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British PM calls for ‘new world order‘
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NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Monday for the
radical reform of world institutions to help meet the new challenges
of the 21st century, in particular the rise of India and China. On a
two-day visit to New Delhi, Brown told business leaders the changes
should be inspired by the postwar “visionaries” who set up the
United Nations and other bodies like the International Monetary Fund
and World Bank.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Asean’s influence on Myanmar limited
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SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has limited
influence in resolving the Myanmar issue because the regional bloc
operates by consensus, a Singapore minister said Monday.
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Thai parliament dominated by
pro-Thaksin party convenes
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s parliament convenes Monday for the first time
since last month’s election, dominated by allies of deposed
premier Thaksin Shinawatra after the People Power Party cobbled
together a coalition.
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Clinton, Obama court blacks
ahead of South Carolina primary
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina: Hillary Clinton will pay homage to Martin
Luther King on Monday in a bid to woo African-American voters ahead
of this week’s Democratic primary in South Carolina, where her top
rival, Barack Obama, enjoys strong support in the black community.
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Foreign Legionnaire is last
French survivor of WWI
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PARIS: At 110 years old, an Italian-born Foreign Legionnaire who
wants nothing to do with the state funeral proposed by former
president Jacques Chirac is the last man standing in France from
World War I.
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WORLD
INBRIEF
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Monday defended its crackdown on
dissent, including the arrest of ethnic Indian activists and
suppression of street protests, saying it had averted a serious risk
of racial violence.
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