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Asean gets better after Myanmar cyclone
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SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), often
criticized for not dealing firmly with member Myanmar, was
“baptized” by its response to the cyclone in the junta-led
nation and was ready for new responsibilities, the bloc’s chief
said Wednesday.
Cyclone Nargis pounded the southwest Irrawaddy
Delta and the main city of Yangon in early May, leaving more than
133,000 people dead or missing. Inciting international outrage,
Myanmar’s isolated military regime largely barred foreign aid
workers from the delta.
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Obama rejects McCain’s lectures on Iraq war
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WASHINGTON: Democrat Barack Obama rejected any lectures from his
White House rival John McCain on fighting terrorism Tuesday in a
scornful riposte to a day-long onslaught from the Republican’s
camp.
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Opposition files ‘no-confidence’
vote on embattled Thailand PM
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s opposition party on Wednesday lodged a motion
of no confidence against Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, piling
pressure on his embattled four-month-old government.
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Bird flu situation improving, UN reports
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UNITED NATIONS: Despite the fact that bird flu remains entrenched in
Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, the situation is
improving in the rest of the world due to measures taken by
governments, the UN coordinator for the disease said Tuesday.
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PETRA, Jordan: Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Wednesday that failure to create an independent Palestinian state this year would be a "serious mistake," calling for a stable Middle East.
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