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Clashing views on press freedom
Global newspaper conference in Moscow; Putin defends independence of the media in Russia

Families of soldiers launch campaign
LONDON: Alarmed by the deteriorating situation in Iraq, families of British soldiers serving there have launched an unprecedented campaign for the "boys'' to be brought home, saying that it is an "abuse'' of their loyalty to force them to risk ...

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Desert cities living on borrowed time
LONDON: The 500 million persons who live in the world's desert regions can expect to find life increasingly unbearable as already high temperatures soar and the available water is used up or turns salty, according to the United Nations. Desert ...

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Students return to quake-hit schools

Fiji Speaker elected

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India's charge baseless: Pakistan
More needs to be done to curb terrorism: Shiv Shankar Menon

Solana in Iran with the deal
Nuclear package offers incentives

Singapore invites Rahul Gandhi
SINGAPORE: : Singapore's elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew has invited Rahul Gandhi, Lok Sabha Member, to the City-State for discussions with political leaders and a tour of various government agencies and business enterprises. Announcing Mr. ...

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