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Zimbabwe's opposition rejects presidential run-off

The opposition in Zimbabwe Saturday said it would not participate in a presidential run-off claiming it won the March 29 poll with an outright majority.
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Pakistanis mourn Nirmala Deshpande's death

Pakistanis have mourned the death of peace activist and Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande for her contribution to the peace process between Pakistan and India....
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North Korea prepared to blow up nuclear reactor: report

North Korea is prepared to blow up the cooling tower of its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon within a day after the US removes the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, the Washington Post reported....
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Nepal PM scrapes through crucial poll

While most of his family members and trusted allies were axed by Nepal's first national elections in almost a decade, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala scraped through in a manoeuvre that is likely to widen the rift in his disenchanted party....
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Bush now blames Indian middle class for rising food prices

US President George Bush has joined his top diplomat in suggesting that the growing prosperity of India's large middle class is contributing to rising food prices around the world....
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Better diets in China, India contribute to world food crisis: US

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice considers apparent improvement in the diets of people in China and India and resultant export caps among the reasons for the skyrocketing prices of grain worldwide....
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Former Bangladesh prime minister refuses to quit politics

Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, jailed on charges of corruption, declared Sunday that she was not quitting politics despite mounting pressure from senior party leaders to step down....
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Palestinians not opposed to Syria-Israel deal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said after talks in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh he was not opposed to any separate peace deal between Syria and Israel...
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Mentally disturbed Indian student commits suicide in US

A former doctoral student from India, who had become homeless and mentally unstable, committed suicide by jumping off a bridge near New York....
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China, France resolve to maintain strategic ties

China and France have agreed to "cherish and maintain" a comprehensive strategic partnership after relations were strained following recent disturbances during the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay....
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