Indian pair, debutants make Booker Prize shortlist
UK: Authors from India, Britain, Australia and
Ireland, including two debut novelists, were among the six
shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize on Tuesday.
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Bangladesh ex-PMs urged to end feud
BANGLADESH: A top attorney who has worked for
both of Bangladesh’s former prime ministers has urged the rivals to
put aside their enmity.
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Rudd flags arms build-up
AUSTRALIA: Australia will rapidly beef up its naval strength and
extend a A$60 billion ($48 billion) arms build-up to counter the growing
military power of neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region, Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd said.
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