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Israeli premier keen on two-state solution
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: During an intense first meeting as heads of state,
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
laid bare differing approaches on Iran and the US goal of a
Palestinian state.
In blunt comments after more than three hours of
talks Monday, Netanyahu offered discussions “immediately” with
the Palestinians but stopped short of endorsing Obama’s call for a
two-state solution.
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Aid groups demand entry to devastated Sri Lanka
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COLOMBO: International aid agencies and the United Nations Tuesday,
pushed Sri Lanka to allow desperately needed help to be rushed to
displaced civilians now that the fighting against Tamil rebels is
over.
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Washington, Moscow begin nuclear arms talks
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MOSCOW: The United States and Russia began the first round of talks
aimed at replacing a landmark Cold War-era nuclear disarmament
treaty that expires in December.
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US training ‘terrorists’ in Iraq, Iran says
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TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused
Washington on Tuesday of training “terrorists” in the Kurdish
region of neighboring Iraq.
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Pakistan steps up offensive to destroy Taliban
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan said troops are locked in fierce street
battles with Taliban fighters in the northwest, where a rights group
accused both sides of inflicting high civilian casualties.
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BANGKOK: Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban assured on
Tuesday no changes to the main ruling Democrat party’s ministerial
line-up, amid spreading reports of a possible cabinet reshuffle.
-- Xinhua
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