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Asian security talks to
tackle N. Korea, Myanmar
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SINGAPORE: Regional rogues North Korea and Myanmar will top the
billing at Asia’s main security forum this week, but the inflation
crisis and disaster response have emerged as critical new concerns.
The 27-member Asean Regional Forum (ARF), which
includes nations from Asia as well as the European Union and the
United States, meets here Thursday after talks by ministers from the
10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Obama faces uncertain welcome
in Middle East
campaign
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WASHINGTON: While Barack Obama can
expect to be feted as a hero as “Obamamania” strikes Europe, he
faces a more uncertain welcome on the Middle East leg of his
international campaign swing this week.
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Rice heads to Asia, Mideast
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice saw her revamped nuclear diplomacy stall on Iran
but stay the pace on North Korea as she prepared to fly to the
Middle East and Asia on Sunday.
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Malaysia’s police chief
barred from Anwar
probe
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PENANG, Malaysia: Malaysia’s police
chief and the attorney general will be excluded from an investigation
against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who has been accused of
sodomy, the prime minister said.
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Scientists to discuss climate risk
posed by wetlands destruction
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SAO PAULO: Moves around the world to drain marshes and other
wetlands to make space for farming could be hastening climate
change, scientists gathering in Brazil from Monday will be hearing.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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AKARTA: An earthquake with magnitude of 5.9 rocked Yogyakarta
province of Java Island in Indonesia on Sunday, meteorology agency
said.
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