Nepal polls likely in October

Elections in Nepal for a special assembly that would draft a new constitution will likely be held in October, a senior government minister said Monday, putting the poll months behind schedule.

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India test fires supersonic cruise missile

India successfully tested a surface-to-surface version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile developed jointly with Russia, official sources said. "Sunday's test was just routine. A user trial," a defence official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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Gun lobby stronger after US massacre

The powerful US gun lobby, far from being weakened by last week's tragic college campus shooting, actually has emerged stronger, gun advocates said, stepping up calls Sunday for a better-armed US citizenry to prevent future attacks.

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