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US mulls funding Khmer Rouge tribunal
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WASHINGTON: The United States confirmed Thursday that it would
consider contributing funds to Cambodia’s cash-strapped tribunal
established to try former Khmer Rouge leaders.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack did
not say, however, whether Washington had requested an advisory role
in the court as a condition for giving financial help.
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Heathrow crash-landing hurts 18,
cancels 200 flights
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LONDON: An investigation was underway Friday into how a jet
crash-landed short of the runway at London Heathrow, injuring 18
people and canceling more than 200 flights at the world’s busiest
international airport.
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Nearly 300,000 displaced by
Central African Republic conflict
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GENEVA: Nearly 300,000 people have been driven from their homes
since last month amid clashes between government and rebel forces in
the Central African Republic (CAR), said the United Nations
Children’s Fund (Unicef).
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Wen, Brown talk on ‘strategic partnership’
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BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with visiting British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown here Friday morning, reaching a host of
agreements on bilateral cooperation on economic, finance, education,
Olympics and others.
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Japan’s Fukuda vows
action but braces for fight
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TOKYO: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Friday to make Japan more
active in fighting global warming and maintaining global security,
but braced for a showdown in the fractured parliament’s new
session.
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White House hopefuls brace
for next nominating contests
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina: White House hopefuls sprinted towards
Saturday’s next voting showdowns, with Republican John McCain
battling a smear campaign and top Democrats vowing to revive the
stalling US economy.
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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Bali resort island will host the
United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) later this
month with participants from 140 countries.
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