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Vietnam to discuss Mekong River with Thailand
Hanoi - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is to meet Friday with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajiva and plans to discuss the exploitation and use as well as the protection of the Mekong River, state media reported. The talks in Hanoi are al...
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No end in sight in talks on resolving Honduran crisis - Summary
San Jose - Meetings aimed at ending the political crisis in Honduras began Thursday at the home of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, but hours later there was sign of any headway. Arias, who has taken on the role of mediator, hosted ousted Honduran ...
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More than 300 injured quake in south-west China
Beijing - An earthquake with a magnitude on the Richter scale of 6.0 struck overnight in south-western China, with an initial casualty toll of 336 injured included 56 people in serious condition, China Daily reported early Friday on its website. The ...
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US deports Bolivia's 'cocaine minister'
La Paz - A former interior minister of the dictatorship that ruled Bolivia from 1980-81 arrived in the South American country Thursday to serve a 30-year prison sentence in La Paz, after being deported from the United States. We acknowledge the work...
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US releases Iranian diplomats in Iraq - Summary
Tehran - The United States has released five Iranians it arrested in 2007 in Iraq, Iranian and US officials said Thursday. Iran's ambassador in Baghdad, Hassan Kazemi-Qmi, said the five were handed over to the Iraqi government and would later Thursda...
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Middle East (World) ]
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US lawyer named registrar for Lebanon's Hariri tribunal
New York - David Tolbert, a lawyer with extensive experience in international criminal law, was Thursday appointed a registrar for the special tribunal prosecuting the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. Tolbert will begin w...
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