Rashid wants talks with opposition
LAHORE, Dec 19: Information Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmad says he is in favour of talks between the government and opposition parties to discuss their demands...
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Experts find Pakistan's case on Baglihar strong
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Pakistan has been informed by international legal experts on water disputes that it has a very strong case against India on the Baglihar dam issue and it stands a good chance of having its concerns redressed, it is learnt....
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Iraqi FM, Russian official arrive
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived here on Sunday on his first visit to Pakistan to discuss bilateral and regional matters, officials said.
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Kabul hands over bodies of three Pakistanis
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The bodies of three Pakistani prisoners killed in a riot at Afghanistan's infamous Pul-i-Charki jail arrived here on Sunday for burial in their home towns, officials said.
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Congress likely to overturn N-policy: Advani
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: India's Congress-led coalition government braced for damage control on Sunday, after the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused it of seeking to reverse the country's nuclear policy.
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Taliban leaders arrested
KHOST, Dec 19: Two Taliban commanders were arrested along with two militants late Saturday in south-east Afghanistan by security forces who also seized a weapons cache, a local official told AFP on Sunday.
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Saddam urges Iraqi people to unite
AMMAN, Dec 19: Saddam Hussein has urged the Iraqi people from his prison cell to be united and cautioned them to be wary of the elections slated for Jan 30, his Jordan-based legal team said on Sunday.
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Saddam's legal team reviews case tactics
AMMAN, Dec 19: Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's defence team reviewed on Sunday how to move ahead with their case after they gained access to their client this week for the first time since his arrest a year ago, lawyers said.
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62 killed in Najaf, Karbala blasts
NAJAF, Dec 19: Suicide car bombers struck Iraq's two main holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala on Sunday, killing at least 62 people and wounding nearly 130, six weeks before a historic election.
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Pentagon move to improve US image
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: The Pentagon is devising a new strategy to improve America's image in the Muslim world which, according to a recent US report, continues to decline rapidly.
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BD asks India to settle river-boundary issue
DHAKA, Dec 19: A three-day international conference on regional cooperation on trans boundary rivers ended in Dhaka on Sunday with a call to India to 'dispel mistrust and concerns' over its river-linking project
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Prison killings recalled in Turkey
ISTANBUL, Dec 19: Demonstrators took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday to commemorate the death of 30 prisoners exactly four years earlier in a military crackdown on jailed hunger-strikers and political protesters.
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Abdullah stays away from Gulf summit
MANAMA, Dec 19: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz opted on Sunday to stay away from the annual Gulf summit as his oil-rich kingdom found itself outnumbered by smaller partners bent on forging free trade deals with the United States.
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Canada's PM in Libya to boost ties
TRIPOLI, Dec 19: Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin held talks with Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi on Sunday to deepen ties as he seeks to promote Canada as uniquely placed to help resolve international problems.
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N. Korean leader's son escapes death plot
SEOUL, Dec 19: Austrian security forces foiled an attempt to assassinate a son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during a European trip in November, Yonhap News reported on Sunday, but Austrian authorities denied any incident.
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Pinochet recovering
SANTIAGO, Dec 19: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was in a hospital on Sunday recovering from a minor stroke, a day before court was to rule on a human rights case against him.
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