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    4.5-magnitude quake hits Pak’s Balochistan province

    A 4.5-magnitude earthquake Friday hit Balochistan’s provincial capital Quetta in Pakistan, forcing residents of the city to come out of their houses in panic. The focal point of the quake was some 70 kilometres from Quetta in Mustung, the Meteorological Department officials said. The temblor was felt in every part of Quetta, they said. In […]

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    Clinton warns Hezbollah it can’t stop UN tribunal

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday warned Hezbollah against resorting to violence, saying the militant group cannot stop a UN court investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese Prime Minister. Clinton’s remarks came in an interview with Lebanon’s An-Nahar newspaper, published Friday. It followed a threat by Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah who thursday said […]

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    Zardari, Wen discuss regional situation, other key issues

    Against the backdrop of US President Barack Obama’s endorsement of India’s bid for a permanent UNSC seat, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday discussed the situation in the region and issues of international importance. Zardari, who is in China to take part in the opening ceremony of the Asian […]

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    Myanmar’s military rulers likely to release Suu Kyi

    Myanmar’s junta is likely to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the next few days, officials in the military-ruled country said on Friday, in the wake of a controversial election. “The authorities will release her. It is certain,” said a government official. Lawyers for the 65-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner, who has […]

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    Iraq rivals seal power-sharing deal eight months after vote

    Iraq’s deeply divided political factions have sealed a power-sharing deal more than eight months after an inconclusive general election, paving the way for MPs to elect a speaker thursday. The deal, clinched late Wednesday night after three days of high-pressure talks between the rival factions, sees Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shiite, set to return […]

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    Major powers against solving nuclear issue: Ahmadinejad

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said major powers are against solving the controversy surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme, state television on Thursday reported on its website. “In the next few days, the dialogue will commence but our experience shows that they are not seeking to solve the issue,” Ahmadinejad said, referring to upcoming talks with six countries […]

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    G-20 Summit: No consensus yet on joint statement

    Major nations struggled Thursday to break a deadlock on how to fix the global economy as President Barack Obama warned the U.S. cannot continue to be a profligate consumer on borrowed money. Indian sources said notwithstanding the strong views held by the US and China on issues like currency valuation and trade deficits and surpluses, […]

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    Ahmadinejad insists West climb down from ‘ivory towers’

    Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that his country would not negotiate on its basic rights and urged the West to climb down from its “ivory towers” if it wants to hold nuclear talks.  “We have said several times that the Iranians will not negotiate with anyone over their basic rights,” the hardline leader said in […]

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    Loyalists sweep Jordan election after opposition boycott

    Jordanians voted in large numbers to elect a Parliament dominated by pro-government loyalists, with 13 women winning seats, after a boycott by opposition Islamists, official results showed on Wednesday. The Islamic Action Front (IAF) disputed the official turnout figure, insisting most voters had stayed away. In the new 120-member lower house, 78 MPs are newcomers, […]

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    Egyptian President promises ‘free parliamentary elections’

    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday sought to assure a sceptical civil society that the parliamentary elections to be held in the country this month would be free. Addressing a conference of his ruling National Democratic Party, Mubarak promised to hold a free election later this month, a day after rights groups raised concerns over […]

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