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U.N. task force on food crisis
Meeting shortfall in funding for WFP top priority

U.S. blames it on India, China
WASHINGTON: “Apparent improvement” in the diets in India and China and consequent food export caps is among the “four causes” that has led to the crisis, said U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ...

Won’t quit under pressure, says Hasina
DHAKA: The former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, who was detained by the military-backed caretaker government eight months ago, on Sunday, said she would not quit politics under pressure from her political adversaries. “Those in ...

Blair takes a “swipe” at Gordon Brown
LONDON: Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s bid to rally the party ahead of Thursday’s local elections, seen as the first real test of his leadership, appeared to be unravelling after his predecessor, Tony Blair, was reported as saying ...

Sharif in Dubai to rescue talks with Zardari
Differences over judges’ issue

Crackdown on LTTE in Britain
LONDON: In a significant breakthrough in their investigations into the activities of LTTE, the counter-terror police on Tuesday arrested three men for allegedly providing support to a banned terrorist organisation. The arrests followed ...

Russia warns Georgia
MOSCOW: Russia said Georgia was preparing for invasion against its breakaway territory of Abkhazia and vowed to give a “tough response.” The Foreign Ministry said Georgia had massed more than 1,500 troops in the demilitarised ...

Beijing confirms talks with Dalai Lama’s envoy
Beijing: China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday confirmed the government’s decision to reopen a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, although details of the timing and format of the talks remained unclear. “The relevant ...

Party congress in 2009: Raul
HAVANA: Cuba’s ruling Communist Party will hold its sixth national congress in late 2009, President Raul Castro announced on Monday. “We want to propose ... that a Congress be held during the second half of next year,” ...

Tariq Aziz on trial
BAGHDAD: The start of the trial of Tariq Aziz, one of Saddam Hussein’s best-known lieutenants, was delayed for several hours on Tuesday due to “organisational and procedural measures,” said the presiding judge. Mr. ...

CUTTING-EDGE TECHNIQUES
Gene test to spot sports talent


Targeting Barbie
Tehran: A Iranian judiciary official warned against the “destructive” social-cultural consequences of Barbie dolls and other Western toys. Prosecutor General Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi said in an official letter to Vice ...

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