UN to set up mission to monitor Nepal's peace deal
The Security Council unanimously agreed to set up
a small UN political mission in Nepal to monitor a recent peace
accord between the government and Maoist ex-rebels and help prepare
the election of a constituent assembly.
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Embattled Bush pleads for patience with Iraq
US President George W. Bush pleaded with wary
Americans Tuesday to give his unpopular Iraq strategy a chance,
warning a US defeat could unleash an "epic battle" that would engulf
the entire Middle East.
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India, Russia to adapt ties to changing world
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in
India looking to reforge ties with a former Cold War ally to reflect
changing global realities, officials and analysts said.
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