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    EU approves free trade pact with SKorea

    The European Union (EU) approved a free trade agreement with South Korea, clearing the way for the accord to be signed in the near future, diplomats have said in Brussels. Foreign ministers from the 27-member bloc agreed to allow the trade pact to take provisional effect on July 1st, 2011, as Italy dropped its veto […]

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    Intl community engaged in tough fight in Af: Gates

    Acknowledging that the US-led global community is engaged in “a tough fight” in Afghanistan, the Obama Administration Friday said that in the next four to six months things would start moving in the right direction. “We need to have confidence and be able to demonstrate, I would say in four to six months, that we […]

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    Blast in Lanka, more than 60 perish

    Sixty  civilians are feared dead when the  explosives meant for road construction accediently exploded in Sri Lanka’s east district. Two Chinese nationals are among those killed. Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Ubaya Medawala says three containers carrying dynamite that were being stored at a police station for safety reasons exploded accidentally Friday in the eastern Batticaloa […]

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    100 People Evacuated after Sydney Gas Leak

    About 100 people have been evacuated and two streets closed after a gas leak in inner Sydney on Friday morning. The rupture occurred at the corner of Abercrombie and Raglan streets in inner-city suburb of Darlington. Both streets have been closed to traffic. The gas leak has caused road closures and the evacuation of parts […]

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    Japan’s Cabinet Resigns, Paving Way for New Administration

    Japan’s Cabinet resigned early Friday to pave way for a new administration, local media reported. Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s office confirmed the resignations. Japan’s new Cabinet lineup is set to be unveiled in the afternoon, according to Kyodo News. The new Cabinet will have a new Foreign Minister, because the current Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada […]

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    S. Korea, DPRK Hold Talks on Family Reunion

    Officials from South Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) began talks on Friday morning on reuniting families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, a possible sign of thawing inter-Korean relations. A team of 14 South Korean officials, including two from Seoul’s Red Cross, crossed the heavily fortified border earlier in the day […]

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    IMF approves 451-million-dollar loan for flood-hit Pakistan

    The International Monetary Fund has announced it would give Pakistan a 451-million-dollar loan to help the country recover from devastating floods. “The board’s approval enables the immediate disbursement of the full amount of this emergency assistance,” the Washington-based body said in a statement. Monsoon floods, which began six weeks ago, have left 10 million people […]

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    Obama to launch ‘Change the Equation’ campaign for education

    Days after exhorting American students to toil harder at school as children from Bangalore and Beijing are raring to race ahead, President Barack Obama is set to launch a campaign aimed at dramatically improving education in science, technology, engineering and math. The ‘Change the Equation’ campaign is part of his ‘Educate to Innovate’ drive to […]

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    N Korea proposes military talks with S Korea

    North Korea has proposed holding military talks with South Korea to discuss disputes, the South’s defence ministry said Thursday, in another apparent peace overture from Pyongyang. The North suggested the working-level talks in a communication Wednesday through a military line at the border truce village of Panmunjom, a ministry spokesman told AFP. The military talks […]

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    US, Russia sign agreements to enhance defence ties

    Once bitter rivals during the Cold War era, the US and Russia today signed two agreements to enhance their military ties, as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said the two countries now face similar difficulties and challenges. Gates hosted his Russian counterpart Anatoliy Serdyukov at the Pentagon headquarters of the Defence Department in a high-profile […]

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