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Dozens killed in India bomb blasts
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May 14 (Aljazeera) At least 80 people have died in a series of bomb blasts which ripped through the crowded streets of India's western city of Jaipur. Police say seven bombs, many strapped to bicycles, exploded within minutes of each other inside Jaipur's old walled city on Tuesday evening.
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Eight people killed after two trains collide in Bangladesh
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May 14 (Xinhua) DHAKA- Eight people were killed and about 30injured after two trains collided early morning on Wednesday in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria district, 80 km northeast of capital Dhaka, the police said.
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Pakistan re-enters Commonwealth
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May 13 (Pakistan Daily) After being out for seven months following the imposition of November 3 declaration of emergency,Pakistan has regained admission in the 53-member Commonwealth organisation having met all the obligations in accordance with the club’s fundamental values and principles. The decision to reinstate the South Asian country was taken at the 29th meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group held at Marlborough House here on Monday.
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Sharif Quits Pakistan Coalition Over Musharraf Ouster
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May 12 (Bloomberg) Nawaz Sharif's party quit Pakistan's six-week-old coalition government after failing to agree with its partner, the Pakistan Peoples Party, on whether to oust President Pervez Musharraf. Sharif said nine ministers from his Pakistan Muslim League will resign tomorrow after PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari reneged on a pledge to restore judges that Musharraf had sacked.
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Bangladesh election 'in December'
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May 12 (BBC) Bangladesh will hold delayed general elections in the third week of December, its caretaker leader says. Fakhruddin Ahmed, who heads the military-backed interim government, made the announcement in a televised speech to the nation.
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Nepal Tibetan exiles vow to continue daily protests
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May 12 (AFP) KATHMANDU— Tibetan exiles in Nepal who protest daily at the Chinese embassy said Monday their demonstrations will continue, despite the government signalling it is fast running out of patience. Dozens and sometimes hundreds of exiled Tibetans have protested every day, including Sunday when 550 women were detained, since a crackdown in March by authorities in Tibet after unrest there.
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Pakistan condemns Jaipur terror bombings
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May 14 (HT) Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the terror bombings in Jaipur, in which around 60 people were killed and over a 100 injured, and expressed sympathy with the bereaved families. In separate messages to their Indian counterparts, President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani condemned the blasts and sympathised with the Indian people.
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Nepal's Communists Order King to Leave Palace, Threaten Force
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May 14 (Bloomberg) Nepal's communist former rebels threatened to forcibly evict King Gyanendra if he refuses to leave the palace after lawmakers vote to abolish the 240-year- old monarchy later this month. The king should leave the royal residence by May 27, a day before the newly elected Constitutional Assembly declares the Himalayan kingdom a republic, the Communist Part of Nepal (Maoist) said.
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India urges Myanmar to accept international aid
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May 12 (PTI) New Delhi- Acting on Washington's request, India on Monday impressed upon cyclone-hit Myanmar to accept international relief, to which Yangon expressed readiness. Three days after Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice called him up to persuade Yangon to accept US aid, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee spoke to his Myanmarese counterpart U Nyan Win urging him to receive international relief.
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Four dead, 50 missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh
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May 12 (TOI) DHAKA- Four people were confirmed dead and around 50 were unaccounted for in northeastern Bangladesh on Monday after a ferry sank in stormy weather, an official said.
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Nepal assembly to abolish monarchy
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May 12 (AP) KATMANDU— Nepal's prime minister has set May 28 as the first day for a special assembly that plans to abolish the centuries-old monarchy in this Himalayan country. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala issued a statement Monday saying the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly elected last month will be held May 28.
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Pakistan set to be re-admitted to C’wealth today
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May 12 (DT) ISLAMABAD- The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) is scheduled in its meeting in London today (Monday) to restore Pakistan’s membership with full rights to the Commonwealth, the Foreign Office said on Sunday.
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