by government troops, officials said yesterday.
 
Flood, landslides kill 45 in China
Torrential rains in China since late last week have triggered flooding and landslides that have left at least 45 people dead and up to nine missing, state press reported yesterday.
 
Pak flood kills 12
A rain-swollen mountainside canal burst Monday, triggering a mudslide and flooding in a village in northwestern Pakistan that killed 12 people, police said.
 
China restricts Internet cafe access
China has launched a campaign to enforce curfews at Internet cafes before schools let students out on summer vacation, a news report said on Monday.
 
Mexico stumbles towards crisis in chaotic election
The spectre of political chaos hung over Mexico's young democracy on Monday after two rival presidential candidates both claimed victory in a bitter election that divided the country between left andright.
 
Biofuel from catfish fat to run diesel engines
Vietnamese catfish processor and exporter Agifish plans to turn catfish fat into fuel to run diesel engines, a company official said on Monday.
 
Escalating Violence
Koizumi stick to Israel visit
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is still scheduled to visit Israel and the Middle East later this month, despite escalating violence there, the chief Cabinet spokesman said on Monday.
 

 
   
 
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