Bangladesh rules out shortcut to election
Bangladesh's army-backed interim government and
Election Commission have both ruled out a short-cut to parliamentary
polls, despite expressions of impatience from leading politicians.
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Thousands of Iraqis stream to anti-US protest
Fiery Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's call for
a big anti-U.S. protest on Monday was answered by thousands of
Iraqis who flocked to the southern holy city of Najaf.
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Negotiations begin to quell Pakistan sectarian violence
Authorities have launched negotiations with
tribal elders to quell the vicious sectarian violence in northwest
Pakistan which has left 40 people dead, officials said Sunday.
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