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U.S. hopes for progress as six-party talks resume
America's attitude will determine outcome: North Korea

Hindu priest shot dead
He had garlanded Rajapaksa during his Vaharai visit

Tensions within SLFP come to the fore
COLOMBO: Trouble is brewing within the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) after the recent shuffle of Ministers. The move by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to induct defectors from the Opposition, leading to a jumbo Council of Ministers of 108, ...

Dhaka to seize assets of corrupt politicians
DHAKA: The Bangladesh caretaker Government, which launched a massive crackdown to arrest top politicians on charges of crime and corruption, is likely to confiscate all their properties if the charges against them are proved. The Government, ...

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Conciliatory move

Globescan
Nepal stir suspended
KATHMANDU: After three weeks of violent protests, a major Madhesi group on Thursday suspended for 10 days its agitation that paralysed Nepal's Terai region and said it was ready for talks with the Government. ``We call our cadres and the Terai ...

Sworn in Governor
JAKARTA: The former rebel leader, Irwandi Yusuf, was inaugurated as the new Governor of Aceh province of Indonesia for the period of 2007 to 2012 on Thursday, national television TVRI reported here.Present at the inauguration were former top ...

Gem of a man
NEW YORK: She gave him just a 30-cent (about Rs. 13) tip, but a New York taxi driver who is a Bangladeshi, did not hesitate before tracking down a passenger to return 31 diamond rings she had left behind. "I'm not going to take someone else's ...

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India wants cooperative ties with China: Navy chief
Indian ships will call at Chinese ports in two months

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