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Pope appeals for Palestinian homeland
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank: Pope Benedict XVI called on Wednesday for a
Palestinian homeland and urged youths to resist temptation for
“terrorism” in his first trip to the occupied West Bank.
“The Holy See supports the right of your
people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your
forefathers, secure and at peace with its neighbors, within
internationally recognized borders,” he said at the welcoming
ceremony in Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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Pakistan jets bomb Taliban, Zardari calls for global help
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan fighter jets and attack helicopters
pounded Taliban hideouts in the northwest on Wednesday as President
Asif Ali Zardari appealed for global help to avert a humanitarian
catastrophe.
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Miss California
keeps crown despite racy photos
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NEW YORK CITY: Miss California, embroiled in a national row over gay
marriage during last months’ Miss USA pageant, was told Tuesday
she can keep her state crown despite the release of semi-naked
photos.
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All-out-war rages in Sri Lanka amid calls for truce
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers on Wednesday launched a wave of
suicide attacks against advancing government troops, the military
said, as heavy fighting raged despite renewed international calls
for a truce.
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Thailand postpones Asean meet
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BANGKOK: Thailand decided on Wednesday to postpone the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit from earlier planned
mid-June to late October, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya told
reporters.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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UNITED NATIONS: The United States Tuesday was elected, along with
China, Cuba and Saudi Arabia, to the UN Human Rights Council, a body
shunned by the previous US administration for harboring notorious
rights violators.
-- AFP
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