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<title>US advanced technology companies to invest in India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bangalore, Nov.14 (ANI): A delegation of senior executives from Montgomery County-based advanced technology firms visited Bangalore on Wednesday, on a business mission to explore opportunities for joint ventures and partnerships with dynamic India-based advanced technology companies.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 November 2007 07:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hunt still on for Sobhraj's partner in crime</title>
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Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) While serial killer Charles Sobhraj, caught and slapped with life imprisonment in Nepal for murder, has begun a legal fight to get his sentence overturned, Nepal's police are still searching for an Indian, believed to have been]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China builds vegetable farms near desert</title>
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Yinchuan (China), July 12 (Xinhua) Farmers in China have built one of the largest vegetable production bases near the rim of the vast Mu Us desert, known for its frequent sandstorms.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China's chemical plants pose major risks</title>
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Beijing, July 12 (Xinhua) Forty-five percent of China's chemical and petrochemical plants pose major environmental hazards, says the country's state-run green agency.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indo-Canadian plans top-notch eye-treatment facility in India</title>
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Ottawa, July 12 (IANS) Anup Singh Jubbal, an Indo-Canadian and president of Canadian Eyesight International, is planning to raise $500,000 to set up a state-of-the-art eye treatment facility in Amritsar district of Punjab.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan harps on Kashmir over SAARC</title>
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Islamabad, July 11 (DPA) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday called for a resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute with India as a precondition to fully exploiting the economic potential of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 02:27:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan mourns plane crash victims</title>
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Islamabad, July 11 (Xinhua) The eastern Pakistani city of Multan observed a day of mourning Tuesday one day after a Pakistani International Airlines plane crashed killing all the 45 people on board.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 05:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>30 Taliban insurgents killed in coalition operation</title>
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Kabul, July 11 (Xinhua) Afghan and the U.S.-led coalition forces in their latest operation against Taliban-linked militants eliminated 30 insurgents in the troubled southern Helmand province on Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 05:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>60 Afghan civilians killed in US air strikes</title>
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Kabul, July 11 (Xinhua) At least 60 civilians were killed in air strikes conducted by the US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, said an official Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 03:29:22 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian housemaid stranded in Bahrain</title>
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Dubai, July 11 (IANS) An Indian housemaid in Bahrain, who had run away from her Bahraini employer's house three years ago, is now stranded in that country.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 03:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>32 killed in Bangladesh as train rams into bus</title>
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Dhaka, July 11 (Xinhua) At least 32 people were killed and 20 wounded Tuesday when an inter-city express train ran into a passenger bus at a rail crossing in Bangladesh's northwestern Joypurhat district, a local official said.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 03:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Over 50 bodies found afloat in coastal Bangladesh</title>
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Dhaka, July 11 (Xinhua) Over 50 bodies, presumably those of the fishermen who went missing last week, were seen floating in the Bay of Bengal and the rivers of the coastal areas of southern Bangladesh, said local media reports Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Malaysian Indian baby suffering from rare disease</title>
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Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (IANS) Efforts are on to set up a trust fund for the treatment of a 14-month-old Malaysian Indian baby who is suffering from a rare disease.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian aid sought for Sri Lanka's northeast</title>
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New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka's only Tamil cabinet minister, Douglas Devananda, is looking for Indian assistance for the economic development of the embattled northeast in his island nation.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lanka naval chief in India</title>
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New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka's new navy chief, Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, is visiting India amid concerns in both countries about spiralling violence in the island.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Azad Kashmir' polls: Muslim Conference tipped to lead</title>
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Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) Sardar Atique of the Muslim Conference is tipped to lead in the first elections in Pakistan administered Kashmir - what Pakistan calls 'Azad Kashmir'- since the devastating earthquake of October last year, as per pre-poll media]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US asks Pakistan to work with Afghanistan</title>
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Washington, July 11 (IANS) The United States has asked Pakistan to resolve its differences with Kabul and work together along with America to curb terrorism in southern Afghanistan and help the war-torn nation realise its full economic potential.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:35:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf more popular than Benazir, Nawaz: Economist</title>
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Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) In a clear boost to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf who wants to keep his uniform and seek a second term, a British magazine says he is more popular than former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif who are challen]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 10:47:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>More rebels killed in Balochistan campaign</title>
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Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) More than 20 rebels were killed and 15 injured in clashes with security forces in Pakistan's Balochistan province over the weekend, reports say. But no official data is available on the ongoing campaign.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 10:47:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>45 people dead in Pakistan plane crash</title>
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Islamabad, July 10 (Xinhua) A Pakistan International Airline plane crashed Monday in the eastern city of Multan, killing all 45 people on board, said an official.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 07:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Agni designers are incompetent: Pakistan scientist</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112039_Agni-designers-are-incompetent-Pakistan-scientist.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) The failure of Agni-III reflected 'incompetence' of the Indian missile designers and planners, said an eminent Pakistani scientist.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 07:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf more popular than Benazir, Nawaz, says Economist magazine</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112038_Musharraf-more-popular-than-Benazir-Nawaz-says-Economist-magazine.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) In a clear boost to President Pervez Musharraf who wants to keep his uniform and seek a second term in the presidency, a British magazine has said he is more popular than Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, his principal detractors]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 06:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fresh controversy over Nepal king, army links</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112037_Fresh-controversy-over-Nepal-king-army-links.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 10 (IANS) Nepal King Gyanendra's birthday, celebrated on a low-key with the government stripping it of the prestige of being a national holiday, has still struck a discordant note with parliament suspecting the army of flouting state dire]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 06:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tempers rise as world body ignores Everest plight</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112036_Tempers-rise-as-world-body-ignores-Everest-plight.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 10 (IANS) Environment activists across the world are fuming after a world body ignored pleas for urgent action to protect some of the globes  finest sites, including the Mt Everest, from climate change.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 06:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chlorine gas leak poisons 164 people in China</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112032_Chlorine-gas-leak-poisons-164-people-in-China.html</link>
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Yinchuan (China), July 10 (Xinhua) At least 164 people suffered from chlorine gas poisoning Monday after gas leaked from a chemical company in northwest China.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 04:51:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Freedom for Pakistani women detained under Hudood laws</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112031_Freedom-for-Pakistani-women-detained-under-Hudood-laws.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Freedom awaits many of the estimated 1,300 women detained under the Hudood ordinance in jails across Pakistan following a new law directed by President Pervez Musharraf.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 04:31:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan helps rebuild highway to Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112021_Pakistan-helps-rebuild-highway-to-Afghanistan.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan has helped neighbour Afghanistan rebuild the 75-km Torkham-Jalalabad highway at a cost of Rs.2 billion ($33 million) and says it has completed 95 percent of the task two months before deadline.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 04:02:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indians in Bahrain help to send ailing Keralite home</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112020_Indians-in-Bahrain-help-to-send-ailing-Keralite-home.html</link>
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Dubai, July 10 (IANS) An Indian expatriate organisation in Bahrain is on a fund-raising campaign to send back home for treatment a Malayali tailor who is in a Manama hospital in an unconscious state.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 04:02:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian American physicians and hoteliers lobby for n-deal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_112000_Indian-American-physicians-and-hoteliers-lobby-for-n-deal.html</link>
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Washington, July 10 (IANS) Two largest and influential Indian American associations have joined hands to lobby for the India-US nuclear deal and work in ways to help develop a strategic relationship between the two countries.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 03:20:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal woman paraded naked, gang raped for son's romance</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111996_Nepal-woman-paraded-naked-gang-raped-for-sons-romance.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 10 (IANS) A 52-year-old woman was paraded naked in a Nepal village and gang raped apparently as punishment over her son's romance, news reports said Monday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 02:46:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Link Mangla port and Haldia, India tells Bangladesh</title>
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Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) India has suggested that Bangladesh develop its Mangla port and link it with Haldia port in West Bengal to accelerate trade and reduce the trade gap between the two countries.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 10 July 2006 02:46:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Miss Nepal contest falls prey to chaos</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111984_Miss-Nepal-contest-falls-prey-to-chaos.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) The escalating violence and disruptions during the fag end of King Gyanendra's absolute reign continue to affect Nepal months later with Miss Nepal, the kingdom's best known and most-popular beauty pageant, becoming the latest ca]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 06:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan apex court summons legislature officers</title>
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Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court has summoned the presiding officers of the national assembly, senate and all provincial legislatures in a case to decide whether those having degrees awarded by madrassas are eligible to contest elections]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 06:25:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congo rebels free captured Nepal peacekeepers</title>
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Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Five Nepali soldiers serving with the UN Peacekeeping Forces in Congo have been freed after being held captive for over a month by a rebel warlord and facing execution threats, Nepal's official media said Sunday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 06:25:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan hosting SAARC finance ministers conference</title>
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Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Pakistan is hosting the first SAARC finance ministers meeting here on Monday to discuss major issues, including the setting up of a poverty alleviation fund for the South Asian region.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 04:24:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan resumes work on strategic NWFP tunnel</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111979_Pakistan-resumes-work-on-strategic-NWFP-tunnel.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Pakistan has resumed construction of a strategically important tunnel in its mountainous North West Frontier Province (NWFP) that was begun in 1977 by former prime minister Z.A. Bhutto but stopped by his successor Zia-ul Haq 'on]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 03:46:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal's controversial chief election commissioner quits</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111978_Nepals-controversial-chief-election-commissioner-quits.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Caught between parliament that started proceedings for his impeachment and a high-level commission that summoned him for questioning, Nepal's Chief Election Commissioner Keshav Raj Rajbhandari, who faced criticism for holding ele]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 03:46:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh high in industrial accidents</title>
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Dhaka, July 9 (IANS) Bangladesh is 'one of the worst' for trade union violations, recording as many as 480 deaths in industrial accidents, including 130 in its export-oriented garment industry, in 2005, said a global trade union body.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 03:16:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Calls for naming successor to ailing Nepal PM</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111973_Calls-for-naming-successor-to-ailing-Nepal-PM.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Calls for a successor to ailing Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala are increasing and the latest has come from a major ally of the ruling seven-party alliance.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 03:11:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The 'pink parlours' of Lhasa</title>
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Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Once a sacred Buddhist pilgrimage destination, the Tibetan capital Lhasa is rapidly turning into a hot spot of 'pink parlours' where flesh trade thrives under China's modernisation drive, a US couple says.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 02:14:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'High industrial accidents rate in Bangladesh'</title>
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Dhaka, July 9 (IANS) Bangladesh recorded a high of 480 deaths due to industrial accidents, including 130 in its garments industry, in 2005, said a global trade unions body, describing the country as 'one of the worst' for trade union violations.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 02:12:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani militants nabbed in Bangladesh</title>
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Dhaka, July 9 (IANS) Two Pakistani militants were arrested in Bangladesh's Jhalakathi district, the hotbed of Islamist militancy, in increasing proof of the growing nexus between extremists of both the countries.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 9 July 2006 02:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian-owned Nepal hotel to reopen with Maoist push</title>
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Kathmandu, July 8 (IANS) A legendary Kathmandu hotel once associated with a Russian visionary and now owned by Indian businessman Radheshyam Saraf is to reopen after its closure in December - after a Maoist push.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 06:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Malaysian Indians facing major social problem: minister</title>
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Kuala Lumpur, July 8 (IANS) The Indian community in Malaysia is faced with a major social problem, according to the country's works minister and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 04:59:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>11 killed in China landslide</title>
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Taiyuan, July 8 (Xinhua) Eleven people were killed in a landslide early Saturday at a local iron mine in north China's Shanxi province.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 04:59:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian national turns himself in for murder</title>
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Singapore, July 8 (DPA) An Indian national has turned himself in to a neighbourhood police centre in Singapore for the murder of a fellow countryman, said an official Saturday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 03:08:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Two Indian hostages rescued in Philippines</title>
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Manila, July 8 (DPA) Policemen rescued two kidnapped Indian men and arrested their five abductors in a northern Philippine city, a police official said Saturday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 02:57:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan's airline facing cash crunch</title>
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Islamabad, July 8 (IANS) Faced with an acute liquidity crunch, Pakistan's national carrier is hoping to persuade the government to consider equity injection of around Rs.6 billion ($100 million).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 02:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India, Bangladesh to boost bilateral trade</title>
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Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) India has offered to export to Bangladesh a large variety of raw material from its northeastern states that could be processed in the country and sold back to the region to help Dhaka bridge its bilateral trade gap.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 8 July 2006 02:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China, US discuss North Korea nuclear issue</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111913_China-US-discuss-North-Korea-nuclear-issue.html</link>
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Beijing, July 7 (Xinhua) US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill held talks Friday with Chinese officials on North Korea's missile tests and nuclear weapons programme.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 06:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepali lawyer stalks Charles Sobhraj</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111912_Nepali-lawyer-stalks-Charles-Sobhraj.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) There can't be a greater contrast than between Nepali lawyer Bishwa Lal Shrestha, 61, who reads the Bhagavad Gita every day and doesn't touch alcohol, and his better-known contemporary, 62-year-old Charles Sobhraj, once on the wa]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 05:38:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan revives body for federal, provincial coordination</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111910_Pakistan-revives-body-for-federal-provincial-coordination.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has revived a constitutional body to debate on federal and inter-provincial issues and find a way to tackle contentious matters between the federal government and the provinces.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 05:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf to decide uniform issue in 'supreme national interest'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111909_Musharraf-to-decide-uniform-issue-in-supreme-national-interest.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he would decide when to resign as chief of the army staff (COAS) and shed his uniform 'in supreme national interest'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 05:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>43 killed in China explosion</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111906_43-killed-in-China-explosion.html</link>
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Taiyuan (China), July 7 (Xinhua) Forty-three people were killed and 28 injured early Friday in an explosive blast in north China's Shanxi province.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 05:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A lonely Nepal king celebrates birthday</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111900_A-lonely-Nepal-king-celebrates-birthday.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) Nepal's King Gyanendra turned 60 Friday, but the celebrations were the most muted since his ascension in 2001 with the 
government axing official bashes and even corporates deserting the monarch in public.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 05:01:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>After Nepal king, Pashupatinath's assets come under scrutiny</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111895_After-Nepal-king-Pashupatinaths-assets-come-under-scrutiny.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) Less than a week after it asked the royal family to submit details of their properties, Nepal's parliament will now investigate the wealth of an even greater power - Lord Pashupatinath, one of the Hindu trinity.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 04:54:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China explosion leaves 43 dead</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111891_China-explosion-leaves-43-dead.html</link>
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Taiyuan, July 7 (Xinhua) Forty-three people were killed and 28 injured early Friday in a blast caused by privately stored explosives in north China's Shanxi province.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 04:54:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lankan monitors find the going tough</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111890_Sri-Lankan-monitors-find-the-going-tough.html</link>
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New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) With violence showing no signs of abating in Sri Lanka, international peace monitors in the island's embattled northeast are finding the going tough.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 01:45:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan may hear a different tune from US</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111887_Pakistan-may-hear-a-different-tune-from-US.html</link>
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Washington, July 7 (IANS) Pakistan may well again raise the issue of an India type nuclear deal with US when Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri visits Washington next week, but he is more likely to hear a different tune - the war on terror and rest]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 7 July 2006 01:45:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani media says India sending troops to Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111880_Pakistani-media-says-India-sending-troops-to-Afghanistan.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Claiming that India wants to send peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan, the Pakistani media has criticised Islamabad for not doing anything to prevent the move.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 12:08:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India sending troops to Afghanistan: Pakistani media</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111879_India-sending-troops-to-Afghanistan-Pakistani-media.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) The Pakistani media has claimed that India wants to send peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan and blamed Islamabad for not doing anything to prevent the move.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 12:08:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal rub salt on Tibetan wounds on Dalai Lama's birthday</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111865_Nepal-rub-salt-on-Tibetan-wounds-on-Dalai-Lamas-birthday.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) Nepal's new government has rubbed salt on the wounds of Tibetans on the eve of the birthday of the Dalai Lama, wooing Chinese tourists to the country as a Buddhist destination while refusing to register the exiled leader's closed]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 05:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf says he is a soldier, will not contest polls</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111861_Musharraf-says-he-is-a-soldier-will-not-contest-polls.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he is aware that 'as a soldier' he cannot contest elections, but has rooted for the Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q), indicating his keen interest in political affairs.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>King still has his way in Nepal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111860_King-still-has-his-way-in-Nepal.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) The Nepal government may have axed the vast powers and privileges enjoyed by King Gyanendra and brought him almost on a par with the average citizen, but the monarch still enjoys his own way in the kingdom - literally.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tata still optimistic about Bangladesh project</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111858_Tata-still-optimistic-about-Bangladesh-project.html</link>
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Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) India's Tata Group's Bangladesh project head has denied media speculation that the conglomerate was pulling out because the present Khaleda Zia government considers the proposed $3 billion deal 'risky' for political reasons.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cut suicide scenes from Indian films in Malaysia: minister</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111857_Cut-suicide-scenes-from-Indian-films-in-Malaysia-minister.html</link>
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Kuala Lumpur, July 6 (IANS) Malaysia's Deputy Minister for Women, Family and Community development G. Palanivel has urged the country's Censorship Board to cut out suicide scenes from Indian films.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jamaat chief cancels London visit to meet Bhutto, Sharif</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111856_Jamaat-chief-cancels-London-visit-to-meet-Bhutto-Sharif.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistani opposition leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed has called off his visit to London to meet former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto to plan a movement against President Pervez Musharraf.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Top ISI man suspected in kidnap of army official, family</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111855_Top-ISI-man-suspected-in-kidnap-of-army-official-family.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) A top Pakistani official has denounced the kidnapping of a retired army officer, his daughter-in-law and four teenagers allegedly on the orders of a senior Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) official.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Big fat Indian wedding in Singapore makes news</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111853_Big-fat-Indian-wedding-in-Singapore-makes-news.html</link>
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Singapore, July 6 (IANS) A $10 million wedding between an Indian tycoon's son and the daughter of a Singapore-based Indian steel baron has grabbed media headlines here.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 03:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Zia appoints new poll panel secretary before elections</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111842_Zia-appoints-new-poll-panel-secretary-before-elections.html</link>
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Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has given the Election Commission a new secretary to end the controversy over the role of the organisation's head and prepare for smooth parliamentary elections.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 02:31:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Taiwan develops missile capable of hitting Chinese coast</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111836_Taiwan-develops-missile-capable-of-hitting-Chinese-coast.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Taipei, July 6 (DPA) Taiwan has secretly developed a missile which can hit China's south-east coast, a Taiwanese online newspaper said Thursday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 01:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cobra beer to increase India capacity</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111831_Cobra-beer-to-increase-India-capacity.html</link>
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London, July 6 (IANS) Cobra, the 'NRI beer' company, is negotiating tie-ups with three additional breweries - a move that will take its capacity in India to four million cases a year.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 6 July 2006 01:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Police connivance in Jessica murder acquittal being probed'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111826_Police-connivance-in-Jessica-murder-acquittal-being-probed.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday told the high court that the police were not only probing alleged lapses in investigating the murder of model Jessica Lal but also their connivance in facilitating the acquittal of the accused.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kidnapped industrialist's son found murdered</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111825_Kidnapped-industrialists-son-found-murdered.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) The son of a leading Punjab industrialist who was kidnapped June 26 has been murdered, police said Wednesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AIIMS director sacked, senior faculty on strike</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111824_AIIMS-director-sacked-senior-faculty-on-strike.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Wednesday sacked its director P. Venugopal, prompting most of the senior faculty to go on a 24-hour flash strike that crippled medical services.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Enron founder Kenneth Lay dies</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111821_Enron-founder-Kenneth-Lay-dies.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Washington, July 5 (Xinhua) Enron Corporation founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted for his role in one of the biggest frauds in the US corporate history, died of a heart attack Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India to import more kerosene</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111820_India-to-import-more-kerosene.html</link>
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India will import 60,000 tonnes of kerosene within the next fortnight to bridge the shortfall in the requirements of the public distribution system (PDS), Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>North Korea launches seven missiles</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111817_North-Korea-launches-seven-missiles.html</link>
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Tokyo/Washington, July 5 (DPA) North Korea launched seven missiles Wednesday, triggering strong reactions from countries across the globe.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 07:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sobhraj's freedom bid runs into fresh snag</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111816_Sobhrajs-freedom-bid-runs-into-fresh-snag.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Kathmandu, July 5 (IANS) He could break out of high-security prisons across the globe with ease but international criminal mastermind Charles Sobhraj's legal bid for freedom in Nepal ran into a fresh snag Wednesday due to a serious oversight by the gover]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 06:51:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal Maoists change hue on UN arms control</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111815_Nepal-Maoists-change-hue-on-UN-arms-control.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Kathmandu, July 5 (IANS) Nepal's fragile peace negotiations have run into yet another snag with the Maoist guerrillas changing their stand on asking the United Nations to monitor arms and armies and expressing dissatisfaction with the government for invi]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 06:51:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Chhattisgarh will be India's power hub by 2011'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111801_Chhattisgarh-will-be-Indias-power-hub-by-2011.html</link>
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Raipur, July 5 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will become India's power hub by 2011 with an additional power generation of 12,000 MW, according to Chief Minister Raman Singh.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani Muslim dies for British Army in Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111794_Pakistani-Muslim-dies-for-British-Army-in-Afghanistan.html</link>
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Islamabad/London, July 5 (IANS) This is the story of the first Muslim born and bred in Pakistan joining the British Army and dying in action fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:12:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian, Indonesian gutka replacing paan in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111793_Indian-Indonesian-gutka-replacing-paan-in-Pakistan.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Chewing tobacco packed in attractive sachets is fast replacing the traditional paan in Pakistan, its growing import from India and Indonesia belying government claims that both are banned, says a media report.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 03:12:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf opens dry port for Sino-Pak border trade</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111778_Musharraf-opens-dry-port-for-Sino-Pak-border-trade.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has opened a 'dry port' to facilitate border trade with China in Sust in the Northern Areas, a move that came two days before China and India resume trading through Nathu La in Sikkim Thursday.]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 02:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Act now! India tells Sri Lanka</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111773_Act-now-India-tells-Sri-Lanka.html</link>
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) After some hesitation and much thinking, India has finally given Sri Lanka its most trenchant message since a peace process began four years ago: act now, politically, to keep the island nation united.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 02:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Security equipment worth Rs.16 million for Musharraf's chamber</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111772_Security-equipment-worth-Rs16-million-for-Musharrafs-chamber.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) An inquiry by the Accountant General of Pakistan (AGP) has revealed that Rs.16 million ($300,000) worth of security gadgets were imported for President Pervez Musharraf's chamber in the National Assembly.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 02:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Opposition gets together to stymie Musharraf's re-election</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111771_Opposition-gets-together-to-stymie-Musharrafs-re-election.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Leaders of Pakistan's major opposition parties plan to meet in London later this week in what is another significant move to prevent President Pervez Musharraf from getting a second term as president, media reports said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 5 July 2006 02:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rajapakse invites LTTE for direct talks</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111763_Rajapakse-invites-LTTE-for-direct-talks.html</link>
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Colombo, July 4 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has offered to talk directly to the Tamil Tigers to end the country's unending ethnic conflict.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 09:43:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal formally asks UN to monitor arms, armies</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111762_Nepal-formally-asks-UN-to-monitor-arms-armies.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's office has sent a formal request to the United Nations to monitor the arms and armies of Nepal's seven-party government and the Maoists during their ongoing ceasefire.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 09:43:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koirala stable, set to attend granddaughter's wedding</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111760_Koirala-stable-set-to-attend-granddaughters-wedding.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was hospitalised with respiratory complaints, was Tuesday stated to be in a stable condition and is now all set to attend his granddaughter's wedding.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 09:26:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delhi doctor to treat Nepali prime minister</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111759_Delhi-doctor-to-treat-Nepali-prime-minister.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) A leading physician from New Delhi is being flown to assist in the treatment of Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was stated to be in stable condition Tuesday, a day after he was admitted with respiratory problems.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 09:26:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koirala all set to attend granddaughter's wedding</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111756_Koirala-all-set-to-attend-granddaughters-wedding.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala having survived a health scare is now all set to attend his granddaughter's marriage.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 07:20:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan stirs speculation over Manmohan visit</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111755_Pakistan-stirs-speculation-over-Manmohan-visit.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan's emphatic announcement Monday that Indian  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would come visiting here to review the just-completed third round of the ongoing composite dialogue has suddenly quickened the pace of diplomatic]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 07:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delhi doctor to treat Nepali prime minister</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111753_Delhi-doctor-to-treat-Nepali-prime-minister.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) A leading physician from New Delhi is being flown to assist in the treatment of Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was stated to be in stable condition Tuesday, a day after he was admitted with respiratory problems.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 05:15:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>South African Indian professor suspended for touting unproven drug</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111748_South-African-Indian-professor-suspended-for-touting-unproven-drug.html</link>
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Johannesburg, July 4 (IANS) A South African Indian professor in the University of Cape Town (UCT) has been suspended from his research duties and his laboratory closed down after he endorsed an unproven herbal drug as a treatment for AIDS.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 05:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China to thrash out Tibetan refugee issue with Nepal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111747_China-to-thrash-out-Tibetan-refugee-issue-with-Nepal.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Upset at media reports that a large number of Tibetan refugees living in Nepal would be resettled in the US, China is sending an envoy here to thrash out the issue.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 04:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Four years on, Sri Lanka is a messier story</title>
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New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A deeply divided Sri Lanka, a bruised but visibly confident Tamil Tigers and escalating violence: this is what India is up against as it prepares to step up its diplomatic intervention in the island nation.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan wants its men detained in Gitmo back</title>
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Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan is dispatching a high-level team to Washington to seek the release of 29 of its citizens held by the US in Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan legislators bypass rules, give themselves pay raise</title>
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Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Waiving all requirements of rules of procedure, legislators in Pakistan's Punjab assembly have given themselves a 15 percent hike in salaries and perks.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Earthquake rattles China</title>
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Beijing, July 4 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 5.1 degrees on the Richter scale jolted northern China Tuesday, said the State Seismological Bureau.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MQM alleges plot to kill Altaf in London</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111730_MQM-alleges-plot-to-kill-Altaf-in-London.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan's major opposition party Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has alleged that a 'plot' has been hatched in London to kill its exiled leader Altaf Hussain.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:40:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ershad walks the political tightrope</title>
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Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Former Bangladesh president H.M. Ershad has kept his political options open despite overtures from Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, saying that he may even choose to go with the rival opposition alliance in the next polls.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:40:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf announces ambitious defence plan</title>
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Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf paid a visit to troops posted in a mountainous district and announced an ambitious plan to modernise Pakistan's defence so that 'the enemy would not be able to cast an evil eye'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koirala hospitalised, complete rest for 48 hours</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111724_Koirala-hospitalised-complete-rest-for-48-hours.html</link>
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Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Triggering concern at home and abroad, Nepal's octogenarian Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has been admitted to hospital after he complained of weakness and tremors.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Denmark reopens embassy in Pakistan</title>
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Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Denmark has reopened its embassy in Pakistan after five months of closure prompted by violent protests against the publication of cartoons parodying Prophet Mohammed.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:29:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh president fit to work, say doctors</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111718_Bangladesh-president-fit-to-work-say-doctors.html</link>
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Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed is fit to work, insists his Singapore doctor, giving further twist to the controversy about his health and speculation that he may be replaced by a 'more pliable' head of state in time for the parl]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:29:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal scraps state holiday on king's birthday</title>
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Kathmandu, July 3 (IANS) Just three days before King Gyanendra's 60th birthday, the Nepal government dealt another blow to the monarchy by deciding to scrap the tradition of observing the event as a national holiday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 06:19:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Palestinian militants set deadline for Israel</title>
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Gaza, July 3 (Xinhua) Three Palestinian militant groups, who abducted an Israeli soldier, have set Tuesday as the deadline for Israel to meet their demand of freeing Palestinian prisoners.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 05:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani political scene heats up; no-confidence move planned</title>
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Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) A Pakistani opposition group has announced plans to move a no-confidence motion against the government headed by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz next month, adding to the already heated political scene in Pakistan.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 05:07:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>20 Afghan militants killed by coalition forces</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111712_20-Afghan-militants-killed-by-coalition-forces.html</link>
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Kabul, July 3 (Xinhua) US-led coalition forces killed 20 suspected Taliban-linked militants in southern Afghanistan, said a US army statement Monday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 05:07:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh military intelligence body roots for Islamic banks</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111710_Bangladesh-military-intelligence-body-roots-for-Islamic-banks.html</link>
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Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) In a move described as 'unprecedented', Bangladesh's military intelligence body has stepped in along with Islamist political parties to 'prevent' the country's central bank from circulating new guidelines meant to monitor the transac]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 03:30:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New rail link China's one-way ticket to Tibet</title>
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In a powerful, albeit symbolic, assertion of its unassailable control over Tibet, China has inaugurated the 2,500-mile (over 4,000 km) railway link between Beijing and Lhasa. With that it has railroaded any surviving hope of Tibet's independence.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 03:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mittal's super yacht to be badge of business success</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111707_Mittals-super-yacht-to-be-badge-of-business-success.html</link>
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Hamburg, July 3 (DPA) Super yachts like that reportedly ordered by Indian-born steel baron Lakshmi N. Mittal are a badge of power, often built amid intense secrecy so that the proud owner can personally flaunt his new plaything to an astonished world.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 03:25:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani seminaries threaten agitation over visa denial</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111691_Pakistani-seminaries-threaten-agitation-over-visa-denial.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) A Pakistani organisation of Islamic seminaries has threatened a countrywide movement against the government unless it restores the study visa facility for foreign students at the madrassas.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 02:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Abdul Qayyum projects son as Pakistani Kashmir leader</title>
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Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) Sardar Abdul Qayyum, for long the president and prime minister of the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, is lobbying for his son to lead the region in case his Muslim Conference party wins the July 11 elections there.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 02:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Afghan politician for UN top post?</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111689_Afghan-politician-for-UN-top-post.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) Even as Pakistan plans to lobby for its US envoy Maleeha Lodhi as a woman candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General, the name of a Pushtun politician from Afghanistan has come up for the first time.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 02:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Khaleda Zia invites Ershad to join alliance</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111683_Khaleda-Zia-invites-Ershad-to-join-alliance.html</link>
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Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has invited former president Hussain Muhammad Ershad, her one-time rival, to join her alliance in a major effort at political realignment ahead of parliamentary elections due next year.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 3 July 2006 02:48:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bhutan refugees in Nepal send SOS to Yechury</title>
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Kathmandu, July 2 (IANS) Languishing in Nepal's refugee camps for nearly 15 years, over 100,000 Bhutanese evicted by the Druk kingdom Sunday sent an SOS to visiting Indian leader Sitaram Yechury, asking him to intervene with the Indian government on thei]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:56:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani media welcomes visa package for Indians</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111658_Pakistani-media-welcomes-visa-package-for-Indians.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan's new visa policy with a 'special package' for Indians has been welcomed by the Pakistani media, which said the boost given to people-to-people contacts would help in reducing tensions and disputes between the two neighb]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Pakistani envoy to India by this month-end?</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111657_New-Pakistani-envoy-to-India-by-this-month-end.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) A successor to replace Aziz Ahmed Khan, high commissioner to India, will be decided by this month-end. He has had three extensions and no further extension is likely, news reports said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CPI-M's stock on rise in Nepal, thanks to Yechury</title>
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Kathmandu, July 2 (IANS) Efforts of Sitaram Yechury, the influential politburo member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), to bring Nepal's Maoist rebels and the ruling seven-party alliance closer has seen the stock of the Indian party on the]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rootless Bangladesh kids set up bank</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111655_Rootless-Bangladesh-kids-set-up-bank.html</link>
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Dhaka, July 2 (Xinhua) Child workers of Bangladesh who are often termed 'rootless' have established a saving project of their own after all the banks turned them away.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China's wild elephants now have 'dinner halls'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111654_Chinas-wild-elephants-now-have-dinner-halls.html</link>
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Kunming (China), July 2 (Xinhua) Special banana and sugarcane plantations have been grown for wild elephants in China's Yunnan province in the hope they will stop devouring crops and attacking local villagers who live on the border of nature reserves her]]></description>
<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bhutan to get English-Dzongkha dictionary</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111653_Bhutan-to-get-English-Dzongkha-dictionary.html</link>
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Thimphu, July 2 (IANS) A comprehensive English-Dzongkha dictionary, which will have over 30,000 words, is all set for release in the Bhutanese kingdom this month. Dzongkha is Bhutan's dominant language.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian national charged with attempted murder</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111652_Indian-national-charged-with-attempted-murder.html</link>
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Singapore, July 2 (DPA) An Indian national was charged with attempted murder after breaking into a three-storey Singapore home and attacking the elderly owner and his two Indonesian maids, news reports said Sunday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf orders review of Islamic laws</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111650_Musharraf-orders-review-of-Islamic-laws.html</link>
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Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has ordered a review of the Islamic laws in the country and said that 2,000 women prisoners, languishing in jails for a long time without being convicted, should be considered for release in a]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 07:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Journalist shot dead in Sri Lanka</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111645_Journalist-shot-dead-in-Sri-Lanka.html</link>
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Colombo, July 2 (DPA) A senior defence journalist who worked as a government press advisor was shot dead by unidentified killers outside the Sri Lankan capital, police said Sunday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 06:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>12 militants killed in Afghan clashes</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111641_12-militants-killed-in-Afghan-clashes.html</link>
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Kabul, July 2 (Xinhua) At least 12 Taliban-linked insurgents were killed in southern Afghanistan as clashes erupted with Afghan and foreign troops.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 2 July 2006 06:34:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prachanda offers to step down after new government</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111630_Prachanda-offers-to-step-down-after-new-government.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 30 (IANS) The top leader of Nepal's Maoist guerrillas has offered to step down once a new government is formed to prove that the rebels are committed to peace.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 06:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>North West Frontier Province to be renamed Gate of Islam?</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111625_North-West-Frontier-Province-to-be-renamed-Gate-of-Islam.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) Even as Pakistan's federal government is contemplating renaming the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as 'Khyber', the ruling Islamist party of the province wants to call it the 'Gate of Islam'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 05:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf aims at deal with Islamist parties</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111624_Musharraf-aims-at-deal-with-Islamist-parties.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 30 (IANS) A quid pro quo deal may be in the offing between President Pervez Musharraf, who wants to get re-elected to the presidency next year, and the ruling Islamist alliance in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) by amending electi]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 05:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh opposition plans agitation on Sunday</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111620_Bangladesh-opposition-plans-agitation-on-Sunday.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 30 (IANS) The Awami League (AL)-led opposition alliance in Bangladesh has announced a countrywide agitation Sunday to press for electoral reforms and the resignation of the chief election commissioner ahead of general election next year.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 05:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China's Communist Party marks 85th anniversary</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111619_Chinas-Communist-Party-marks-85th-anniversary.html</link>
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Beijing, June 30 (Xinhua) As a grand rally was organised here to mark the 85th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Friday, President Hu Jintao called for intensified anti-corruption efforts in the party.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 05:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal king asked to disclose property details</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111617_Nepal-king-asked-to-disclose-property-details.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 30 (IANS) After clipping his powers and snapping his links with the army and the government, Nepal's parliament has asked King Gyanendra to disclose details about his property - the first time in the 238-year monarchy that this is being d]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 30 June 2006 05:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LTTE organ says rationale for olive branch missed</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111596_LTTE-organ-says-rationale-for-olive-branch-missed.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A Tamil Tiger newspaper says India has missed the rationale behind their ideologue's conciliatory comments and underlined that New Delhi and Sri Lankan Tamils were on the same boat after a 20-year gap.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 09:19:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ex-Nepal army chief to be quizzed for atrocities</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111592_Ex-Nepal-army-chief-to-be-quizzed-for-atrocities.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 29 (IANS) A powerful former chief of Nepal's army, who was among King Gyanendra's advisors, has been summoned for questioning as a probe committee began quizzing royalist ministers and senior officials this week.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 08:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal frees frozen Rs.2.4 bn Indian aid</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111591_Nepal-frees-frozen-Rs24-bn-Indian-aid.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 28 (IANS) An India-funded development scheme for Nepal worth Nepali Rs.2.4 billion,($33 million) was Thursday given a fresh lease of life, after being kept on hold for nearly seven months by King Gyanendra's regime.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 08:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delhi seeks Dhaka's support for Tharoor</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111581_Delhi-seeks-Dhakas-support-for-Tharoor.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) India has sought Bangladesh's nod in favour of Shashi Tharoor, New Delhi's candidate for Secretary General of the United Nations.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 06:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Israel intensifies air strikes in Gaza</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111580_Israel-intensifies-air-strikes-in-Gaza.html</link>
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Gaza, June 29 (DPA) Israel intensified air strikes on the Gaza Strip before dawn Thursday, while its army arrested several ministers in the Hamas-led government and members of the parliament after raiding their homes.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 06:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian pulses export ban pushes up prices in Bangladesh</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111577_Indian-pulses-export-ban-pushes-up-prices-in-Bangladesh.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) India has assured Bangladesh that its ban on the export of pulses, sugar and wheat was global and not specific to Dhaka.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 06:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh charges India with poaching on oil, gas</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111576_Bangladesh-charges-India-with-poaching-on-oil-gas.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) Bangladesh has once again charged India with inviting oil and gas exploration tenders in un-demarcated areas of the Bay of Bengal, media reports said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 06:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>I don't want to be president: Khaleda</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111575_I-dont-want-to-be-president-Khaleda.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has sought to scotch raging speculation that she plans to remove ailing President Iajuddin Ahmed and take over the post to facilitate the victory of her party in the general election.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 06:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No Indian bid to buy Pakistan Steel Mills: minister</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111572_No-Indian-bid-to-buy-Pakistan-Steel-Mills-minister.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Having kept out Mittal, Essar and Global Steel from a bid to purchase the state-owned Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), Pakistan has said it has ensured that there is no front man for any Indian group in the competition.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 05:58:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian media berates LTTE over 'apology'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111562_Indian-media-berates-LTTE-over-apology.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Indian media Thursday took the Tamil Tigers to task for voicing a half-hearted 'deep regret' over former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's killing, saying the group was simply not interested in peace.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 05:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>40,000 displaced in Sri Lanka in two months</title>
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Colombo, June 29 (IANS) Nearly 40,000 people have been displaced in Sri Lanka in the latest upsurge in violence since the start of April, according to Amnesty International.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 05:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No US aid for Nepal till Maoists end violence</title>
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Kathmandu, June 29 (IANS) As Nepal readies to form an interim government with the Maoist guerrillas, one of its biggest donors, the US, has warned that it would suspend all assistance till the rebels renounce violence.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 29 June 2006 05:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>21 killed in Sri Lanka, navy repulses rebel attack</title>
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Colombo, June 28 (DPA) Five sailors and 16 rebels were killed in a sea battle between the navy and Tamil rebels off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka ahead of a crucial meeting of monitors that will discuss the state of a fragile ceasefire, officials s]]></description>
<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 11:30:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>King's ouster frees Indian aid to uplift terai plains</title>
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Kathmandu, June 28 (IANS) A massive India-aided infrastructure project to develop Nepal's neglected terai plains has finally got off the ground, after being on hold for nearly seven months due to King Gyanendra's suspicions about New Delhi's intentions.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 05:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>21 killed in China colliery accident</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111544_21-killed-in-China-colliery-accident.html</link>
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Shenyang (China), June 28 (Xinhua) Twenty-one miners were killed and 37 injured Wednesday in a coalmine blast in northeast China's Liaoning Province, said a local government official.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 05:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tamil rebels attack Sri Lanka navy boats</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111543_Tamil-rebels-attack-Sri-Lanka-navy-boats.html</link>
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Colombo, June 28 (DPA) Suspected Tamil rebels carried out an attack on two Sri Lankan navy boats Wednesday off the northwestern coast and at least seven sailors were reported missing, a navy source said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 05:39:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal Maoists begin diplomatic blitzkrieg with India</title>
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Kathmandu, June 28 (IANS) After 10 years of guerrilla warfare, Nepal's Maoists Wednesday opened a new chapter in their campaign for a republic -- kicking off determined diplomatic lobbying with a meeting with the Indian ambassador in Nepal.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 05:39:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New constitution for Sri Lanka sought</title>
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Colombo, June 28 (IANS) A Tamil political party has sought a restructured All Parties Conference (APC) to discuss power sharing as well as a new constitution for Sri Lanka to resolve the ethnic conflict.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 03:47:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>10,000 more Pakistani troops to guard Afghan border</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111538_10000-more-Pakistani-troops-to-guard-Afghan-border.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) Pakistan has said it would deploy 10,000 more troops along its border with Afghanistan, in addition to the estimated 80,000 already stationed there, to control illegal cross-border movement.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 03:47:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal archive gets computers working in Nepali</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111533_Nepal-archive-gets-computers-working-in-Nepali.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 28 (IANS) An archive in Nepal that was struggling to electronically catalogue its books has devised a computer operating system that works fairly well in the Nepali language with its Unicode compatible fonts.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 03:19:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Officials threaten us, say Pakistani lawmakers</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111528_Officials-threaten-us-say-Pakistani-lawmakers.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) As controversy rages in Pakistan over whether media should have access to proceedings of the National Assembly's standing committees, some of the committee chiefs have alleged that top officials threaten them saying they encoura]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 03:05:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tigers make a new move, but stripes are the same</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111523_Tigers-make-a-new-move-but-stripes-are-the-same.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers' bid to shake hands with India and to invite it to play a greater role in the island's virtually dead peace process is another qualitative leap by a never-say-die insurgent outfit that remains irrevoc]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 02:42:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>More on Pakistan 'love note' storm: legislator files FIR</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111522_More-on-Pakistan-love-note-storm-legislator-files-FIR.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) Adding a fresh twist to the raging controversy over a 'love note' in Pakistan's Sindh provincial assembly, legislator Ishwar Lal who had been beaten up by colleagues for allegedly writing it has finally turned to police for help]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 02:42:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>What makes India unique?</title>
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Washington, June 28 (IANS) India is unique. India has no A.Q. Khan. And the end of the Cold War liberated India's foreign policy.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 28 June 2006 02:42:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Royalist ministers' interrogation begins in Nepal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111496_Royalist-ministers-interrogation-begins-in-Nepal.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 27 (IANS) A high-level probe panel formed to bring to justice the high-ranking officials responsible for atrocities on protesters during demonstrations against King Gyanendra Tuesday began the interrogation of royalist ministers.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>One killed, one injured in Pakistani blasts</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111492_One-killed-one-injured-in-Pakistani-blasts.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) A security official was killed and another injured in two separate blasts in Pakistan Tuesday, Online news agency reported.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 06:47:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India ready to build peace process with Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111490_India-ready-to-build-peace-process-with-Pakistan.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) India has told Pakistan that it is ready to take 'constructive measures' to cement the bilateral peace process.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 06:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan's 'love note' controversy refuses to die</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111489_Pakistans-love-note-controversy-refuses-to-die.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) A Hindu lawmaker of Sindh Assembly, who was thrashed for writing a 'love note' to a woman colleague and in the process invited the derision of women's organisations, has found strong support from Pakistan's Christian clergy.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 06:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>11 dead in China dynamite explosion</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111486_11-dead-in-China-dynamite-explosion.html</link>
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Xi'an (China), June 27 (Xinhua) At least 11 people died and 20 were injured after a stash of illegally stored dynamite exploded in a villager's house in northwestern Shaanxi Province, a government official said Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 05:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seven killed in Thailand attacks</title>
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Bangkok, June 27 (Xinhua) At least seven people were killed Tuesday when suspect insurgents carried out a series of attacks in the southern Thai provinces of Yala and Narathiwat.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 05:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vietnam gets new state president</title>
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Hanoi, June 27 (Xinhua) Vietnam's National Assembly (NA), the country's top legislature, elected Nguyen Minh Triet as the new state president Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 05:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Non-Aligned Movement launches news network</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111483_Non-Aligned-Movement-launches-news-network.html</link>
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Kuala Lumpur, June 27 (Xinhua) Malaysia formally launched the Non-Aligned Movement News Network (NNN), an on-line news portal here Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 05:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lankan Tamil flow to India nears 3,500, may rise</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111480_Sri-Lankan-Tamil-flow-to-India-nears-3500-may-rise.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Drenched, exhausted and carrying their meagre belongings in battered suitcases, Sri Lankan Tamils continue to arrive in India by boats, with activists warning that the flow is likely to go up.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 05:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Why no credit cards, loans for us, ask Pakistan MPS</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111470_Why-no-credit-cards-loans-for-us-ask-Pakistan-MPS.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan's central bank governor has been asked by a parliamentary committee to explain why commercial banks do not issue credit cards or grant loans to lawmakers, who want to consider whether it is a breach of privilege.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 04:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ready for re-election: Musharraf</title>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf has indicated he would 'consider' seeking re-election to the presidency but sought to assure critics that he would do so 'within legal and constitutional parameters'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 04:29:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Babri restoration linked to Pakistan temples: report</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111460_Babri-restoration-linked-to-Pakistan-temples-report.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Has there been an agreement that once the Katasraj Temples in Pakistan are restored to their pristine glory, the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in India would also be rebuilt?
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 04:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sex abuse rampant as Nepal schools turn into barracks</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111459_Sex-abuse-rampant-as-Nepal-schools-turn-into-barracks.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 27 (IANS) Sexual abuse, harassment and violence have become a way of life in Nepal's schools with security forces occupying their premises in the name of combating Maoist guerrillas, say child rights activists here.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 04:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>20 Afghan militants killed in clashes</title>
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Kabul, June 27 (Xinhua) Twenty Taliban militants were killed in separate gun battles in the troubled southern provinces of Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 04:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pilgrims demand visa office in Amritsar, lower fares</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111455_Pilgrims-demand-visa-office-in-Amritsar-lower-fares.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Sikh pilgrims from India have asked that Pakistan open a visa office in Amritsar and that the bus fares to Lahore and Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, be lowered.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 03:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Media may be barred from Pakistan parliamentary panels</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111454_Media-may-be-barred-from-Pakistan-parliamentary-panels.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) The Pakistan government is considering barring the media from reporting meetings of the National Assembly's parliamentary standing committees.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 03:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Good ties with India more in Pakistan's interest: Najam Sethi</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111453_Good-ties-with-India-more-in-Pakistans-interest-Najam-Sethi.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Good relations between India and Pakistan are more in Pakistan's interest than India's, says a prominent Pakistani journalist and political commentator.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 27 June 2006 03:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India, China discuss border row</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111441_India-China-discuss-border-row.html</link>
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Beijing, June 26 (IANS) India and China began their eighth round of talks here Monday on resolving their four decade-old border dispute during which they are expected to move a step closer to a solution.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 04:10:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lanka blast kills top military officer</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111425_Sri-Lanka-blast-kills-top-military-officer.html</link>
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Colombo, June 26 (DPA) A senior military officer, two soldiers and a civilian were killed in a suicide bomb attack near the Sri Lankan capital Monday, said a military spokesman.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 05:14:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stars yes, but no Bollywood films: Pakistan minister</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111424_Stars-yes-but-no-Bollywood-films-Pakistan-minister.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) While Pakistan would welcome actors from India, 'films picturised in India' would not be allowed into the country, Culture Minister G.G. Jamal has said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 05:14:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal king's assets come under fresh scrutiny</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111422_Nepal-kings-assets-come-under-fresh-scrutiny.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) The property of the royal family of Nepal - the subject of much speculation since King Birendra's assassination in 2001 - has come under the scanner again with a committee recommending changes in existing laws to bring the palac]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 05:14:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan may field Maleeha Lodhi as UN secretary general</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111420_Pakistan-may-field-Maleeha-Lodhi-as-UN-secretary-general.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistan may field its High Commissioner to Britain Maleeha Lodhi as its candidate for UN secretary general, essentially to counter Indian nominee Shashi Tharoor.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 05:08:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan to counter India's 'super basmati' claim</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111419_Pakistan-to-counter-Indias-super-basmati-claim.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistan has said it would challenge India's move to register 'super basmati' rice as its national trademark in the world market.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 05:08:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Destroyed Kali temple in Dhaka to be rebuilt</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111418_Destroyed-Kali-temple-in-Dhaka-to-be-rebuilt.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) The historic Kali Mandir at Dhaka's Ramna ground will be rebuilt close to the original site, 35 years after it was destroyed by Pakistani forces during the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 05:08:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shell to open filling stations in India, China, Indonesia</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111401_Shell-to-open-filling-stations-in-India-China-Indonesia.html</link>
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Singapore, June 26 (DPA) As demand for fuel grows strongly in Asian markets, petroleum major Shell plans to build a filling station a week in India, China and Indonesia, said an official of the Anglo-Dutch company.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 03:13:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Top military officer killed in Sri Lanka blast</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111394_Top-military-officer-killed-in-Sri-Lanka-blast.html</link>
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Colombo, June 26 (DPA) A senior military officer and two soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb attack close to Sri Lanka's capital Monday morning.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 02:49:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ISI probes law minister for funds misuse</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111393_ISI-probes-law-minister-for-funds-misuse.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has launched a 'discreet' inquiry against Law Minister Wasi Zafar, accused of favouring people from his parliamentary constituency and giving them funds meant for victims of human rig]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 02:49:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Floods, landslides leave 21 dead in Indonesia</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111390_Floods-landslides-leave-21-dead-in-Indonesia.html</link>
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Jakarta, June 26 (DPA) Flash floods and landslides swept through villages in South Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo, leaving at least 21 people dead and 20 missing, officials said Monday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 02:49:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tighter security for Chinese diplomats in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111389_Tighter-security-for-Chinese-diplomats-in-Pakistan.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistan has tightened security for Chinese diplomats following intelligence reports, and a specific complaint from the mission here, of possible kidnap attempts by Islamist militants demanding a separate 'Eastern Turkestan'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 02:34:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WWF 'Himalayan Tiger' seeks top UN post</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111384_WWF-Himalayan-Tiger-seeks-top-UN-post.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) A maverick professional Nepali wrestler, who once vied for the prime minister's position, now wants to join the race for the top post in the UN!
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 26 June 2006 02:13:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Union trouble shuts down Coke, Carlsberg JVs</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111369_Union-trouble-shuts-down-Coke-Carlsberg-JVs.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 25 (IANS) Keen rivalry between labour unions of major political parties has resulted in the shutdown in Nepal of joint ventures of Coca-Cola and Carlsberg Beer as well as over 30 local Nepali industries.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 07:29:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan to shift quake victims to safer areas</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111364_Pakistan-to-shift-quake-victims-to-safer-areas.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 25 (Xinhua) The Pakistan government has decided to shift 11,000 people out of Muzaffarabad and 30 nearby villages, affected by the October 2005 earthquake, to safer areas in the backdrop of impending monsoon.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 07:08:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>As Sri Lanka boils, India faces daunting challenges</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111359_As-Sri-Lanka-boils-India-faces-daunting-challenges.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Four years after Norway brokered an unprecedented truce, India is battling major strategic and foreign policy challenges, with Sri Lanka seemingly sliding towards an inevitable war.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 06:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indonesia rocked by earthquake</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111342_Indonesia-rocked-by-earthquake.html</link>
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Jakarta, June 25 (DPA) An earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi early Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, meteorologists said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:49:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Love note' debate in Pakistan heats up</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111339_Love-note-debate-in-Pakistan-heats-up.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) The alleged 'love note' written by a now-suspended Hindu lawmaker in the Sindh assembly to a woman colleague has acquired political and human rights colours in Pakistan.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani grooms punished for 'lavish' wedding meals</title>
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Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Grooms in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) are being sentenced to jail if 'lavish' meals are served at their weddings.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LTTE extends deadline to change truce monitors</title>
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Colombo, June 25 (Xinhua) The Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka have extended their deadline to replace the truce monitors from the EU nations, said the Norwegian truce monitoring group.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:12:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India-Pakistan back channel moves to 'save' dialogue</title>
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Islamabad/New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Two top diplomats of India and Pakistan, Satinder K. Lambah and Tariq Aziz, are meeting back channel in Abu Dhabi to 'save' the bilateral composite dialogue process, a prominent Pakistani newspaper said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:12:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>48 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan</title>
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Kabul, June 25 (Xinhua) Forty-eight Taliban militants were killed by coalition and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 25 June 2006 05:12:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Regular contacts will improve Pakistan-Afghanistan ties: Aziz</title>
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Islamabad, June 24 (Xinhua) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Saturday said regular contacts between Islamabad and Kabul would help in strengthening the multifaceted relationship between the two countries.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 12:25:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>65 Afghan militants killed</title>
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Kabul, June 24 (DPA) At least 65 radical Islamic militants have been killed in separate clashes with US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, US military officials said Saturday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 06:46:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>South Korean fan threatens to blow up Swiss Embassy</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111318_South-Korean-fan-threatens-to-blow-up-Swiss-Embassy.html</link>
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Seoul, June 24 (Xinhua) A South Korean football fan threatened to blow up the Swiss embassy in Seoul Saturday after South Korea's defeat at the hands of Switzerland in the World Cup, local media reported.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 06:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>15 injured in anti-Ahmadiya violence</title>
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Dhaka, June 24 (IANS) Fifteen members of Bangladesh's small Ahmadiya community ere injured when Islamist militants attacked a mosque near here.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 05:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal Army in the eye of fresh storm</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111306_Nepal-Army-in-the-eye-of-fresh-storm.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 24 (IANS) Nepal's army, branded as a royalist force that ignored national interests to help King Gyanendra seize power through a coup, has now run into a fresh controversy and has been accused of trying to disrupt the ongoing peace talks.]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 24 June 2006 03:51:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan, India fail to reach agreement on water dispute</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111279_Pakistan-India-fail-to-reach-agreement-on-water-dispute.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 23 (DPA) Pakistani and Indian officials ended their two-day talks Friday without reaching an agreement on the ongoing dispute over a barrage that India is constructing on the river Jhelum in the Kashmir region.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 05:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Much ado over 'love note' in Sindh assembly</title>
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Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) The alleged 'love note' by a male Pakistani legislator to a woman colleague has led to turmoil in the Sindh provincial assembly and even disruption of proceedings and adjournment of the house.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Explosion reported off-Sri Lankan coast</title>
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Colombo, June 23 (DPA) An explosion has been reported off the coast of Sri Lanka Friday, close to the capital Colombo, causing widespread panic, said military officials.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 03:37:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Protests over male students in Pakistan's women's college</title>
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Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan's women-only Fatima Jinnah University in Rawalpindi is embroiled in a controversy over the enrolment of male students.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 03:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani Hindu scribes allege torture</title>
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Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Two Pakistani Hindu journalists, detained on charges of filming Pakistan Air Force's Jacobabad base, have alleged torture by authorities who questioned them for 14 weeks after they said they mistakenly strayed into the security]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 02:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mittal factor enters Pakistan steel mills case</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111267_Mittal-factor-enters-Pakistan-steel-mills-case.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) The Lakshmi Mittal factor was injected into a dispute over the acquisition of a Pakistani steel mill by a Russian steel group.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 02:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan firms $1.14 bn deal for Swedish AWACS</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111263_Pakistan-firms-$114-bn-deal-for-Swedish-AWACS.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan has concluded a $1.14 billion deal for the supply of a Swedish airborne radar system that will counter India's Phalcons and enhance air space security, which currently relies on ground based radars.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 01:58:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani Hindu scribes allege torture</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111261_Pakistani-Hindu-scribes-allege-torture.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Two Pakistani Hindu journalists, accused of filming the Pakistan Air Force's Jacobabad base, have alleged torture by authorities who questioned them for 14 weeks after they said they mistakenly strayed into the security zone.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 01:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Biman refuses to pay fuel bills</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111260_Biman-refuses-to-pay-fuel-bills.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 23 (IANS) Bangladesh's flag carrier Bangladesh Biman has refused to pay its fuel bills worth $2 billion to the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 01:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Philippine blast kills five</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111257_Philippine-blast-kills-five.html</link>
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Cotabato City (Philippines), June 23 (DPA) At least five people were killed and several wounded when a bomb exploded Friday in front of a busy public market in a southern Philippine town.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 01:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Did palace plot against Indian JV in Nepal?</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111253_Did-palace-plot-against-Indian-JV-in-Nepal.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 23 (IANS) The end of King Gyanendra's absolute rule in Nepal has brought to light how the monarchy misused its authority to persecute a leading Indian joint venture in order to help a royal relative.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 12:38:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani parents sell daughter to help ailing kids</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111248_Pakistani-parents-sell-daughter-to-help-ailing-kids.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 23 (DPA) The impoverished parents of 16-year-old Robina Bibi in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) had never thought of selling their daughter, but poverty forced them to look for buyers.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 12:33:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Married man accused of repeatedly raping Indian maid</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111241_Married-man-accused-of-repeatedly-raping-Indian-maid.html</link>
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Singapore, June 23 (DPA) A 47-year-old man was accused in a Singapore court of repeatedly raping his maid, an Indian national, news reports said Friday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 23 June 2006 12:22:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Asian nations cooperate on fighting maritime piracy</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111234_Asian-nations-cooperate-on-fighting-maritime-piracy.html</link>
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Singapore, June 22 (DPA) An anti-piracy plan bringing together 16 Asian countries, including India, is to take off on Sept 4 followed by the opening of an Information Sharing Centre (ISC) to provide intelligence to alert ships to possible dangers, offici]]></description>
<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:36:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>408 foreigners still in Pakistan madrassas</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111233_408-foreigners-still-in-Pakistan-madrassas.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) There are 408 foreign students studying in Pakistani madrassas despite orders to leave, the government has informed the National Assembly.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:17:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prayers for Zarqawi in Pakistan legislature</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111232_Prayers-for-Zarqawi-in-Pakistan-legislature.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) As Pakistan continues its support of the fight against terrorism, winning approval of the US and other Western nations, one of its provincial legislatures recently condoled the death of Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, the Al Qaeda chief r]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:17:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lanka bishop relates terror in church</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111228_Sri-Lanka-bishop-relates-terror-in-church.html</link>
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Colombo, June 22 (IANS) Sri Lankan navy personnel opened fire and hurled grenades in a church packed with frightened Tamils, killing six men and women and injuring dozens, a church leader has complained to the Vatican.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:10:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sridevi to attend Karachi premiere of 'Mughal-e-Azam'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111223_Sridevi-to-attend-Karachi-premiere-of-Mughal-e-Azam.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sridevi will be in Karachi over the weekend to attend the special screening of 'Mughal-e-Azam', continuing the 'film diplomacy' between India and Pakistan that had taken a beating after the Feroz Khan fracas.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 02:53:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani legislator thrashed for 'love note' to woman member</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111222_Pakistani-legislator-thrashed-for-love-note-to-woman-member.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Ishwar Lal, a Hindu member of Pakistan's Sindh provincial assembly, was thrashed by fellow members after he sent a 'love note' to a woman colleague, media reports from Karachi said Thursday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 02:53:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sikhs praise Pakistani hosts for upkeep of shrines</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111221_Sikhs-praise-Pakistani-hosts-for-upkeep-of-shrines.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Sikhs visiting Pakistan to participate in the fourth centenary celebrations of Guru Arjun Dev's martyrdom have praised the host government for looking after Sikh shrines well.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 22 June 2006 02:53:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Trigger-happy Nepal prince under arms control</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111198_Trigger-happy-Nepal-prince-under-arms-control.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) While talks are on to put the arms of the Nepal Army and Maoist rebels under UN supervision, the weapons of a third force - trigger happy Crown Prince Paras - are also being put under control.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 08:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Malaysian Indian Congress elections hot up</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111190_Malaysian-Indian-Congress-elections-hot-up.html</link>
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Kuala Lumpur, June 21 (IANS) As the campaign for the party elections in the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) hots up, incumbent deputy president S. Subramaniam has said he does not expect to be put in 'cold storage'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:26:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nine feared dead in Nepal air crash</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111188_Nine-feared-dead-in-Nepal-air-crash.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) At least nine people are feared to have been killed in an air crash in a remote mountainous area of northern Nepal Wednesday morning.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:17:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mob fury strikes Nepal king's once powerful loyalist</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111180_Mob-fury-strikes-Nepal-kings-once-powerful-loyalist.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) A minor road accident turned into a scene of mob fury here when one of Nepal King Gyanendra's staunchest supporters found himself hurt, his car torched and his sons in handcuffs after people realised who he was.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 03:38:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh labour unrest worries foreign garment buyers</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111179_Bangladesh-labour-unrest-worries-foreign-garment-buyers.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 21 (IANS) Foreign garment buyers, particularly those from the European Union, have expressed serious concern about continuing labour unrest in Bangladesh's textile and readymade garment industry.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 03:38:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>70 killed in flash floods, landslides in Indonesia</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111174_70-killed-in-flash-floods-landslides-in-Indonesia.html</link>
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Jakarta, June 21 (DPA) More than 70 people were killed and dozens of others were missing as flash floods and landslides swept through villages in the eastern Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 03:24:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>One killed in Pakistan military chopper crash</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111165_One-killed-in-Pakistan-military-chopper-crash.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 21 (DPA) A Pakistani military helicopter crashed early Wednesday in the northwestern town of Bannu, killing at least one crewmember, while three are missing, local officials said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:54:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan, India talks on Wullar Barrage from Thursday</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111160_Pakistan-India-talks-on-Wullar-Barrage-from-Thursday.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Two-day talks between India and Pakistan on the contentious Wullar Barrage project in Jammu and Kashmir will be held here from Thursday, Online news agency reported Tuesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bamyan Buddha site being cleared of mines</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111156_Bamyan-Buddha-site-being-cleared-of-mines.html</link>
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Kabul, June 20 (Xinhua) Two UN agencies entrusted to clear mines to at the site of the Bamyan Buddha statues in Bamyan province of central Afghanistan have begun their work, a UN press release said Tuesday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hasina's India visit 'a political pilgrimage': BNP</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111154_Hasinas-India-visit-a-political-pilgrimage-BNP.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 21 (IANS) The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has dubbed Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina's visit to India from Wednesday as a 'political pilgrimage' and asked its high commission to 'closely monitor' her stay in New Delhi and Kolka]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 21 June 2006 02:25:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf allotted $16,000 as 'secret fund'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111147_Musharraf-allotted-$16000-as-secret-fund.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been allotted Rs.1 million ($16,750) for what is officially called the 'secret fund' in the budget for 2006-07.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:39:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tamil Tigers knock at Tamil Nadu's doors</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111142_Tamil-Tigers-knock-at-Tamil-Nadus-doors.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Amid setbacks on the diplomatic front, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are knocking at the doors of Tamil Nadu, using the killing of Tamils in that island to garner support in their once strategic backyard.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:28:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh's naval patrol boat deal being probed</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111139_Bangladeshs-naval-patrol-boat-deal-being-probed.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) Bangladesh is probing a proposed $2.40-million deal for the purchase of six high-speed patrol boats for its navy following allegations of corruption and irregularities in the procurement procedure.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:28:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian dance spectacular to paint Johannesburg 'red'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111138_Indian-dance-spectacular-to-paint-Johannesburg-red.html</link>
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Johannesburg, June 20 (IANS) A mega Bollywood dance show celebrating different styles of movement and dance -- from flamenco and salsa to kathakali and hip-hop - and featuring top talent from South Africa and Britain will have its world premiere here.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:28:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Major UN role in Nepal peace building on cards</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111137_Major-UN-role-in-Nepal-peace-building-on-cards.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Though at least seven governments have rejected the international community's offers to assist in peace building in insurgency-hit Nepal, an extensive role by the United Nations is now on the cards.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:12:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal army plans arms shopping during truce</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111131_Nepal-army-plans-arms-shopping-during-truce.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Nepal's Army is ready for a massive arms shopping spree, just a month after Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat condemned the hike in army expenditure under King Gyanendra and pledged to slash security allotments in the budget as]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:06:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prevent civilian casualties: UN</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111118_Prevent-civilian-casualties-UN.html</link>
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Kabul, June 19 (Xinhua) While the US-led anti-Taliban operation the 'Mountain Thrust' is in full swing in Afghanistan's southern region, the UN office to Afghanistan Monday called on the security forces to prevent civilian casualties.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:45:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal top court orders re-opening of Sobhraj case</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111112_Nepal-top-court-orders-re-opening-of-Sobhraj-case.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 19 (IANS) Languishing in Nepal's most fortified prison cell with two courts upholding a life sentence, notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj has now been given fresh hopes as the country's top court has ordered his case to be re-opened]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 05:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US taking keen interest in Bangladesh's 'dance of democracy'</title>
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With a general election in Bangladesh around the corner, the US is keeping a close watch on a country where the intelligentsia fears growing Islamic terrorism could cloud the democratic process.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 05:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Pakistani Islamist group training, exporting youths for Al Qaeda'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_111107_Pakistani-Islamist-group-training-exporting-youths-for-Al-Qaeda.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) An US-based security think tank has linked recent arrests in the US and one associated with the July 7, 2005, London bombings to the Pakistani branch of the Islamist militant group al-Muhajiroun.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 05:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Islamabad airport to be named Gandhara</title>
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Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) Falling back on history and the glory of an ancient civilisation in the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan is likely to name its new airport in Islamabad the Gandhara International Airport.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 05:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Pakistan outdoes most countries in gift diplomacy'</title>
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Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) The era when Pakistan got some of the best Western writers to write in its favour, especially on the Kashmir issue, by showering titles and national honours, may be a thing of the past. But its penchant for 'gift diplomacy' cont]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 05:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Achakzai new chief of Pakistan opposition front</title>
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Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) Pakhtoon political leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai is the new chief of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONM).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 04:47:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pro-democracy activists mark Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday</title>
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Bangkok, June 19 (DPA) Pro-democracy activists Monday stepped up efforts to force Myanmar's military regime to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest on her 61st birthday, expected to be celebrated under house arrest.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 19 June 2006 04:38:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh tunes in to 'cable radio' to empower people</title>
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Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Polio-afflicted Jafrruddin hopes to become a famous singer one day. And a novel initiative by an NGO in Bangladesh is helping him realise that dream partly.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 06:24:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal apex court frees royalist ministers</title>
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Kathmandu, June 18 (IANS) In an action likely to have a ripple effect on Nepal, the kingdom's apex court Sunday set free two royalist ministers arrested in May for conspiracy against the people.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 06:08:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Air India concessions for Bangladesh travellers</title>
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Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Air India has offered concession fares to London-bound travellers from Sylhet in northeast Bangladesh with national carrier Bangladesh Biman developing problems.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 05:22:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lack of breast-feeding caused Nepal royal family's downfall?</title>
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Kathmandu, June 18 (IANS) A Nepali writer has come up with a different cause for the downfall of Nepal's King Gyanendra and the Shah dynasty that ruled the kingdom for over 200 years - the lack of breast-feeding by the Shah queens.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 05:13:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Khaleda Zia government rewriting liberation war history'</title>
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Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Bangladesh is yet again attempting to rewrite the history of its liberation war, ignoring the role of founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and placing above him Ziaur Rahman, the war hero husband of current Prime Minister Khaleda]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 18 June 2006 05:13:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>47 killed as Sri Lankan navy, rebels clash</title>
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Colombo, June 17 (DPA) The Sri Lankan navy and Tamil rebels exchanged heavy fire in a mid-sea battle off the north western coast, leaving at least 11 sailors and 30 rebels dead, a military spokesman said Saturday. Six civilians were also killed and 44 ot]]></description>
<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 11:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fighting kills 31 in Sri Lanka</title>
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Colombo, June 17 (Xinhua) Six navy personnel and more than 25 Tamil Tiger guerrillas were killed in fighting in Sri Lanka's Mannar district Saturday, the military said.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 08:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rebel chief says Nepal King misread Maoist card</title>
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Kathmandu, June 17 (IANS) Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, who made his first public appearance here Friday after 11 years, admitted that his banned party was in touch with King Gyanendra too while emphasising that the monarch had m]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 08:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Norway will not give up on Sri Lanka</title>
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New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Norway has no intention of running away from Sri Lanka's blood-soaked peace process despite the escalating violence and deepening ethnic tensions in the country.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 04:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian firm to build regional headquarters in Singapore</title>
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Singapore, June 17 (DPA) Tech Mahindra, one of India's top software exporters, plans to set up its Asian regional headquarters in Singapore next month, media reports said Saturday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 04:10:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan, India exchange civilian prisoners' lists</title>
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Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) Pakistan and India have exchanged lists of civilian prisoners lodged in each other's jails.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:20:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan opposition walks out as defence budget approved</title>
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Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) Demanding that the army return to the barracks, Pakistani opposition parties walked out of the National Assembly as a Rs.2,150 billion ($35.9 billion) defence budget for 2006-07 was approved.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:06:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Pakistan unrealistic in making Kashmir a precondition'</title>
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Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) Pakistan's military leadership should abandon its 'unrealistic expectations' in making the Kashmir solution a precondition to bilateral cooperation with India and prevent its 'hardliners' from undermining the ongoing peace proce]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:01:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Government, Maoists have left us out, say Nepal women</title>
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Kathmandu, June 17 (IANS) Even as Nepal's government signed a historic pact with Maoist insurgents for peace, both sides were accused of leaving out women, who form the majority of the country's population.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 17 June 2006 03:01:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>One killed, five hurt in Kashmir</title>
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Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) A National Conference leader was critically wounded and a civilian killed in two separate incidents of militant firing in Jammu and Kashmir Friday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Court reserves order on Sahil's bail plea</title>
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A special court Friday reserved for Monday its order on the bail application of Sahil Zarru, co-accused in the Rahul Mahajan drug abuse case.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ramadoss warns stern action against 'AIIMS coterie'</title>
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Chennai, June 16 (IANS) Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Friday warned of 'strong action' against 'indiscipline' he said was brewing at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), saying a coterie had turned the prestigious institution]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Board to be set up to promote fisheries</title>
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India's fishery sector received a major boost Friday with the cabinet clearing the proposal for setting up the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:22:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mulayam gives out dole, throws election bait</title>
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Lucknow, June 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav sought to score many a political point Friday as he kicked off his much publicised dole scheme of Rs.500 a month by giving out cheques to 52,571 unemployed youth at a mammoth jambor]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mid-day meals for schoolchildren: quality to improve</title>
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee On Economic Affairs (CCEA) Friday approved additional assistance to the state governments for improving the quality of meals under the scheme to provide mid-day meals to 120 million schoolchildren.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India, Kuwait joint ventures in petroleum soon: minister</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110987_India-Kuwait-joint-ventures-in-petroleum-soon-minister.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Indian and Kuwaiti energy companies are in talks for possible collaborations and joint ventures that should materialise soon, Kuwaiti Energy Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah said here Friday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three nominated for Rajya Sabha from Kerala</title>
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) Three political leaders of Kerala Friday filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 08:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Art of Living seeks to bring peace in Sri Lanka</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110984_Art-of-Living-seeks-to-bring-peace-in-Sri-Lanka.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) As international players despair over Sri Lanka, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has quietly unleashed efforts to bring about reconciliation in a country that is again sliding towards war.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 05:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan to get 300 London taxicabs</title>
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Islamabad, June 16 (DPA) The world famous London taxicabs equipped with satellite tracking systems will be introduced next month in Pakistan's capital Islamabad and other major cities, media reports said Friday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 05:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New management, repairs for Pakistan's Katas Raj shrine</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110972_New-management-repairs-for-Pakistans-Katas-Raj-shrine.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The management of the ancient Katas Raj temple complex, being restored jointly by Pakistan and India, has been transferred to the Punjab Archaeology Department (PAD).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 05:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prachanda flown to Kathmandu for talks</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110968_Prachanda-flown-to-Kathmandu-for-talks.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS) The top leader of Nepal's Maoist guerrillas, Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, was in Kathmandu Friday to assume reins of the ongoing peace parleys, nearly 11 years after his last public appearance in the capital.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 05:06:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>An India-Pakistan Tharoor vs Sadik contest at UN?</title>
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Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The contest for the United Nations Secretary General's post could acquire an India-Pakistan dimension with Islamabad thinking of fielding Nafis Sadik to counter India's Shashi Tharoor.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal's Maoists - from guerrilla group to government?</title>
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Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS) Once living in jungles on the run from security forces, Nepal's Maoist guerrillas Friday reached the closest ever to their 10-year dream of capturing power.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh moots reservoirs in Nepal over Ganges issue</title>
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Dhaka, June 16 (IANS) Bangladesh has mooted construction of reservoirs in Nepal to augment the flow of the Ganges river waters, a move that India resents as an attempt by Dhaka to 'internationalise' the issue, media reports said here.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New management for Pakistan's Katas Raj shrine</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110952_New-management-for-Pakistans-Katas-Raj-shrine.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) Pakistan's ancient Katas Raj temple complex, being restored jointly by Pakistan and India, will be managed by the Punjab Archaeology Department (PAD).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Painting, photography at Lahore Fort's dungeons</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110951_Painting-photography-at-Lahore-Forts-dungeons.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The basement chambers of the historic Lahore Fort will be thrown open to the public for the first time during a week-long exhibition of photographs and paintings at the 16th century Mughal monument in Lahore.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh rejects India's smuggling allegation</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110949_Bangladesh-rejects-Indias-smuggling-allegation.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 16 (IANS) Bangladesh has rejected an Indian allegation that Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) provides protection to cattle smugglers on the border.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Velu-backed candidates bank on 'humble backgrounds'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110948_Velu-backed-candidates-bank-on-humble-backgrounds.html</link>
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Kuala Lumpur, June 16 (IANS) Three candidates endorsed by Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu for the party vice presidents' posts are wooing delegates by detailing their contributions and humble backgrounds in a booklet.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Air raids against rebel targets in Sri Lanka</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110947_Air-raids-against-rebel-targets-in-Sri-Lanka.html</link>
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Colombo, June 16 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka's air force continued raids against rebel targets in the north of the country Friday, a day after an attack on a civilian bus killed 64 people.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Krishna Mandir in Lahore unharmed: Pakistani minister</title>
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Islamabad, June 16 (IANS) The Krishna Mandir in Lahore is intact, Pakistan's Federal Religious Affairs Minister Ejazul Haq said, countering a statement by Indian opposition leader L.K. Advani that the Hindu temple had been demolished and minorities in Pa]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dhaka for quickening death sentences of wanted terrorists</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110945_Dhaka-for-quickening-death-sentences-of-wanted-terrorists.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 16 (IANS) Bangladesh is seeking to fast-forward the enforcing of death sentences delivered by a lower court against top leaders of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) last month for killing two judges.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moderate quake hits southern Philippines</title>
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Zamboanga City (Philippines), June 16 (DPA) A 4.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Philippines before dawn on Friday, but there were no casualties or damage, officials said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>15-plus population will contribute to economy: Kamal Nath</title>
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Tokyo, June 15 (DPA) India expects about 60 percent of its one billion-plus population above 15 years of age to contribute to regional economic growth when they become consumers and spenders, said India's Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>More than 30 killed in Sri Lanka explosion</title>
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Colombo, June 15 (DPA) At least 30 people were killed and more than 25 injured in a claymore mine attack on a passenger bus in Sri Lanka, police said Thursday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>58 killed in Sri Lanka claymore mine blast</title>
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Colombo, June 15 (DPA) At least 58 civilians were killed and more than 75 injured in a claymore mine attack Thursday on a passenger bus in Sri Lanka, government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samy Vellu may face action for contempt of parliament</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110938_Samy-Vellu-may-face-action-for-contempt-of-parliament.html</link>
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Kuala Lumpur, June 15 (IANS) S. Samy Vellu, Malaysia's works minister and president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), may face action for contempt of parliament following his comments against the country's Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 16 June 2006 04:28:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal peace talks pave way for UN monitoring</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110931_Nepal-peace-talks-pave-way-for-UN-monitoring.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 15 (IANS) Fresh talks between the Nepal government and Maoist rebels Thursday took peace negotiations forward, with a formal pact to ask the UN to monitor human rights violations and to hold summit talks between Prime Minister Girija Pras]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 10:19:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Student fury in Kathmandu on talks eve</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110928_Student-fury-in-Kathmandu-on-talks-eve.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 15 (IANS) Fresh protests by students erupted in Kathmandu Thursday triggered by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's championing of monarchy, casting a dark cloud over peace talks to be held on Friday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 09:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lara hundred foils India</title>
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Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 15 (IANS) West Indian skipper Brian Lara's 120 was instrumental in denying India victory in the second Test at the Beausejour Stadium on Wednesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 09:03:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan lawmaker demands probe into 'wars with India'</title>
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Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) A Pakistani opposition lawmaker has questioned the role of the army and demanded a national probe into 'wars with India since 1947'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 08:21:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kabul asks Pakistan to facilitate India trade</title>
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Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) Afghanistan Wednesday asked Pakistan to provide it facility to trade with India under a 1965 transit trade agreement, Online news agency reported.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 07:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fresh Nepal peace talks resume amid student fury</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110896_Fresh-Nepal-peace-talks-resume-amid-student-fury.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 15 (IANS) The second round of peace talks between Nepal's new government headed by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist guerrillas began Thursday as fresh protests erupted here over Koirala's championing of monarchy.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 07:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Japan, India to boost investment cooperation</title>
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Tokyo, June 15 (Xinhua) Japan and India decided Thursday on a plan to encourage Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises to invest in India.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 07:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal village mourns sons' killing in Kashmir</title>
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Kathmandu, June 15 (IANS) The tiny village of Govindapur in southeastern Nepal, wracked by abysmal poverty, unemployment and caste discrimination, has been mourning the death of eight of its sons in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir this week.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 15 June 2006 07:29:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline to China</title>
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Shanghai, June 14 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday said Pakistan wants to expand the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project up to China, reports Online news agency.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 01:07:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan-trained ULFA rebels behind Assam bombings</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110882_Pakistan-trained-ULFA-rebels-behind-Assam-bombings.html</link>
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Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) The explosives used in the new wave of bombings by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were procured from abroad and Pakistan-trained rebels carried out the blasts, the police said Wednesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal Army to probe killings of Maoists</title>
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Kathmandu, June 14 (IANS) Nepal's army Wednesday formed a committee to probe alleged massacre of 49 Maoists in secret detention camps.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 08:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rain baulks India</title>
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Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 14 (IANS) Bad weather halted India 's march to victory over the West Indies in the second Test at the Beausejour Stadium.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India deeply worried over Sri Lanka</title>
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) With Sri Lanka sliding towards war, India is studying various scenarios even as it has its fingers tightly crossed. But there is broad unanimity on one issue: there will be no Indian military intervention.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 04:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Public smoking banned in Nepal</title>
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Kathmandu, June 14 (IANS) A decade-old crusade against tobacco by a lawyer has finally borne fruit with Nepal's apex court banning smoking in public places.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 04:10:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Malaysian Indian Congress chief hits back at deputy</title>
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Kuala Lumpur, June 14 (IANS) Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu has dismissed as nonsense the party deputy president's allegations that delegates had been promised incentives to prove whom they voted for in upcoming internal polls.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 14 June 2006 03:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Uttaranchal road accident toll rises to 48</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110839_Uttaranchal-road-accident-toll-rises-to-48.html</link>
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Dehradun, June 13 (IANS) Forty-eight people were feared dead and 14 were injured after a truck carrying them fell into a deep gorge in Almora district of Uttaranchal Tuesday afternoon, a senior official said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 03:04:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Newly married woman gang-raped in capital</title>
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Five men, who abducted an 18-year-old newly married woman and raped here Tuesday, have been arrested, Delhi Police said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 02:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Corps Of Engineers expedition flagged in</title>
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) An Indian Army Corps of Engineers expedition that has completed a 110-km long mountaineering and high altitude trek at a height of 19,700 feet in Uttaranchal was flagged in here Tuesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 02:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Filipino national arrested with heroin</title>
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A 33-year-old Filipino woman was arrested here Tuesday for attempting to smuggle two kilograms of heroine out of the country, Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 02:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Drug lord Sharafat's wife arrested</title>
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Zohra Sheikh, wife of jailed drug lord Sharafat Sheikh, was arrested here Tuesday for continuing to run her husband's operations in Delhi and Mumbai, police here said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 02:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tantrik rapes woman</title>
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Delhi Police Tuesday arrested a tantrik (mystic) on charges of raping a 35-year-old woman who had approached him to get her drug-addict son cured.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 02:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan acts against 'Islamic force' in Khyber</title>
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Islamabad, June 13 (DPA) Pakistani paramilitary soldiers Tuesday patrolled the country's tribal region of Khyber a day after they demolished a commercial complex owned by an alleged Islamic militant, a local official said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 02:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal frees 124 Maoists</title>
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Kathmandu, June 13 (IANS) The Nepal government Tuesday released 124 Maoists to win confidence of the insurgents. The move comes a day after the government scrapped a draconian anti-terrorism law and dropped legal cases and investigations against over 500]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 09:32:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lankan think tank to draft solution to conflict</title>
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Colombo, June 13 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has appointed a think tank to assist him in formulating a draft framework towards a final solution to the country's long-drawn separatist armed conflict.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 13 June 2006 08:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Maoists reopen Kathmandu office</title>
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Kathmandu, June 12 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Monday reopened their contact office in the Nepal capital after three years, pledging to become part of people's daily lives and develop political awareness.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 12 June 2006 08:31:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Five killed, 17 injured in Pakistan explosion</title>
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Islamabad, June 12 (Xinhua) At least five people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 17 injured in an explosion in southwestern Pakistan Monday, a senior police officer said.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 12 June 2006 07:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Myanmar plans festivals to attract tourists</title>
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Yangon, June 12 (Xinhua) Myanmar is planning tourism festivals to attract more visitors to the country with the assurance of their security, the local weekly Voice reported Monday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 12 June 2006 07:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>World Cup boosts TV sales in Nepal</title>
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Kathmandu, June 12 (Xinhua) The start of the Football World Cup has pushed up sales of television sets in Nepal's domestic market and showrooms are running short of supplies to meet the skyrocketing demands since last week.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 12 June 2006 05:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US sticks to its guns on India-critical slavery report</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110736_US-sticks-to-its-guns-on-India-critical-slavery-report.html</link>
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Washington, June 7 (IANS) The United States Tuesday defended its sharp criticism of India in a report on human trafficking, saying the fact that many friends and allies ended up on its watch lists demonstrated Washington's commitment to ending what it ca]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:46:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Blast hits gas pipeline in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110734_Blast-hits-gas-pipeline-in-Pakistan.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 7 (Xinhua) A major gas pipeline was blown up with explosives in Pakistan's Balochistan province, causing low pressure in a gas plant that might result in suspension of supply to vast areas of the country.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan disappointed at 'slow' dialogue process with India</title>
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Islamabad, June 6 (Xinhua) Pakistan Tuesday expressed disappointment at 'slow movement of the dialogue process with India', but said it was willing to accelerate it.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Palanivel leads in Malaysian Indian Congress polls</title>
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Kuala Lumpur, June 7 (IANS) Though a close fight is expected between G. Palanivel and S. Subramaniam for the post of deputy president in the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), the former leads the latter by a huge mar]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 7 June 2006 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani, British naval ships conduct joint drills</title>
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Islamabad, June 6 (DPA) Pakistani and British naval ships Tuesday conducted joint drills to further enhance interoperability and coordination in counter-terrorism operations, an official said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hindu bodies' protest Nepal's secularisation</title>
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Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) Hindu organisations Tuesday continued their protest against Nepal's secularisation, once the world's only Hindu kingdom, with parts of southern Nepal being shut down as protesters called a 48-hour closure.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India placed on US Special Watch List against slavery</title>
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Washington, June 6 (IANS) The US has placed a dozen countries, including India, on its Special Watch List against modern-day slavery for the third consecutive year due to their alleged failure to show evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Karunanidhi defines Tamil Nadu role in Sri Lanka</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110684_Karunanidhi-defines-Tamil-Nadu-role-in-Sri-Lanka.html</link>
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) In one stroke of a sentence, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi has made it clear that he has no intention of whipping up passions over violence in Sri Lanka or the refugee flow from that country to his state.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal cracks down on Indian wildlife criminal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110683_Nepal-cracks-down-on-Indian-wildlife-criminal.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) Close on the heels of news of tiger poaching in Nepal, a wanted Indian wildlife poacher was arrested in the capital on Sunday in connection with illegal trade in tiger, leopard and otter skins, says a local wildlife group.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Maoists issue warning before Koirala's India visit</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110682_Maoists-issue-warning-before-Koiralas-India-visit.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) After partners of the coalition government in Nepal asked Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala not to sign any controversial pact during his India visit, the Maoist guerrillas too have issued a warning.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koirala heads for India with economic wish list</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110681_Koirala-heads-for-India-with-economic-wish-list.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) As Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala leads a 41-member team to India on a four-day visit beginning Tuesday, the revival of the strangled economy would top the agenda for talks.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 6 June 2006 08:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koirala set for India visit amid jarring notes</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110658_Koirala-set-for-India-visit-amid-jarring-notes.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 5 (IANS) As Prime Minister G.P. Koirala prepared to leave for India on his first trip abroad after the ouster of King Gyanendra as head of government, voices of caution about the visit grew louder in Nepal.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 12:19:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No stopping Sri Lankan Tamil flow to India</title>
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New Delhi/Chennai, June 5 (IANS) Sri Lankan Tamils are continuing to flee by sea to India to escape the violence in their country and a senior Tamil activist based in Tamil Nadu says the inflow is unlikely to stop soon.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bhutan refugees set hope on Koirala's India visit</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110648_Bhutan-refugees-set-hope-on-Koiralas-India-visit.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 5 (IANS) Increasingly frustrated and depressed with living dismally in refugee camps in Nepal for 15 years with no prospects of returning home or carving out a new life, over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees are now pinning their hopes on Nepal]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India visit to be tightrope walk for Koirala</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110647_India-visit-to-be-tightrope-walk-for-Koirala.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 5 (IANS) Though Nepal is looking forward to signing a massive reconstruction pact during Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's four-day India visit starting Tuesday, he will have to keep in mind sensitivities back home regarding the coun]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No gift of old Pakistani submarines for Bangladesh</title>
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Dhaka, June 5 (DPA) The Bangladesh government categorically denied Monday a report that it had received two old submarines from the Pakistan Navy as gifts, an official spokesman said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:39:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani soldier dies in rocket attack</title>
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Islamabad, June 5 (Xinhua) A Pakistani soldier was killed and another injured when unidentified men fired rockets at a military checkpost in northwestern Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, the local GEO TV reported Monday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 5 June 2006 06:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kandahar bomb kills four</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An assassination attempt on the provincial governor of Kandahar has led to the deaths of four civilians. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 07:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian trader brutally killed, two missing in Sri Lanka</title>
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New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) An Indian sari trader from Tamil Nadu has been tortured to death and two others are missing in Sri Lanka's east in a horror saga that some are linking to business rivalry and others to the Tamil Tigers or its breakaway faction.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>More Pakistanis feel relations with India improving: poll</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110618_More-Pakistanis-feel-relations-with-India-improving-poll.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Nearly half the Pakistanis believe that India-Pakistan relations have improved in the last year, according to a survey.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan senators rally behind AQ Khan, lambast US</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110616_Pakistan-senators-rally-behind-AQ-Khan-lambast-US.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan's lawmakers have rallied behind disgraced nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan, passing a resolution in the Senate opposing the demand of their US counterparts for the scientist's custody for further interrogation.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal's Oliver Twists rescued</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110615_Nepals-Oliver-Twists-rescued.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 4 (IANS) Nepal's child welfare officials have rescued two dozen minors who were starved and forced into begging by an illegal childcare centre.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Islamabad shrine becomes drug peddlers' haven</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110593_Islamabad-shrine-becomes-drug-peddlers-haven.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) The shrine of Noorpur Shahan, situated in a VVIP area in the heart of the capital, has become a safe haven for drug peddlers and addicts, posing a security threat, a newspaper report says.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 4 June 2006 06:56:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh finance minister may resign</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110571_Bangladesh-finance-minister-may-resign.html</link>
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Dhaka, June 3 (IANS) Bangladesh's Finance Minister Saifur Rahman may resign next week on 'health grounds' after presenting his 12th annual budget before the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament), media reports said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 09:26:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani students campaign against dance, music, theatre</title>
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Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) Eight Pakistani student organisations have launched a campaign against Punjab University's (PU) move to introduce studies in dance, music and theatre, saying 'enlightened moderation' is sought to be injected into Islamic society]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 07:34:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>12 Taliban militants killed, dozens wounded in Afghanistan</title>
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Kabul, June 3 (Xinhua) Clashes between Taliban-linked militants and government troops in the troubled southern Afghanistan left 12 suspected rebels dead and injured 21 others, including 13 militants, local officials said Saturday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 3 June 2006 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kathmandu deserts king, thousands flock Maoist rally</title>
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Kathmandu, June 2 (IANS) Once a stronghold of King Gyanendra, Nepal's capital city Friday deserted the monarch to flock to a mass meeting called by Maoists where rebel cadres raised slogans for his execution and their leaders condemned him as the man who]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 12:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bofors to refurbish Pakistani missiles</title>
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Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Swedish firm Saab Bofors is to 'repair and relife' 913 short-range, anti-aircraft RBS-70 missiles of Pakistan's Air Defence Unit after they were found to have outlived their specified shelf life of 15 years.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 06:22:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No cremation ground for Hindus, Sikhs in Lahore</title>
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Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The final journey of a 70-year-old Hindu woman who died in an old-age home Tuesday, has been delayed thanks to bureaucratic apathy, the community's indifference and lack of cremation grounds in Lahore.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 06:22:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Six killed in Pakistan terrorist attack</title>
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Islamabad, June 2 (DPA) At least four paramilitary soldiers were killed and eight others wounded Friday in a suspected suicide attack by Islamic militants in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan region, said an official.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 04:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Old temple demolished in Nankana Sahib</title>
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Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The remnants of a temple and a house that belonged to Mahant Narain Das, a controversial head priest who managed Guru Nanak's birth place in Nankana Sahib in the 1920s, has allegedly been demolished.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 04:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Murder plan lands Indian gangsters in Nepal jail</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110518_Murder-plan-lands-Indian-gangsters-in-Nepal-jail.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 2 (IANS) An audacious plan by an Indian gang to kill a jailed drug dealer has landed four of its members behind bars in Nepal.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 04:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koirala to visit India next week</title>
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Kathmandu, June 2 (IANS) Nepal's new Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala will visit India next week to ink an agreement with New Delhi for a massive economic assistance project as well as discuss security issues.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 02:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>13 proves doubly unlucky for Nepal king</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110507_13-proves-doubly-unlucky-for-Nepal-king.html</link>
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Kathmandu, June 2 (IANS) Already cornered by the political parties, people and the Maoist guerrillas, Nepal's King Gyanendra now has another powerful opponent to contend with  -- the number 13.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 2 June 2006 01:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India agrees to UN monitoring: Nepal minister</title>
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Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) India has accepted a proposal for the United Nations' presence in Nepal as a monitoring agency, Deputy Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli Sharma said Thursday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 01:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three terrorists killed in attack on RSS headquarters</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110473_Three-terrorists-killed-in-attack-on-RSS-headquarters.html</link>
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Nagpur, June 1 (IANS) Three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in police uniform were killed in a police shootout early Thursday, minutes after they rammed through the rear barricade of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters here, apparentl]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 09:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh finance minister may quit</title>
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Dhaka, June 1 (IANS) Bangladesh Finance Minister Saifur Rahman may be on his way out due to internal squabbles in the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), media reports said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 06:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Analysis: EU, co-chairs can't halt Tamil Eelam goal</title>
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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka may be celebrating the European Union's ban on the Tamil Tigers and the co-chairs' warnings to further isolate them, but none of these is likely to halt the group's determination to achieve a Tamil Eelam state.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 06:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scholars, Aziz lock horns over Islamiat</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110458_Scholars-Aziz-lock-horns-over-Islamiat.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Religious education without formal education breeds 'extremists, terrorists and sectarianism', says a top Pakistani scholar. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz disagrees.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 06:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan to explore oil and gas in troubled regions</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110456_Pakistan-to-explore-oil-and-gas-in-troubled-regions.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Pakistan has awarded four licences to Oil and Gas Development Co. Ltd. (OGDCL) to explore for oil and gas in its troubled central and northwestern regions.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 06:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan plans closure of all Afghan refugee camps</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110447_Pakistan-plans-closure-of-all-Afghan-refugee-camps.html</link>
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Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Pakistan wants to close down within three years all Afghan refugee camps that some say shelter fugitive Taliban and drug and arms peddlers.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Thursday, 1 June 2006 04:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gujarat medicos call off anti-quota strike</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110441_Gujarat-medicos-call-off-anti-quota-strike.html</link>
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Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) Medical students and junior doctors in Gujarat's government hospitals called off their anti-reservation strike Wednesday evening, taking a cue from their New Delhi counterparts who ended their agitation after a Supreme Court orde]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Human trafficking victims get help from Microsoft</title>
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Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Microsoft India Wednesday announced a grant of Rs.22 million ($475,000) to a Hyderabad-based NGO for providing IT skills to victims of human trafficking as well as vulnerable communities at risk of trafficking.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bengal tourists wounded in Kashmir attacks</title>
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Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) At least 26 tourists from West Bengal were wounded in two powerful explosions at Dalgate, the tourist hub in uptown Srinagar, late Wednesday afternoon.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:18:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monsoon hits Mumbai - 10 days early</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110438_Monsoon-hits-Mumbai---10-days-early.html</link>
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Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Rain gods smiled over this megalopolis of 15 million people as this year's monsoon set in over the city Wednesday afternoon, relieving people of the sweltering heat and sweat.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:18:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala coalitions battle over Rajya Sabha</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110436_Kerala-coalitions-battle-over-Rajya-Sabha.html</link>
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) Barely a month after the fierce electoral battle for the Kerala assembly, the two main coalitions in the state are struggling to finalise nominees for the Rajya Sabha.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 06:46:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lanka to attend Oslo meeting on ceasefire monitoring</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110432_Sri-Lanka-to-attend-Oslo-meeting-on-ceasefire-monitoring.html</link>
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Colombo, May 31 (DPA) The Sri Lankan government Wednesday said it would attend a meeting in Oslo next month to discuss fresh security arrangements for Scandinavian ceasefire monitors in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, while Tamil rebels were yet to decid]]></description>
<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moderate quake jolts Bangladesh</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110429_Moderate-quake-jolts-Bangladesh.html</link>
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Dhaka, May 31 (Xinhua) A moderate earthquake jolted some districts in southeast Bangladesh early Wednesday, UNB news agency reported. However, there was no report of any casualty.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan's poverty ratio down: Aziz</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110408_Pakistans-poverty-ratio-down-Aziz.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Pakistan's poverty ratio has gone down from 34.46 percent to 23.9 percent during the last five years, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Wednesday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 10:18:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India asks Pakistan to release 38 'most wanted'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110407_India-asks-Pakistan-to-release-38-most-wanted.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) India has asked Pakistan to hand over alleged terror mastermind Dawood Ibrahim along with hijackers of Indian Airlines flight to Kandahar in 1999 even as the two countries agreed to take 'effective steps' to eliminate terrorism.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 09:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three dead as armed gangs plague Kathmandu</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110406_Three-dead-as-armed-gangs-plague-Kathmandu.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Three people died in a bank shootout in the Nepal capital in broad daylight Wednesday as an armed gang struck again - the third major raid in four days.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 09:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bajrang Dal activists detained in Ahmedabad</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110405_Bajrang-Dal-activists-detained-in-Ahmedabad.html</link>
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Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) Police Wednesday detained about 30 activists of the Hindu right wing Bajrang Dal while they were going to the Jammu and Kashmir tourism office here to protest the killings of four Gujarati tourists in the strife-torn state last w]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 09:15:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Quake helicopter service in Pakistan's quake zone grounded</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110404_Quake-helicopter-service-in-Pakistans-quake-zone-grounded.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 31 (Xinhua) Poor funding has led to the closure Wednesday of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Pakistan, a critical lifeline to thousands of survivors of last year's devastating earthquake in the country's North West Frontier Prov]]></description>
<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 09:15:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lankan troops, Tamil rebels exchange fire</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110397_Sri-Lankan-troops-Tamil-rebels-exchange-fire.html</link>
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Colombo, May 31 (DPA) Government troops and Tamil rebels exchanged mortar and artillery fire Wednesday near a military camp in northern Sri Lanka in a rebel advance on government positions, a pro-rebel website reported.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Analysis: Co-chairs' forthright Sri Lanka edict will please India</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110396_Analysis-Co-chairs-forthright-Sri-Lanka-edict-will-please-India.html</link>
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indian policy makers will feel mighty pleased that their uncompromising stand on Sri Lanka has been echoed for the first time by international players to the island's now precarious peace process. There is no certainty, however,]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'No more arguments' on Baglihar dam</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110395_No-more-arguments-on-Baglihar-dam.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Pakistan and India have agreed at a meeting in London that there will be 'no more arguments' on the Baglihar dam in Kashmir and the dispute is 'close to a logical end', an official here said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nehru blocked Kashmir settlement in 1963: US study</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110394_Nehru-blocked-Kashmir-settlement-in-1963-US-study.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, 'blocked' an Anglo-American proposal to settle the Kashmir dispute in 1963 as Pakistan received the draft before India did due to a bureaucratic mix-up, according to a new US study.]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala's Tarla Dalal to open culinary school in hometown</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110393_Keralas-Tarla-Dalal-to-open-culinary-school-in-hometown.html</link>
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Dubai, May 31 (IANS) Lekshmi Nair, one of India's leading cookery experts, is planning to start a culinary school in her hometown Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 08:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf wants to remove West's distrust of Muslims</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110386_Musharraf-wants-to-remove-Wests-distrust-of-Muslims.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf wants to promote 'enlightened moderation' to 'reform' Islam and use it to remove the West's distrust of Muslims.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 07:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal king's powers to get slashed further</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110385_Nepal-kings-powers-to-get-slashed-further.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Moves are afoot to further slash the few privileges left to the once all-powerful Nepal king, less than a fortnight after parliament drastically cut King Gyanendra's powers, says a report.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 07:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gangs plague post-king Kathmandu</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110381_Gangs-plague-post-king-Kathmandu.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Armed gangs have begun plaguing Kathmandu, committing daring robberies, as they take advantage of the government's preoccupation with keeping ousted King Gyanendra under control and holding talks with Maoists.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 05:29:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal junks anti-women citizenship law</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110376_Nepal-junks-anti-women-citizenship-law.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Nepal's newly reinstated parliament has junked a discriminatory law granting citizenship only on the basis of paternity and asked the government to reserve 33 percent seats for women in all state bodies.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 03:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Khaleda finally acts against Islamist terror</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110373_Khaleda-finally-acts-against-Islamist-terror.html</link>
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has scored a significant point at home and abroad by demonstrating a commitment to fight terrorism with the arrest, trial and conviction of some of the most wanted Islamist militants.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 03:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistani director to make India-Pakistan TV serial</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110371_Pakistani-director-to-make-India-Pakistan-TV-serial.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Pakistani actor-turned-director Ali Ejaz is all set to direct the first ever India-Pakistan television serial.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 31 May 2006 03:14:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Donors ask Sri Lanka, LTTE to reconcile</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110346_Donors-ask-Sri-Lanka-LTTE-to-reconcile.html</link>
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Colombo, May 30 (DPA) Donor countries backing Sri Lanka's peace efforts Tuesday urged the government and Tamil Tigers to prevent the country from sliding back to war as suspected guerrillas killed 13 civilians.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 10:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bodies of two Pakistanis killed in Iraq flown home</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110345_Bodies-of-two-Pakistanis-killed-in-Iraq-flown-home.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 30 (DPA) The bodies of two Pakistani nationals killed in an attack on a US military camp in Iraq's capital Baghdad were flown home early Tuesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 10:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU ban is a huge blow to LTTE</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110338_EU-ban-is-a-huge-blow-to-LTTE.html</link>
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New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The European Union's decision to ban Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is a body blow to an insurgent group that hates and detests nothing more than international isolation.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:38:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan per capita income highest this year: Aziz</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110337_Pakistan-per-capita-income-highest-this-year-Aziz.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) Pakistan's per capita income has gone up to $846 this year, the highest since independence, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:38:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf-backed PML-QA wants to woo Benazir</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110336_Musharraf-backed-PML-QA-wants-to-woo-Benazir.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) Sections of the Pakistan Muslim League (Qaid-e-Azam) or PML-QA, the party blessed by President Pervez Musharraf, want to woo former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in search of a winning political formula for the next parliamentary]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:38:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sizzling heat wave claims more lives in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110329_Sizzling-heat-wave-claims-more-lives-in-Pakistan.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 30 (DPA) A relentless heat wave sweeping across central and southern Pakistan has reportedly claimed at least 12 lives since Monday morning, with the sizzling weather likely to persist in coming days, officials said Tuesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan increases diplomatic security after Kabul riots</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110328_Pakistan-increases-diplomatic-security-after-Kabul-riots.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 30 (Xinhua) Pakistan directed the capital district administration to increase security for foreign diplomats in the aftermath of escalating riots in Kabul, following reports of a US army truck ramming into parked vehicles.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal Maoists announce agenda for next talks round</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110327_Nepal-Maoists-announce-agenda-for-next-talks-round.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 30 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have announced their agenda for the next round of peace talks with the government, less than a week after negotiations resumed between both sides after nearly three years.
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>King's kin feel the backlash in Nepal</title>
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Kathmandu, May 30 (IANS) After Nepal's parliament clipped the powers of King Gyanendra and axed his legal immunity, it is now the turn of his royal relatives to feel the lash of public anger.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 09:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sizzling heat wave claims more lives in Pakistan</title>
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Islamabad, May 30 (DPA) A relentless heat wave sweeping across central and southern Pakistan has reportedly claimed at least 12 lives since Monday morning, with the sizzling weather likely to persist in coming days, officials said Tuesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 05:50:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian stewardesses employed by Chinese airline</title>
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Shanghai, May 30 (Xinhua) A Chinese airline company has for the first time hired 16 Indian girls as stewardesses.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 05:50:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>F-17s, AWACS will make airspace impregnable</title>
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Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf has expressed confidence that the induction of F-17 Thunder, built with Chinese collaboration, and the acquisition of an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) from Sweden would make Pakistan's air]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 04:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangla squads to deal with aftermath of death verdict</title>
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Dhaka, May 30 (IANS) A day after a Bangladesh court sentenced seven Islamist militants to death for the killing of two judges, the government said it had formed dedicated squads to thwart any retaliatory attacks by the proscribed Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen Ban]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 04:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tamil rebels kill 12 labourers in Sri Lanka</title>
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Colombo, May 30 (DPA) Twelve labourers working for an irrigation project in eastern Sri Lanka have reportedly been killed by suspected Tamil rebels, military sources said Tuesday.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 03:59:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian in Bahrain attacked by ex-boss</title>
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Dubai, May 30 (IANS) An Indian man in Bahrain has alleged he was attacked by his former Bahraini employer in what he said was a revenge act.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 03:59:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal Maoists announce agenda for next talks round</title>
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Kathmandu, May 30 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have announced their agenda for the next round of peace talks with the government, less than a week after negotiations resumed between both sides after nearly three years.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 03:55:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Submarine cable will save Bangladesh over $13 mn</title>
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Dhaka, May 30 (IANS) Bangladesh's Internet service providers (ISPs) will be able to save about Taka 800 million ($13 million) per annum through a submarine cable that connects the country with the super information highway.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 02:58:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MIC president names his candidates for party posts</title>
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Kuala Lumpur, May 30 (IANS) Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president Samy Vellu has named his list of candidates for the party's 23-seat Central Working Committee (CWC) elections scheduled to be held on June 24.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 02:58:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia's Papua province</title>
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Jakarta, May 30 (DPA) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the eastern Indonesian province of Papua Tuesday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, a meteorological official said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Tuesday, 30 May 2006 02:58:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seven militants sentenced to death for killing Bangladesh judges</title>
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Dhaka, May 29 (DPA) A criminal court in southern Bangladesh Monday sentenced seven militants to death for their role in a suicide bomb attack on two judges more than six months ago, judicial officials said.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 12:05:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seven Bangladesh militants get death for killing judges</title>
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Dhaka, May 29 (Xinhua) A court in Bangladesh's Jhalkathi town Monday sentenced seven Islamist militants to death for killing two judges last November.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 09:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Norman Borlaug calls for Gene Revolution in India</title>
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Manila, May 29 (IANS) India's crop management systems and harvesting patterns need to undergo a major transformation to meet the daunting food needs in the years ahead, according to the man behind the Green Revolution - the 1970 Nobel laureate, Norman E.]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 09:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>200 cilmbers scaled Everest from Nepal side in May</title>
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Kathmandu, May 29 (DPA) Almost 200 climbers scaled the world's highest mountain, 8,848 metre-high Mount Everest, from the Nepalese side during the spring climbing season, according to the Nepalese tourism ministry.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 08:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh's Janata Bank to be privatised</title>
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Dhaka, May 29 (IANS) State-owned Janata Bank is being privatised and handed over to the management of Ireland-based Development International (DI).
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 08:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mixed response to Indian works at Christie's</title>
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Hong Kong, May 29 (IANS) There were 16 works by Indian artists in the Asian Contemporary Art sale at Christie's Hong Kong. But the results were a mixed bag.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 08:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US vehicle accident in Kabul leads to riots, 20 dead</title>
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Kabul, May 29 (DPA) A US military convoy collided with several civilian vehicles Monday in this Afghan capital, killing and injuring several passengers, and resulting in riots that have left at least 20 dead, local media reported.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 08:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Australia's woman Everest pioneer dies in Nepal fall</title>
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Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) The first Australian woman to climb Mt Everest has died in her attempt to ascend a lesser peak in Nepal, making it the 14th death on the Himalayan ranges this summer.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan nuclear tests anniversary turns political</title>
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Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) The anniversary of the 1998 nuclear tests took a political colour when activists of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) protested the removal of the Chagai monument and laid the foundation for a fresh one in Lahore, only to be rem]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan senators want to meet nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan</title>
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Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) A group of Pakistani lawmakers has asked for a meeting with disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan so they can inquire about his health and living conditions.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UN to honour 15 Bangladeshi peacekeepers</title>
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Dhaka, May 29 (IANS) Fifteen peacekeepers from Bangladesh will be among 124 to be honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal this year.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bin Laden not in Pakistan, says interior minister</title>
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Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) Pakistan has blamed neighbouring Afghanistan's leadership for the 'irresponsible talk' about Osama bin Laden being in the country's Upper Dir region and asked President Hamid Karzai's government to put his own house in order inst]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Dead' climber's rescue fuels Everest controversy</title>
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Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) The miraculous rescue of a climber left for dead by his companions on Mt Everest has revived the controversy about 'buying' one's way to the summit of the highest peak in the world.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Two Bangladesh militants sentenced to death for killing judges</title>
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Dhaka, May 29 (IANS) A court in Bangladesh's Barisal district Monday sentenced two prominent Islamist militants for their role in the killing of two judges by suicide bombers last November, reports the BBC.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Monday, 29 May 2006 04:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Efforts on to trace kidnapped Pakistani national in Iraq</title>
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Islamabad, May 28 (Xinhua) Pakistan has asked its embassies in Kuwait and Jordan to trace the kidnapped Pakistani in Iraq, foreign office spokesman Suhail Mehmod said Sunday.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 01:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India asked to send ship to fetch Sri Lankan refugees</title>
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Chennai, May 28 (IANS) A political leader in Tamil Nadu sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers has urged India to dispatch a ship to Sri Lanka to ferry hundreds of Tamil civilians he said were waiting to escape escalating violence in the island nation.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan no longer turning blind eye to terror: Bush</title>
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Washington, May 28 (IANS) US President George Bush Saturday claimed that 'nations like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that once turned a blind eye to terror are now helping lead the fight against it'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>JKLF to contest polls</title>
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Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) candidates contesting the Azad Jammu Kashmir assembly elections will take oath to work for the state's independence instead of announcing their support for its accession to Pakistan.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf to attend Shanghai meet</title>
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Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will attend the fifth Formation Day celebrations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Beijing June 15.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Khan, Osama could put Musharraf under more US pressure</title>
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Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf could come under renewed pressure from the US following reports that Washington has not closed its probe against Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan and that Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has been si]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Benazir not in contact with Musharraf'</title>
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Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) A claim by a Pakistani minister that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is in telephonic touch with President Pervez Musharraf has been strongly denied by her spokesman.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian freedom fighters behind Nepal revolution?</title>
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Kathmandu, May 28 (IANS) Ruled with an iron hand for over three centuries by hereditary Rana prime ministers and Shah kings, did Nepal have the first seeds of an armed revolution sown by two prominent freedom fighters from India? Yes, says a Nepali leade]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Norway wants Sri Lanka to show 'political maturity'</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110199_Norway-wants-Sri-Lanka-to-show-political-maturity.html</link>
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New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka is likely to face intense international pressure to implement the pledges it made in Geneva if and when the European Union outlaws the Tamil Tigers.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Zia mulling presidential system?</title>
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Dhaka, May 28 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and the ruling alliance are bent on removing ailing President Iajuddin Ahmed and switch over to a presidential system, a media report said Sunday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh experts raise doubts on Tata deal</title>
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Dhaka, May 28 (IANS) Energy experts and economists of Bangladesh have accused the government of lack of transparency while negotiating a $3 billion deal with the Tatas and warned that it could threaten the country's energy security.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 09:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dialects in China facing extinction</title>
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Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua) There are about 100 dialects in China but half of them are used by a smaller population, and some are at the brink of extinction, according to a report by a language panel.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 08:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nine killed in Nepal accident</title>
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Kathmandu, May 28 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and nearly a dozen injured in a road accident in central Nepal Sunday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Sunday, 28 May 2006 04:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan a regional trade and energy corridor: Musharraf</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110177_Pakistan-a-regional-trade-and-energy-corridor-Musharraf.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that Pakistan had the potential to become a trade and energy corridor for Central Asia, South Asia, the Gulf and the rapidly progressing western parts of China.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 11:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>South Asian countries to coordinate efforts to accelerate social development in the region</title>
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Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) South Asian countries have decided to coordinate efforts to accelerate social development in the region.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 11:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title> UN team will monitor ceasefire in Nepal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110175_-UN-team-will-monitor-ceasefire-in-Nepal.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) A UN team will monitor the ceasefire called by Nepal's new government and the Maoist guerrillas following a request made by both sides, a minister and negotiator in the peace talks said Saturday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 11:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan releases two Indian boys</title>
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Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan Saturday released two Indian boys who were arrested six months ago along with others for illegally fishing in its territorial waters, officials said Saturday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 10:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three ex-generals exonerated in $100m Chinese loco deal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110173_Three-ex-generals-exonerated-in-$100m-Chinese-loco-deal.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) A parliamentary committee has exonerated three former Pakistan army generals involved in a $ 100 million purchase of Chinese locomotives, found to be unsuitable, holding that the 'mistake' had been made 'in good faith.'
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 09:30:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India worried about state of Ranjit Singh's memorial in Lahore</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110170_India-worried-about-state-of-Ranjit-Singhs-memorial-in-Lahore.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) India has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's memorial in Lahore that was damaged in the Oct 8 earthquake.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 09:14:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan defence budget under scrutiny, ISI out of purview</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110169_Pakistan-defence-budget-under-scrutiny-ISI-out-of-purview.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) The first ever parliamentary scrutiny of Pakistan's defence budget is to begin June 1. But while discussing 'certain aspects' of the allocations for 2006-07, those of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) may be kept out.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 09:14:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal govt, rebels agree on arms control, international observers</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110168_Nepal-govt-rebels-agree-on-arms-control-international-observers.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) Peace parleys between the emissaries of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and the Maoist extremists, resumed after three years, are off to a good start with both sides agreeing to control their respective armies and ask intern]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 09:14:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UN finds another Guantanamo in Nepal</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110167_UN-finds-another-Guantanamo-in-Nepal.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) A UN rights agency investigating arrests and continuing disappearances of individuals in Nepal has unearthed a secret detention camp run by the army where hundreds of prisoners were systematically tortured, sexually abused and la]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 09:14:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Germany takes over ISAF command in Afghanistan June 1</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110164_Germany-takes-over-ISAF-command-in-Afghanistan-June-1.html</link>
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Kabul, May 27 (DPA) Germany will assume overall command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan on Thursday, transferring its headquarters from the Afghan capital to a newly constructed camp in Mazar-e-Sharif.
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<author>DPA</author>
<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 09:14:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Myanmar government extends Suu Kyi's house arrest for another year</title>
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Yangon, May 27 (Xinhua) The Myanmar government Saturday extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi by another year, a leader of the country's main political party.
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<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 03:23:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China plans to reclaim cultural relics from across the globe</title>
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Beijing, May 27 (Xinhua) China, which has suffered one of the biggest losses of cultural relics in history, has reiterated its pledge to reclaim its artefacts.
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<pubDate>Saturday, 27 May 2006 03:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan welcomes Manmohan Singh's remarks on Kashmir</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110146_Pakistan-welcomes-Manmohan-Singhs-remarks-on-Kashmir.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 26 (Xinhua) Pakistan Friday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement Thursday to resolve all outstanding issues with it, including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
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<author>Xinhua</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 09:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Three parliamentarians disqualified in Pakistan</title>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Three parliamentarians in Pakistan were Friday disqualified for long absence from the National Assembly (NA) proceedings.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 11:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Contaminated water hits thousands in Pakistan city</title>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Nearly 30,000 people in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad have been affected by contaminated water, an official said Friday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 11:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fazlur Rahman finds India 'soft' on Kashmir</title>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Back home after meeting top Indian leaders, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that India's stand on Kashmir had 'softened' and that Pakistan should 'grab this opportunity'.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 11:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Contaminated water hits thousands in Pakistan city</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110138_Contaminated-water-hits-thousands-in-Pakistan-city.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Nearly 30,000 people in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad have been affected by contaminated water, an official said Friday.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 11:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Snap poll anticipated in Pakistan</title>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf could spring a snap poll in the country, holding them within 90 days of a surprise announcement, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 09:34:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan, Iran vow to implement gas pipeline project</title>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Pakistan and Iran Friday said they would go ahead with the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project at any cost, even without India.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 09:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>ARD endorses Bhutto-Sharif move</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110133_ARD-endorses-Bhutto-Sharif-move.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) In a significant political move, Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), a major conglomerate of opposition parties, has endorsed the 'Charter of Democracy' that aims at challenging President Pervez Musharraf in the parliame]]></description>
<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 09:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Koirala meets Maoist team to kick-start talks</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110132_Koirala-meets-Maoist-team-to-kick-start-talks.html</link>
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Kathmandu, May 26 (IANS) Nepal's government resumes peace talks with Maoist guerrillas Friday after a gap of nearly three years, raising hopes of an end to political instability and violence that has killed over 13,000 people.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 09:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal searches for new national anthem</title>
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Kathmandu, May 26 (IANS) To celebrate the restoration of multiparty democracy, Nepal is searching for the right note - a new national anthem that would provide the right blend of patriotism and people's sovereignty.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 09:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan-Afghanistan bus service launched</title>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) The Pakistan-Afghanistan friendship bus service was formally launched Friday as 22 passengers left the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar for Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, after a gap of 27 years.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:57:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>IPI gas pipeline should start soon: Musharraf</title>
<link>http://www.stararticle.com/article_110119_IPI-gas-pipeline-should-start-soon-Musharraf.html</link>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) President Pervez Musharraf has said work on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline should be started soon as it would ensure abundant power supply to the region.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan to introduce Rs.5,000 note</title>
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Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Pakistan is to introduce new currency notes of Rs.5,000 denomination shortly.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian attitude positive: Pakistan opposition leader</title>
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Lahore, May 26 (IANS) Opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said after his return from India that New Delhi is keen to resolve all important issues, including Kashmir, with Pakistan.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Bare devil' Sherpa rocks Everest</title>
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Kathmandu, May 26 (IANS) Desperate to set a new record on Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, a Nepali high altitude guide has become the first climber to take off his clothes on the summit, braving freezing temperatures.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh plans deep-sea port in Bay of Bengal</title>
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Dhaka, May 26 (IANS) Bangladesh is planning to set up a deep-sea port in the Bay of Bengal with the hope of servicing trade with Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan and India's seven northeastern states.
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<author>Indo-Asian News Service</author>
<pubDate>Friday, 26 May 2006 08:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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