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China, Russia sign $7bn deals ahead of Putin visit
BEIJING: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin travels to China Tuesday for talks likely to focus on a gas deal mired in discord, a day after the two countries signed trade deals worth more than $7 billion. Putin will be accompanied by a 160-member delegation for his two-day visit — his first abroad since he declared…
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Seven killed as Syrians rally behind new opposition front
DAMASCUS: Seven Syrians were shot dead on Friday as thousands of people rallied against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and in support of a newly formed opposition front, activists said. The fresh surge of violence came as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Assad will have to give up power if he fails to implement…
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Afghan leader assails Pakistan for Taliban support
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan president says Taliban insurgents ”can’t move a finger” without Pakistani support. Hamid Karzai spoke in an interview with the BBC that aired on Friday, the 10th anniversary of the US invasion. However, Karzai insists he doesn’t mean to reprimand Pakistan but is simply saying what both nations already know in the…
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Haqqanis commander killed in Afghan
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) identified the militant as Dilawar, a lieutenant of Haji Mali Khan, said to be the senior leader in Afghanistan and whose capture the military announced last week. Dilawar, who like many Afghans goes by one name, “was a principal subordinate to Haji Mali Khan… Dilawar was killed exactly one…
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Anna warns of another fast if Jan Lokpal Bill is not introduced in Parliament’s next session
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare warned the Centre again on Tuesday that if the Jan Lokpal Bill was not introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament, he would go on another round of fast. On the third day of Team Anna’s week-long referendum on the Jan Lokpal Bill, Hazare trained his guns on the ruling Congress…