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Khalilzad wants Afghan militia disarmed
GARDEZ, April 11: US President George W. Bush's special envoy to Afghanistan Sunday called for the disarmament of private militias, as factional tensions increased in the north of the country. ... 
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US policies unite leaderless Iraq
BAGHDAD, April 11: The US-led coalition's harsh crackdown on Sunni and Shia guerillas has stirred up a hornets' nest among Islamic movements which are gaining popularity at a time when Iraq is facing a leadership vacuum. ...
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US urged to mull deal to end revolt
BAGHDAD, April 11: Iraqi Governing Council members have proposed to the United States that it consider a deal to end a Shia Muslim revolt by agreeing not to arrest Moqtada al-Sadr, Council members said on Sunday. ...
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Pope wants end to 'logic of death' in Iraq
VATICAN CITY, April 11: Pope John Paul told the world in his Easter message on Sunday that a culture of love had to defeat terrorism and the "logic of death" and revenge in Iraq and other places where conflict reigns. ...
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Iraq - 'a battle we have to fight, a struggle we have to win'
LONDON: We are locked in a historic struggle in Iraq. On its outcome hangs more than the fate of the Iraqi people. Were we to fail, which we will not, it is more than "the power of America" that would be defeated. ...
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Protesters clash with police in Katmandu
KATHMANDU, April 11: Police dispersed 200 anti-royal protesters in Kathmandu on Sunday as they cracked down on two weeks of demonstrations ahead of the return of King Gyanendra to Nepal's capital, witnesses said. ...
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Fernandes pledges end to 'jungle Raj' in Bihar
NEW DELHI, April 11: Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes said on Sunday if voted back to power the federal coalition will boot out the government of the impoverished eastern state of Bihar in a bid to end rampant lawlessness. ...
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Fire kills eight in Somalia
MOGADISHU, April 11: At least eight people were killed after a huge fire swept through Somalia's main market on Saturday night, witnesses said on Sunday. ...
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Jordan's princess engaged
AMMAN, April 11: Jordan's Princess Haya, daughter of the late King Hussein and half-sister of King Abdullah II, was engaged here to Dubai's Crown Prince General Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, the palace announced. ...
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Disarmament a dud
MONTREAL: "Without disarmament, Haiti's democracy will remain at risk," US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on his recent visit to the battered nation ...
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One, two, many messes
WASHINGTON: While the United States does not look quite yet like the "pitiful, helpless giant" that tortured Richard Nixon's imagination during the Vietnam War, the past week's events seem to have moved it very much in that direction. ...
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Regional card still in play in S. Korea
TAEGU: With little to choose between the two main parties in some parts of South Korea, many people are sticking to tried and trusted regional favourites in the run-up to Thursday's parliamentary election. ...
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