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Nepal out on the streets; police fire at protesters
Over 30,000 people who had walked in from surrounding villages began marching along the main road to the heart of Kathmandu

Stalemate in Sri Lanka continues
Norwegian special envoy meets Government and LTTE representatives

Iran responding to pressure: Straw
We are working on the basis that Iran will not meet the proposals from the Security Council within the 30-day deadline

Iraq tussle takes new turn
Leading Shia alliance for fresh talks over Premier

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List of Guantanamo detenus released

"Children being beaten up"

Oil briefly hits record high

Crackdown on dress code in Iran

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Singapore poll on May 6
SINGAPORE: Singapore will hold the next general election on May 6, the Government announced on Thursday soon after President S. R. Nathan dissolved Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. A total of 84 MPs will be elected in ...

Life term for journalist
COLOMBO: A Maldivian journalist working for a newspaper which advocates democracy in the archipelago has been sentenced to life in prison after police allegedly found him with a small quantity of heroin, his Editor said on Thursday. Abdullah ...

India & World
Manmohan points to unilateral moratorium
WASHINGTON:

Talks making progress: Mittal
PARIS: Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal hit back on Thursday at what he called ``disinformation'' about his company's $25.9 billion hostile bid for smaller rival Arcelor SA and said talks with European politicians had made ``good progress.'' ...

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