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Palestinians take control of Jericho
Israeli forces pulled back from Jericho yesterday, strengthening the hand of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as he seeks to commit militants to a formal ceasefire so that he can talk peace with Israel.

India, US push Nepal to restore democracy
Kathmandu justifies emergency to UN
India and the United States called jointly yesterday for a return to multi-party democracy in Nepal, saying the seizure of power in the Himalayan outpost by King Gyanendra was a "setback" for the region.

Blasts mar first Iraqi parliament session
Iraq's first freely elected parliament in half a century began its opening session yesterday after a series of explosions targeted the gathering.

Indo-Pak troops work together for mending bad Kashmir road
Villagers watched in amazement as Pakistani and Indian officers shared jokes, tea and snacks while they worked to open a road over a heavily-fortified border in divided Kashmir.

'Major quake may hit tsunami zone soon'
Seismologists say there is a heightened risk that a major earthquake may soon strike the western coast of Sumatra as a result of the monster quake that generated the December 26 tsunami.

N Korea lashes out at Rice, rules out talks
North Korea lashed out at US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday for calling the communist country an "outpost of tyranny" and ruled out new nuclear crisis talks as she headed to the region.

Alcohol powered plane launched
A Brazilian firm on Tuesday delivered the world's first ethanol-burning production aircraft to a crop-spraying company and it sees a booming market for alcohol powered planes.

Bush asks Hizbollah to lay down arms for legitimacy
President Bush held out the prospect of legitimacy for the Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah on Tuesday by saying it can prove it is not a terrorist organisation by laying down its arms.