 | For a man who shared his home with two camels and burned all his belongings in 30 years of protest, it was only natural for former cabinet member Julius Salik to live in a cage and pour ashes on his head during the judicial crisis gripping Pakistan.... More |
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 | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Washington is working in close cooperation with India on the possibilities of a peace agreement in Nepal that includes a demobilisation or a disarmament of Maoist rebels.
"Well, our closest... More |
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 | The United States says it still has concerns about the Pakistan government's deal with tribal leaders providing possible safe havens for terrorism, but its efforts for the development of frontier regions "deserves our support." It also feels... More |
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 | A group of former Muslims in Germany who have formed a society of atheists have received threatening letters, pronouncing them fit for death, and have been given police bodyguards.
Mina Ahadi, an Iranian-born woman, founded the society in... More |
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 | Two Russian fighter-jets collided in mid-air in southern Russia Wednesday, with both pilots ejecting in time to avoid serious injury, Russian air force officials said.
The MiG-29 jets crashed outside an air base in the town of Millerovo, about... More |
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 | At least 37 people were presumed killed in a series of landslides triggered by torrential rain in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a spokesman for military rescue units in the area said Wednesday.
A village in the area of Toba Syedan was buried... More |
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 | Nepal's fragile peace process and the possibility of holding a key election by June received a major blow as a bloodbath in the Terai plains in the south left 27 people dead and dozens fighting for their lives in hospitals.
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 | Pakistan Thursday fired a modified Hatf-VII Babur cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear payload for 700 km, in the latest series of ballistic missile tests.
"The test is part of Pakistan's ongoing efforts at consolidating its strategic... More |
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 | The United States has indicated that it expects Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to give up the army chief's post by yearend as promised, but is not willing to dictate to its "solid friend".
"He has made certain commitments in this regard... More |
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 | Only a few days ahead of a key vote by the United Nations on sanctions against Tehran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted again Wednesday that there would be no concessions in Iran's nuclear dispute.
"The Iranian nation decisively... More |
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