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Stalled nuke talks
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TOKYO: Japan’s foreign minister said Tuesday that six-way talks on
denuclearizing North Korea could resume next week after the United
States announced it had resolved a row over Pyongyang’s frozen
funds.
“I think the six-way talks
could resume next week as I heard that transferring the funds will
be complete in the next couple of days,” Taro Aso told reporters.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Bird flu kills two
more in Indonesia
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Two people in Indonesia died
after testing positive for bird flu, with further tests being
conducted to confirm the initial results, the country’s health
ministry said Tuesday.
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Asean nations to
test bird flu readiness
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ASEAN, Cambodia and the World
Health Organization will conduct a two-day exercise next week to
test Asia’s ability to stem a bird-flu pandemic, the UN health
agency said here Tuesday.
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Rice remains
sticky point in US/S. Korea FTA
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South Korea warned the United
States Tuesday that a final make-or-break round of free trade talks
could fail unless Washington stops pushing to open up the local rice
market.
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Myanmar: Junta
chief dispels rumors of failing health
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Myanmar put on a show of might
and defiance at its annual military parade Tuesday, with junta chief
Than Shwe displaying few signs of his reported ill health in his new
capital city.
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Mideast talks to
resume
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice said on Tuesday that Israeli and Palestinian leaders had agreed
to meet every two weeks and urged Arab nations to reach out to
Israel.
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INBRIEF
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Tokyo-Japanese police
Tuesday found the body of a young British woman buried in sand in a
bathtub, officials said.
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