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Teheran gives out mixed signals on nuclear issue
Gulf nations mull plans to cope with radiation hazard

Rajapakse condemns attack on Tamil paper
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapakse, on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on a Jaffna-based Tamil newspaper, Uthayan , and described the attack as an "attempt to destroy values and principles that are both sacred and ...

Nepal's monarchy at a crossroads
KATHMANDU: Nepal's reinstated House of Representative passed a unanimous resolution on Sunday to go for constituent assembly elections to draft a new constitution. Will ballot power overthrow the 237-year old monarchy? The short answer is, ...

Globescan
China oil potential unexplored
BEIJING: As much as 78 per cent of China's petroleum reserves and 93 per cent of natural gas reserves still wait to be verified, said sources with the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR). Despite good mineralisation conditions, China has to ...

Van Gogh work fetches $40 million
NEW YORK: A Vincent Van Gogh portrait of a French cafe owner sold for $40 million at auction, according to Christie's, which handled the sale. ``L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux'' had been owned by the same family since 1929, when it was bought by Dr. ...

India & World
India must accept amendments: Rice
WASHINGTON: Supporting early passage of the India-U.S. nuclear deal in Congress, the Bush administration has said New Delhi must be prepared to accept ``amendments'' which are within the ``spirit'' of the July 2005 accord. Secretary of State ...

It's an outrage, says Russia
MOSCOW: Russia has condemned Sunday's killings in the Jammu region as a senseless bloody outrage aimed at disrupting India-Pakistan dialogue and wrecking planned talks between the Government and separatists. "The Russian side feels deep ...

Kaavya's deal off
More allegations of plagiarism surface

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