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Lanka assures India of power sharing with Tamils
Sri Lanka's president assured giant neighbour India on Wednesday that he was pushing for a power-sharing deal with the Tamil Tigers to help bring peace to the island despite signs of an escalating civil
 
Pakistan denies urging Nato to accept Taliban
Pakistan yesterday rejected a "distorted" British media report that its foreign minister was urging Nato countries to accept the Taliban and set up a new coalition government in Kabul.
 
3 die as Dalits riot in Maharashtra
At least three people died and dozens were hurt Thursday as low-caste Hindus rioted in the western Indian state of Maharashtra over the vandalism of a statue of their leader, police said.
 
Cambodia vows to end arms flow to LTTE
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has promised to cut off the flow of weapons from his country to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, his spokesman said on Thursday.
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Abbas, Rice call for ME truce
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas united yesterday in calling for a fledgling Middle East truce to be extended into a comprehensive ceasefire.
 
Bodies pile up in Iraq as Bush meets Maliki
Baghdad's overflowing morgues welcomed another grim daily harvest of bullet-riddled corpses yesterday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met US President George W Bush and vowed to halt the violence.
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Palestinian problem the main ME issue
Jordan tells Bush
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday told US President George W.
 
Iran has no influence over Iraq: Maliki
Iraq's Shia Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki denied Thursday that Iran had any influence over Iraq or any part of the embattled capital Baghdad.
 
Thousands of civilians flee Myanmar army attacks: HR group
Thousands of civilians have been forced to flee their homes and trek for days after attacks by the army in military-run Myanmar's Karen state, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
 
US unveils citizenship test focused on values
The US government yesterday unveils a new citizenship test that focuses more on American values and principles than on historical trivia.
 
Red Cross 'deeply shocked' by violence against Iraqi civilians
The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday it was "deeply shocked" by the ongoing attacks against Iraqi civilians, and warned that the violence prevented it from addressing the concerns
 

 
   
 
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