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Thaksin's party banned
Ousted PM apologises for his party fate
Protesters denouncing Thailand's junta braved a security clampdown here yesterday after a ruling barring the ousted prime minister and his party from elections cast uncertainty on the country's political
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Musharraf warns against army criticism
President Pervez Musharraf warned against criticism of the army as the government yesterday urged legal action over "derogatory" remarks by supporters of Pakistan's suspended top judge.
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Cancer to skyrocket in Asia
Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.
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India, US in talks to finalise nuclear deal
India and the United States began talks yesterday intended to resolve delays in a nuclear energy deal that will give India access to long-denied Western nuclear technology.
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Police recruiting centre blast kills 25 in Iraq
6 more US soldiers slain
A suicide bomber hit a police recruiting centre in Fallujah yesterday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 50 while six more US soldiers were killed in separate incidents, police said.
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Lankan troops keep up anti-LTTE offensives
16 killed as ICRC returns to front lines
Government forces kept up two offensives against Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's northern and eastern regions Thursday with casualties reported on both sides, officials said.
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Rice warns Iran ahead of key nuclear talks
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Iran yesterday to change tactics and freeze uranium enrichment, but Tehran remained defiant ahead of talks on its nuclear programme with the European Union.
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Pak author says military book banned
A respected Pakistani author accused the government yesterday of attempting to ban the launch of her book on how the powerful military has penetrated the country's economy.
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Astronomers discover giant planet
Professional and amateur astronomers announced on Wednesday the discovery of a "bizarre" planet outside the solar system that is more than 13 times the mass of Jupiter.
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Turkish MPs clash in final vote on reform
Turkish lawmakers yesterday began a final vote on constitutional changes that would see the president elected by popular vote as the ruling party and the main opposition wrangled over voting rules.
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