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India frees Nepali Maoist leaders
Two senior leaders of Nepal's Maoist rebels were released from jail in West Bengal on Thursday, prison officials said, after all charges against them were dropped.
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16 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Nato and Afghan troops killed 10 Taliban rebels and captured two suspected militant leaders in a raid on an alleged suicide bomb cell in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said yesterday.
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Pak rape law changes okayed
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf yesterday signed into law a bill amending the country's Islamic rape legislation, despite protests by religious parties, a government minister said.
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Bush sees no 'graceful exit' from Iraq
US President George W Bush warned against expectations he will lay out plans for "a graceful exit" from Iraq, as news reports yesterday said the independent commission looking into Iraq policy will call
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US pushes for UN vote on Iran sanctions
Russian, China still oppose move
The United States said Thursday that it might try to force through a United Nations resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear programme despite objections from Russia and China.
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Israel rules out blanket truce for moment
Israel has ruled out any immediate blanket truce with the Palestinians, despite US calls for a comprehensive ceasefire, and yesterday demanded a complete halt to Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza.
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Iraqi PM faces revolt within govt
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faced a widening revolt within his divided government as two senior Sunni politicians joined prominent Shia lawmakers and Cabinet members in criticising his policies.
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Use carrot & stick on N Korea: ElBaradei
The international community needs to offer incentives to North Korea rather than just apply pressure for it to return to six-party talks aimed at dismantling its nuclear programme, the head of the UNnuclear
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Fiji military extends coup deadline
Fiji's military has extended its deadline to Monday for the government to meet its demands or be toppled, embattled Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said as he and his ministers went into hiding.
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