B'desh parties differ on polls timing

Bangladesh's feuding political parties remained poles apart on Monday over the timing of a postponed general election.

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Sixteen Afghans killed after attack on US convoy

Sixteen Afghan civilians were killed after a "complex" Taliban ambush on a U.S. convoy involving a suicide car-bomb attack and militant gunfire, the U.S. military in Afghanistan said on Sunday.

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N.Korea fully ready to end nuke work

North Korea is fully prepared to shut down its nuclear facilities and allow inspections, a South Korean official said in New York, where envoys from Pyongyang and Washington are set to begin rare talks on improving ties.

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