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NKorea, SKorea resume dialogue after 10-month breakSeoul, Korea - North and South Korea have resumed reconciliation talks after a 10-month hiatus, overshadowed by tension over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. |
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Deal in Ivorian disarmament talksYamoussoukro, Ivory Coast - The army and rebels in Ivory Coast have agreed to begin disarming at the end of June, and to set up a new republican army with fighters from both sides. |
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‘Breakthrough’ for Burundi peaceBujumbura, Burundi - A new interior minister has been appointed in Burundi - removing a major obstacle to the peace process. |
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Bill on WMDs introduced in HouseNew Delhi, India - India has taken the first step towards putting in place a comprehensive legislative system to make WMD (weapons of mass destruction) proliferation a criminal offence. |
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Egypt Parliament Confirms Change in Presidential RulesCairo, Egypt - The Parliament in Egypt has confirmed a constitutional amendment allowing more than one candidates to participate in the presidential elections. |
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Healing the woundsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Phan Van Khai is set to be the first Vietnamese leader to visit the US since the Vietnam war ended 30 years ago. |
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India offers debt moratorium to Sri LankaColombo, Sri Lanka - India today announced a three-year moratorium on repayment of debt by tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka and offered the island nation enhanced economic and trade cooperation, including in power and infrastructural sectors. |
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Big boost to Darfur peace forceDarfur, Sudan - The African Union has agreed to more than double the number of its peace monitors in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur. |
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Taiwan-China Pair Enter a New EraBeijing, China - Taiwan Nationalist Party (Chinese Guomindang Party) leader Lien Zhan has paid an eight day visit to China to ease the tension and develop economic relations between the two countries. |
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Last Syrian Troops Pull Out of LebanonSyria - The last Syrian troops officially left Lebanon Tuesday, ending a military occupation that lasted 29 years. |
world news headlines
- End child labour, Bangladesh court tells government
- Female candidates in upcoming Tanzanian polls to receive UN election training
- EPA to issue more rules in climate fight
- Southern Sudan to Purge Child Soldiers From Army
- First Australian Aboriginal MP elected for Liberals
- Ghana strengthens child labour monitoring
- India Rejects Mining Project to Protect Indigenous Tribal Land
- Disastrous heatwave in Russia coming to an end
- Obama throws support behind controversial Islamic center
- Fair trade goes mainstream
- First women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Penalties promised for illegal wood sales
- EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate Science
- India set to ratify international convention on child labour
- Obama confirms plan for US troop withdrawal from Iraq
- Greece To Invest 12 Billion Euro In “Green Growth” By 2015
- Iran ready for nuclear talks without conditions-report
- Senate Panel Backs More Electric Cars, Solar
- Obama signs historic finance reform bill
- U.S. financial overhaul bill clears Senate
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