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Rising Shia unrest may derail U.S. plans in Iraq
MANAMA, JAN. 16.A top Shia cleric has questioned the Anglo-American intentions in defining the road map for Iraqi self-rule, capping a week of protest demonstrations in the Shia-dominated southern Iraq that culminated in a march by tens of ...

Musharraf to address joint session today
ISLAMABAD, JAN. 16. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, is to address the joint session of Parliament tomorrow for the first time since the general elections in 2002. Under Article 56(3) of the Constitution, the President is required to ...

Fear grips Sri Lankan Christians
HOMAGAMA (SRI LANKA), JAN. 16. Barely 25 km from the Sri Lankan capital, this Buddhist-majority town saw an attack on a Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday night, raising a sense of fear among the handful of Christian families living here. "We ...

An all-male Democratic race
WASHINGTON, JAN. 16.Barely four days to go for the Iowa caucuses, Carol Moseley Braun has quit the Democratic race bringing the number of candidates seeking the party nomination to eight,and all men. Ms. Braun, a one-time U.S. Senator (Illinois) ...

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    Talks on Baglihar begin
    ISLAMABAD, JAN. 16. In the new-found spirit of the January 6 joint statement, India and Pakistan have begun discussions here on construction of the Baglihar dam on the Chenab River in Kashmir. India and Pakistani delegations will continue the ...



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