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Troop pull-out from today: Russia
West wants to send peacekeepers

Charge sheet against Musharraf drafted
ISLAMABAD: Raising the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit, Pakistan’s ruling coalition said on Sunday it had finalised the charge sheet against him and a motion for his imepachment may be moved in Parliament as early as ...

Maoists come under pressure from allies
KATHMANDU: Two days after backing Prachanda for the prime ministerial election, the CPN (UML) and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), allies of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), have warned the alliance could collapse if the Maoists do not ...

Labour Party pulls out of Fiji government
Suva (Fiji): Three Fiji Labour Party Cabinet Ministers, including its Indian-origin leader Mahendra Chaudhry, are pulling out of the military-led government as international pressure mounts for a return to democracy in the South Pacific ...

Bid to woo conservative Christians
WASHINGTON: U.S. presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain, trying to woo conservative Christians during a religious forum on Saturday, differed on abortion, with Mr. McCain saying a baby’s human rights begin “at ...

Era of unipolar world is over, says Turkey
DUBAI: Turkey has said the conflict in Georgia has shown that the era of a unipolar world is over. In an interview with The Guardian , Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul said events in Georgia showed that the U.S. ...

Olympic torch goes under the hammer
BEIJING: One of the Beijing Olympic torches was sold at an Olympic-themed auction on Friday, with a price of 2,60,000 yuan (about $37,843), 173 times higher than the cost. With an asking price of 1,20,000 yuan, the final bid for the ...

Rush for Arctic waters worries U.S.
New York: The American military, political and scientific leadership is reported to be worried over the U.S. ability to patrol Arctic waters in the face of Russia’s expansion of its icebreaker fleet. The National Academy of ...

Labour Party pulls out of Fiji government
Suva (Fiji): Three Fiji Labour Party Cabinet Ministers, including its Indian-origin leader Mahendra Chaudhry, are pulling out of the military-led government as international pressure mounts for a return to democracy in the South Pacific ...

Huge LTTE base captured, says Colombo
Colombo: Sri Lankan soldiers captured a massive LTTE training base with underground bunkers, lecture halls and a cemetery as forces pushed ahead with their offensive against the rebels, said the military on Sunday. Soldiers have broken ...

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‘Bank balance’ requirement for overseas students
LONDON: Overseas students, including those from India, will now have one more hoop to pass through before they are allowed the privilege of reading at a British university. Students, on courses for longer than 12 months, will have to ...




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