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Rice goes for concessions,
rekindle Mideast peace talks
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BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wound up a brief
Middle East trip after apparently yielding towards a ceasefire so as
to resume peace talks that were suspended by the Palestinians after
an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip that cost many lives.
Rice, who arrived late Wednesday
in Brussels for a NATO meeting, secured a promise from Israel and
the Palestinians to resume talks despite discord over Israel’s
continuing military strikes in Gaza that have killed 125
Palestinians.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Democratic battle could boost McCain
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WASHINGTON: For US Democrats, it was a nightmare
image: a grinning John McCain strolling through the White House,
just as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dug in for a long political
war of attrition.
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Malaysians to snub elections after 50-year coalition reign
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KUALA LUMPUR: Millions of Malaysians are expected to
not bother voting in Saturday’s elections, in a wave of apathy
that observers credit to boredom and a feeling of alienation from
the ruling coalition.
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Disney art goes to Japan
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TOKYO: US entertainment giant Walt Disney said
Thursday it would produce cartoons in Japan in tie-ups with the
country’s famed animation industry in a rare bid to adapt to
regional tastes.
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WORLD
INBRIEF
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YANGON: UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived Thursday in
Myanmar to try to press the ruling junta to include detained
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in promised multi-party
elections.
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