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Lawyers' protests continue
ISLAMABAD: Another day of protests by lawyers and political parties is coming up on Friday when ousted Chief Justice Ifthikar Chaudhary is scheduled to appear again before the Supreme Judicial Council that is enquiring into the presidential ...

INTERNATIONAL
Sri Lanka warns foreign diplomats
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has warned that interference by foreign diplomats in the local affairs of a sovereign country can make them liable for deportation and persona non grata status. Senior Adviser to the President and former Foreign ...

Huge blast at Iraq Parliament café
Many die as bridge collapses in Baghdad blast

Army backed tribals: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: Hitting out at people doubting Pakistan's commitment to the war on terror, President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday for the first time acknowledged that the army supported local tribesmen in their fighting with Al-Qaeda linked foreign ...

Ethnic cleansing: Colombo
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan military on Thursday alleged at least seven persons were killed in "ethnic cleansing raids" by the LTTE in Vavuniya district. In a statement, the Defence Ministry said the LTTE terrorists killed six women and one man. It ...

A mistake, admits Blair
LONDON: Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday admitted that it was not "a good idea'' to have allowed British sailors, freed by Iran, to sell their stories to the media in what was seen as an implied criticism of Defence Secretary Des Browne who ...

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Bangladesh poll before 2008

Globescan
New constituencies
KATHMANDU: The Election Constituency Delineation Commission (ECDC) has recommended adding 35 constituencies to the present 205 for Constituency Assembly polls. While 28 will go to the Terai districts, seven will be allotted to the hill districts. ...

Kurt Vonnegut is dead
NEW YORK: Kurt Vonnegut, satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as ``Slaughterhouse-Five'' and ``Cat's Cradle,'' has died. He was 84. Mr. Vonnegut, who often ...

India & World
Benazir, not me, who talked of capturing Srinagar: Beg
Says she asked him: "Can you capture Srinagar?"

India an inspiration for poor nations: Wolfowitz
"It is time for donors to step up aid in general"

India, Azerbaijan rediscover ancient bonds
Agreement on forming Joint Commission to be signed

18 new Sukhoi fighters to replace old ones
MOSCOW: India has signed a deal with Russia for replacing 18 used Su-30K fighter jets with an equal number of new Su-30MKI planes. Under the $500-million contract, Russia will buy back the 18 Su-30K jets with limited capabilities, supplied to ...

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