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Key powers fail to settle differences on Iran
Major powers failed on Saturday to settle all their differences over a second UN sanctions resolution against Iran for its nuclear work but remain committed to passing one soon, the United States said.
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Iran rejects US talks at Iraq conference
Iran yesterday said it was still considering whether to take part in a conference next month on Iraq's security and had no intention of holding bilateral talks with the United States at the meeting.
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Tigers accuse troops of killing 6 civilians
Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday accused Sri Lankan forces of killing at least six civilians in the embattled northeast as police investigated the execution-style murders of five men near the capital.
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Indian dam threatens tribes, tigers & temples
For the government, the Polavaram dam in southern India will produce more power, irrigate thousands of acres of land, provide drinking water to millions of villagers and control floods.
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Iraq terror group posts killing tape
An al-Qaeda-affiliated group said Saturday it killed 18 kidnapped government security forces in retaliation for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of the Shia-dominated police, posting an online
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Maliki offers olive branch to Iraqi insurgents
Shia Prime Minister Nuri al -Maliki yesterday offered an olive branch to Iraqi insurgents waging war against his government and said he would announce a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle within two weeks.
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'US probe uncovers terror financing by Arab Bank'
US investigators have uncovered evidence that Arab Bank, one of the largest in the Middle East, has channelled tens of millions of dollars from wealthy Saudi Arabians to Palestinian groups that finance
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Stargazers watch total lunar eclipse
The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.
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Hamas picks 9 to form new Palestinian govt
Hamas presented Palestinian prime minister-designate Ismail Haniya on Saturday with the names of the nine people the Islamist movement proposes as its ministers in the new national unity government being
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Obama, Hillary converge at civil rights event
Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with former President Bill Clinton, take their high-voltage fight for the White House to a hallowed symbol of the US civil rights movement
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Indians celebrate Holi festival
Millions of Indians celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi yesterday by spraying coloured powder and water over each other amid police warnings about drunken behaviour.
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Bird flu victim dies in Laos
A 42-year-old Laos woman believed to have contracted the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus died in hospital in the capital Vientiane yesterday, the World Health Organisation said.
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South Asia Energy Dialogue in New Delhi today
South Asia Energy Dialogue, focused on development of the sector in the Saarc countries, will be held in New Delhi today to recommend measures for tapping vast energy resources in the region.
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Pakistanis arrest 5 suspects as 'Taliban gloomy'
Pakistani police arrested five suspected Afghan militants in a raid in the south-western city of Quetta, as a Pakistani newspaper said yesterday the Taliban had conceded the arrest last week of one of
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Comfort Women
Abe sticks to Japan's apology
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will stick to Japan's apology over its military's use of Asian women as sex slaves for frontline troops during World War II, his aide said yesterday.
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