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Arms control to improve human rights-UN
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BEIJING: The world should enhance arms control while advancing the
cause of human rights, said Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, director
general of the United Nations Office in Geneva.
Opening the Beijing Forum on Human Rights here
on Monday, Ordzhonikidze said that the United Nations sees human
rights, safety and development as its three pillars, and it
considers human rights an indispensable base for long-term safety
and sustainable development.
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Clinton in final push, Obama aims knockout
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Simple victory may not be enough for
Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Democratic primary, as
Barack Obama tries yet again to kill off her never-say-die White
House bid.
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Alleged JI militant escaped
via toilet window–minister
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SINGAPORE: An alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant
network escaped from his Singapore detention center by climbing out
a toilet window, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said Monday.
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Japan, S. Korea set sights on future, N. Korea
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TOKYO: South Korea’s new President Lee Myung Bak sought Monday to
turn the page in troubled relations with Japan, pledging to
cooperate over North Korea and to avoid “knee-jerk” reactions
over the past.
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Protein reduces breast cancer
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CHICAGO: Researchers here discovered a protein that can reduce the
malignancy of breast cancer tumors and predict whether the cancer
will metastasize, according to a study published Monday.
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Ex-bishop wins presidency,
ends 61-year conservative rule
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ASUNCION: A former leftist Paraguayan bishop celebrated his historic
electoral triumph Monday after defeating ruling party candidate
Blanca Ovelar in a presidential election and ending 61 years of
conservative Colorado Party rule.
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Paris set to make Dalai Lama
an honorary citizen
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PARIS: Paris’ city council was set on Monday to award honorary
citizenship to the Dalai Lama in a move sure to stoke tensions with
China following anti-French protests there at the weekend.
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