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Nepali Maoists raid jail, free prisoners
8 killed in town attack
Hundreds of Maoist rebels raided a town in eastern Nepal, bombing government buildings and freeing dozens of prisoners from a local jail, officials said yesterday.
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120 militants killed in 3-day Pak battle
Pakistani forces using helicopter gunships yesterday tackled sporadic resistance by militants after three days of clashes in a remote tribal town left nearly 120 rebels dead, the military said.
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Iraqi parliament finally to meet on Mar 12
13 people killed in attacks
President Jalal Talabani yesterday announced Iraq's first permanent post-Saddam Hussein parliament would convene on March 12, ending three months of waiting after general elections.
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India seeks uranium from Australia
Hot on the heels of signing a landmark civilian nuclear deal with the United States, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday sought uranium from Australia ahead of talks with the visiting Aussie
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US-India nuke deal may hurt N Korea talks
A US deal offering India help with its civilian nuclear programme could further stymie arms talks with North Korea and push China to step up its own atomic dealmaking in the region, experts say.
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Marxists call for taking tougher line on Tigers
A key ally of Sri Lanka's government urged it yesterday to take a tougher stance against Tamil rebels and to beef up training for the country's security forces to deter the Tigers from going back to war.
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'Dharma Army' keeps up vigil against Thai PM
Monks of the "Dharma Army" chanted prayers on Monday to greet what leaders of a campaign against Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra say is the start of round-the-clock protests to force him to quit.
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