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    Iran closes Al-Jazeera after ethnic unrest
    MANAMA: Iran has stepped up its investigation about the ethnic unrest in its oil rich Khuzestan province that borders Iraq. Violence resulting from clashes between Iranian Arab groups and security forces that spread over the weekend has ...

    LTTE is still on U.S. terror list, says Rocca
    COLOMBO: The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Christina Rocca, on Tuesday expressed optimism over the recent developments in the region. "I expect that over the coming four years, the United States will be devoting increasing ...

    Bahraini lawmaker makes history
    MANAMA: A Bahraini lawmaker has entered her name in the record books by becoming the first woman in the Arab world to chair a session of Parliament. Alees Samaan, who is Christian, also became the first non-Muslim to act as Speaker. The event ...

    Moscow rebuffs U.S. sermon on democracy
    MOSCOW: Moscow has rebuffed Washington's attempts to preach Russia on democracy, foreign policy and nuclear security. The visiting U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, was told in Moscow that Russia was just as concerned about democracy ...

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    India & World
    India, Bangladesh seek to defuse tension
    DHAKA: India and Bangladesh are making efforts to defuse tension along the border. The situation had turned tense following heavy shooting by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in the northeast Akhaura border point on ...

    Troops withdrawal in Kashmir will have positive impact, says Pakistan
    Joint statement is "very, very forward-looking"

    Natwar calls for Afro-Asian resolve to `shape a new U.N.'
    SINGAPORE: The External Affairs Minister, K. Natwar Singh, on Wednesday proposed that the countries of Asia and Africa "should determine to shape a new United Nations". Calling for an inter-continental political resolve to refashion the U.N., ...



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