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Friday, January 25, 2008 |
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Davos switches focus to
Mideast, Pakistan
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DAVOS, Switzerland: The volatile situation in Pakistan and prospects
for Middle East peace were set to take center stage in Davos on
Thursday, after a first day dominated by talk of a US recession.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, on a tour
of Europe, was to appear at the annual gathering of the world’s
political and business elite in a discussion on peace and stability,
together with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Barham Salih, the
Iraqi deputy prime minister.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Obama accused of ‘hit job’
in toxic White House race
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ROCK HILL, South Carolina: A poisonous new exchange erupted on the
Democratic campaign trail Wednesday as former President Bill Clinton
accused his wife’s chief rival Barack Obama of a political “hit
job.”
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Malaysia losing investment
over pro-Malay policies
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HONG KONG: One of Malaysia’s leading opposition figures said
Thursday the country was losing out economically to regional rivals
because of long-running policies favoring ethnic Malays.
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Japanese ship heads back to ‘war on terror’
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YOKOSUKA, Japan: A Japanese naval ship headed Thursday for the
Indian Ocean on a refueling mission as the country rejoined the
US-led “war on terror” after months of bitter political
wrangling.
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Coalition forces kill eight policemen in central
Afghan operation
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KABUL: The US-led Coalition forces killed some eight policemen
accidentally during an early Thursday operation in the central
Afghan province of Ghazni, a local official said.
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WORLD
INBRIEF
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MURSHIDABAD, India: India’s battle against its worst-ever
outbreak of bird flu suffered a new blow Thursday as rain forced a
halt to culling in West Bengal, an official said.
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