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It's an Afghan issue: Musharraf
Concedes Taliban is getting help from border areas

17 die as Fatah, Hamas fight
DUBAI: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to meet Khaled Meshaal, leader of the militant group Hamas, next week in Saudi Arabia to stop the spiralling factional violence, which has claimed 17 lives since Thursday night. Mr. Abbas who ...

Blair rejects quit call
LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday he would not give in to pressure to quit over the cash-for-peerages row saying his critics would have to "put up with me a bit longer.'' Speaking to the BBC a day after it was revealed ...

New initiative in Sri Lanka?
COLOMBO: Amid speculation of a possible "new initiative" for cessation of hostilities, Ambassador of Norway Hans Brattskar on Thursday travelled to the LTTE headquarters in Kilinochchi. According to diplomatic sources, it was a routine visit. ...

Nepal forms talks team
KATHAMNDU: The Government of Nepal has formed a three-member team to start dialogue with the agitating Terai and other groups in the southern plains. The team is led by Agriculture Minister Mahanta Thakur, who himself is an ethnic Madhesi. The ...

Bove in French race
PARIS: French anti-globalisation campaigner Jose Bove has declared his candidacy in the presidential election. Born in 1953, Mr. Bove's reputation has largely been built on civil disobedience and the imprisonment widely reported in the media. ...

Cobra copters for Pakistan
Part of five-year security assistance programme

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Shilpa Shetty denies she retracted her allegation of racism against Goody under pressure
Acknowledges that her decision had "angered" millions of her supporters in India

4 Indian-Americans among finalists for Intel award
The prestigious award is billed as the Junior Nobel

Gaddafi for exchanges between India, Libya at 'highest level'
DUBAI: Building on its warm historical ties, Libya has declared its intention to forge a closer economic relationship with India. The visiting Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Murli Deora called on the Libyan President, Muammar Gaddafi ...

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