Pope urges end to bloodshed in Mideast
Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a visit to Cyprus on
Sunday with his eyes on the troubled Middle East, calling for an end
to bloodshed and highlighting the plight of the region’s Christians.
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‘Reformed Taliban in Afghan Govt not wrong’
The US diplomat in charge of Afghanistan and
Pakistan affairs said Washington accepted that a final political
solution in Afghanistan could involve reformed Taliban in the
government if certain “red lines” were respected. Richard Holbrooke
said the peace jirga in Kabul, in which the Afghan president was
given a mandate to negotiate with the insurgents, was an important
step in efforts to “reach out” to the Taliban and said the United
States supported that effort.
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Rudd could lose looming election
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could lose
elections later this year after a dramatic fall in support, two new
opinion polls found on Monday, putting pressure on the government to
reach a deal on its new mining tax.
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