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Sonia to Advani Over Corruption
Do introspection first before pointing finger
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has dismissed main opposition BJP's projections of a mid-term parliamentary polls and asked the saffron party to do some introspection on corruption within it instead of
 
Lankan Peace Process
Delhi offers support, but no direct involvement
India yesterday repeated its support for Sri Lanka's peace process but skirted a request by visiting President Mahinda Rajapakse to play a greater role in helping end conflict in the troubled island.
 
Int'l team to review Iraqi polls results
Opposition, US, UN welcome move
An international team agreed Thursday to review Iraq's parliamentary elections, a decision lauded by Sunni Arab and secular Shia groups who have staged repeated protests around Iraq complaining of widespread
 
Pakistan urges foreign students to leave soon
Pakistan backtracked yesterday on a demand for foreign students enrolled in Islamic schools to leave the country by year's end, but urged the hundreds remaining to go as soon as possible.
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Vajpayee calls it quits
India's former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a dramatic announcement on Thursday night that he would not enter electoral fray again and stay away from power politics, sending his BharatiyaJanata
 
Avalanche kills 25 in northwest Pakistan
At least 25 people were killed in an avalanche while hunting precious stones in a remote mountain range in northwest Pakistan, police said yesterday.
 
Bomb threats keep India's hi-tech hub on alert
Suicide bombers threatened in letters sent to local media that they would target a top politician and launch attacks against New Year's revellers in the city of Bangalore, police said yesterday.
 
South Korean House endorses troop cut
South Korea's parliament yesterday endorsed the government's plan to cut the country's troops stationed in Iraq by one-third next year.
 

 
   
 
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