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Sri Lanka
declares victory over Tamil Tigers
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s military declared a final victory Monday in
its decades-old conflict with the Tamil Tigers, after routing the
remnants of the rebel army and killing its leader Velupillai
Prabhakaran.
“All military operations have
come to a stop,” army chief L. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said in a
statement after troops overran the last sliver of Tiger territory.
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WHO to raise
pandemic alert as flu cases soar in Japan
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KOBE, Japan: The number of swine
flu cases soared in Japan Monday and a New York teacher died of the
virus, increasing the prospects of world health chiefs declaring an
official pandemic at their annual meeting.
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Iran’s Ayatolla
orders voters to shun pro-West candidates
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TEHRAN: Supreme leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian people on Monday not to elect a
candidate in the June presidential election who could adopt a
pro-West stance.
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Pakistan govt
advances into Taliban’s main stronghold
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistani
jets and helicopters bombarded militant targets in Swat, where
troops entered strategic towns in a pincer thrust toward the Taliban-held
capital of the northwest valley.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President
Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet for
the first time on Monday since they both came to power.
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