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INTERNATIONAL
A pioneer of market reforms
MOSCOW: The former Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, who presided over the dismantling of the Soviet Union and the chaotic transition of Russia to a market economy, has died. The Kremlin press service said Mr. Yeltsin (76), died of a heart ...

INTERNATIONAL
Sarkozy establishes formidable lead
Front-runners hit campaign trail for second round poll

Pakistan media protests curbs
ISLAMABAD: Journalists on Monday protested Government action against a television channel for its coverage of the ongoing judicial crisis. Aaj TV received a notice from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Sunday to ...

Bombings across Iraq kill 46
BAGHDAD: Suicide bombers attacked five different locations in Iraq on Monday, killing 46 persons and wounding more than 100, police and politicians said. Two parked car bombs also exploded outside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, killing two ...

Iraqi militias threaten to kidnap Prince Harry
"He will be sent back without his ears", says Shia group

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Arrest warrant against Hasina suspended

Asian media urged to cooperate

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Bomb threat on plane
BERLIN: An Olympic Airlines flight carrying Greek European parliamentarians to Strasbourg made an emergency landing in Munich on Monday morning after a bomb threat, German and Greek officials said. The Boeing 737, travelling from Athens to ...

19 Thai soldiers injured
BANGKOK: Suspected Muslim insurgents ambushed military vehicles rushing to quench a fire at a public school in Thailand's restive south, injuring 19 soldiers, a military commander said on Monday. Two trucks were turned over by roadside bomb ...

Artificial snowfall
Chinese weather experts claim to have triggered the first artificial snow showers by releasing tiny particles into clouds over the Tibetan plateau. The experiment was hailed as a success for the drought-stricken region, where freshwater lakes are ...

India & World
Malaysia to tighten visa rules
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is all set to enforce its visa rules more stringently after it found that a large number of tourists, including Indians, overstayed by misusing the `visa-on-arrival' scheme launched last year. ``We simplified the entry ...

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