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INTERNATIONAL

First vote for post-apartheid generation
Jacob Zuma’s African National Congress certain of victory

Israel, Switzerland face-off
DUBAI: Israel has asked its Ambassador in Switzerland to return home for consultations after Swiss President Hans-Rudolph Merz held talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who visited Geneva to participate in an international ...

Sharia for Swat challenged
Islamabad: The Sharia laws imposed in Swat and other parts of Pakistan’s restive northwest have been challenged in the Supreme Court on the ground they are out of sync with the statutes. The petition said the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation ...

Swat Taliban invites Osama
MINGORA: The local spokesman for the Taliban, which control the valley, told The Associated Press he welcomed militants bent on battling U.S. troops and their Arab allies if they want to settle there. “Osama can come here. Sure, ...

Patel made a scapegoat, says friend
Melbourne: A friend of India-born doctor Jayant Patel, charged with manslaughter in the deaths of patients at an Australian hospital, has said Mr. Patel is a “scapegoat for the politicians” but said he was confident of ...

Fleet review to promote understanding: China
QINGDAO: China’s senior navy officer has said here the international fleet review to be held in the east port city Qingdao on Thursday is aimed at promoting understanding about the nation’s military development. Ding Yiping, ...

India-U.S.-Japan naval exercises planned
SINGAPORE: Japan will join India and the United States in trilateral naval exercises from April 26 to May 3. The exercise, named Malabar 2009, will be conducted east of Okinawa islands. Diplomatic sources told The Hindu ...

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