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Hamas slams Gaza donors conference
We are the true elected representatives, says the group

Vital Jaffna peninsula link road reopened
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan military on Monday reopened the A9 highway, the only road linking Jaffna peninsula to the rest of the island, for military traffic. The highway was shutdown by the government in October 2006 on the plea that it ...

War of words in Pakistan

Sharia pact stands: Chief Minister
ISLAMABAD: A day after being set a deadline for the implementation of a controversial peace agreement with pro-Taliban militants in the North West Frontier Province, the provincial Chief Minister hotfooted it to Swat valley, his first visit to ...

Akin to U.S. slavery abolition : China
BEIJING: The emancipation of one million serfs in Tibet 50 years ago was as remarkable as the success of the anti-slavery movement in the U.S. in the American Civil War, said a white paper published on Monday by the Information Office of the ...

Chinese bidder refuses to pay
BEIJING: A Chinese man who successfully bid for two looted bronze sculptures auctioned in Paris last week says he will not pay his winning bid . Cai Mingchao, a collection adviser with the National Treasures Fund, bid €31.49 ...

Dhaka seeks FBI help
DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told Parliament the government had sought the FBI help in investigating the rebellion at the BDR headquarters during February 25-26. She said she would also seek the help of Scotland Yard and ...

Shot dead
Bissau(Guinea-Bissau): Renegade soldiers assassinated the President of Guinea-Bissau Joao Bernardo Vieira in his palace on Monday, hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military said no coup was in progress in the fragile West ...

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U.K. move termed racist

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“Terrorist networks have safe haven in Pakistan”
Washington: All major terrorist networks have a safe haven in Pakistan to operate creating a big “problem” to the U.S. war against terror, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said. “I think it’s the safe haven on ...

“U.K. must return Koh-i-noor”
London: As the Indian government steps up efforts to halt the sale of Mahatma Gandhi’s spectacles and sandals in New York, his great grandson has asked Britain to return the famous Koh-i-noor diamond, which was presented to Queen ...

Just two days away from the hammer
Government of India intensifies efforts to prevent the auction and acquire them

Indians being repatriated from Malaysia
SINGAPORE: The repatriation of 43 Indian workers, now in a detention camp in Malaysia, is likely later this week. All 43 would be sent to Chennai. It is not clear whether all of them belong to Tamil Nadu. Efforts are also under way to ...

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