India elects first woman President
Pratibha Patil became the first female president
of India on Saturday, an election result described as an historic
step forward for women in the world’s most populous democracy.
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Al Qaeda safe haven in Pakistan ‘troubling’ - Bush
President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was
troubled by a U.S. intelligence report that al Qaeda has become
entrenched in a safe haven in Pakistan’s tribal region near
Afghanistan.
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Japanese ruling bloc to lose majority
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition
appears likely to lose control of parliament’s upper house in next
week’s elections, dragged down by a series of scandals and
ministerial misfires, three media polls said Sunday.
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