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LTTE resists offensive in Jaffna: 90 killed
COLOMBO: Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka’s far north killed 52 Tamil Tiger rebels and 38 soldiers, while the air force bombed rebel positions, the military said on Wednesday.... 
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Maoists seek coalition govt after Nepal poll win
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Maoists were pushing on Wednesday to build a coalition government with rivals following the upset victory by the former rebels in landmark elections, with vote counting nearing completion....
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Iran agrees to discuss N-arms allegations with IAEA
VIENNA, April 23: The UN nuclear monitoring agency on Wednesday announced a “milestone” agreement with Iran that aims to provide answers about allegations Tehran tried to develop nuclear weapons under cover of a peaceful atomic programme....
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Gen Petraeus to lead Centcom
WASHINGTON, April 23: The Bush administration picked Gen David Petraeus, its top commander in Iraq, on Wednesday to take charge of operations across the Middle East and chose his former No 2 to take over in Baghdad....
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Israel ready to give back Golan to Syria for peace: reports
BEIRUT, April 23: Two independent Syrian publications reported on Wednesday that Israel has passed a message to Damascus through Turkey’s prime minister that it is prepared to return the Golan Heights to Syria in exchange for a peace treaty....
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Arctic ice melting faster than anticipated: WWF
GENEVA, April 23: Arctic ice may be melting faster than most climate change science has concluded, the conservation group WWF said in a report published on Thursday....
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Maoists vow to continue fighting
HYDERABAD, April 23: India’s communist rebels will not lay down their arms despite the success of their counterparts in the political mainstream in Nepal, a senior leader said on Wednesday....
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Carter says Rice not telling truth
ATLANTA, April 23: Former US President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of not telling the truth about warnings she said her department gave Carter not to speak to Hamas before a Middle East trip....
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Military plane sparks scare for Manmohan
NEW DELHI, April 23: A small plane that appeared to tail an aircraft carrying the Indian premier sparking a national security scare belonged to the military, officials said on Wednesday....
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US scientists complain of govt pressure
WASHINGTON, April 23: Hundreds of US government scientists complain they have been victims of political interference and pressure from superiors to skew their findings, according to a survey released on Wednesday by an advocacy group....
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Blair caught travelling without a ticket
LONDON, April 23: Former British prime minister Tony Blair was left red-faced when he was caught travelling on a train without a ticket and said he had no cash to pay the fare, the Daily Mail said on Wednesday....
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Japan, EU leaders call for ‘highly ambitious’ climate goals
TOKYO, April 23: Leaders of Japan and the European Union called on Wednesday for “highly ambitious and binding” global targets to fight climate change, seeking a breakthrough at July’s Group of Eight summit....
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Transport scheme gridlocks Delhi
NEW DELHI, April 23: A new transit scheme aimed at speeding up New Delhi’s bus service has caused traffic chaos with thousands of motorists stuck for hours in gridlocks, officials said on Wednesday....
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‘Changeling’ leads Cannes film festival lineup
PARIS, April 23: American directors Clint Eastwood and Steven Soderbergh will headline the streamlined competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which features fewer big-name directors and more emerging voices from across the globe, organisers said on Wednesday....
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US leads world in prison population
NEW YORK, April 23: With less than 5 per cent of world’s population, United States has almost quarter of the world’s prisoners in jails, the New York Times said on Wednesday....
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Fuel shortage could halt Gaza food distribution: UN
GAZA CITY, April 23: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees will have to halt the distribution of food to the Gaza Strip within 24 hours if it does not receive fresh fuel supplies, its Gaza director said on Wednesday....
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Hillary’s remarks termed imprudent
LONDON, April 23: A British minister said on Wednesday that Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s threat to “totally obliterate” Iran if it attacks Israel with nuclear weapons was imprudent....
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India begins massive census to map future
NEW DELHI: India has begun preparing for what is one of the world’s biggest ever censuses, a survey by millions of volunteers that could affect government policies and reveal how economic growth has affected the population....
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‘Dead horse’ remark stirs German-Nato war of words
BERLIN: Germany was trying to limit the fallout with Nato allies on Wednesday after comments from a top military official describing the war in Afghanistan as being like ‘trying to mount a dead horse.’...
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Afghanistan looking for body of Daud Khan
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has appointed a commission to find the bodies of ex-president Mohammad Daud Khan and his relatives killed in a 1978 military coup, the government said ON Wednesday....
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Protests in Dhaka over water shortage
DHAKA: Hundreds of people staged protests in the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday against a shortage of drinking water, witnesses said, defying a ban on such demonstrations.A...
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Mumbai’s bid to be global finance hub laden with hurdles
MUMBAI: With one of Asia’s largest slums, congested streets and sometimes startling whiffs of human waste, Mumbai may not be everyone’s first choice for a world-class financial centre....
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BD seeks more access of textiles to US
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Wednesday renewed its plea for duty-free access of its ready-made garments into the US market to help spur the South Asian country’s economy, create jobs and reduce poverty....
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Taliban attacks limited, says Nato
KABUL: Most insurgent attacks occur in just a quarter of Afghanistan, a Nato-led force helping to fight the extremist insurgency here said on Wednesday, dismissing a “perception” that Taliban violence is spreading....
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