Fuel shortage hits Kathmandu as crisis worsens in south Nepal

Gas stations in the Nepalese capital started rationing fuel on Monday, as violent protests in the south continued to prevent supply trucks from reaching the more populated north.

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Indonesian rescuers battle to reach flood victims

Indonesian rescuers, police and troops in inflatable boats on Monday helped evacuate Jakarta residents stranded in severe floods that have killed 20, as the number left homeless approached 350,000.

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Iran to open nuke sites to diplomats, challenges West to do the same

Western diplomats will have the opportunity to tour Iran's key nuclear facilities, the chief of its nuclear program said, challenging Western countries to provide similar access, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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