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N.Korea expected to
hand over nuke list
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BEIJING: North Korea was expected to finally deliver an overdue
account of its nuclear activities Thursday, the next step in years
of international talks to get the secretive country to abandon
atomic weapons.
China said it would hold a press
conference at 5 p.m. (0900 GMT) to release “important news”
related to the North Korean nuclear issue.
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Pyongyang may come
off Washington terror list soon
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WASHINGTON: The White House said
Wednesday that it could move to take North Korea off a terrorism
blacklist “quite soon” after—and if—the North delivers an
accounting of its nuclear programs.
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Zimbabwe’s
‘sham’ elections spark world outrage
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HARARE: Nelson Mandela and US
President George W. Bush led mounting world outrage over Zimbabwe,
where veteran leader Robert Mugabe is pressing on with what is seen
as a “sham” presidential run-off vote.
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Myanmar confirms
detaining democrat Suu Kyi’s supporters
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NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s police
chief Thursday confirmed that 14 supporters of democracy leader Aung
San Suu Kyi had been detained for nearly one month after protesting
against the extension of her house arrest.
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Obama gives clues
on running mate choice
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WASHINGTON: US Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday gave out some clues
about the qualities he would seek in his running mate for the
upcoming elections.
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Water causes one
in 10 diseases–World Health Organizations
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GENEVA: Unsafe water leads to one
in 10 diseases and 6 percent of deaths worldwide, according to
estimates in a report to be published by the World Health
Organization on Thursday.
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PHNOM PENH: The political parties
in Cambodia on Thursday started their election campaign that will
last for a month before the general election on July 27.
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