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Israel not to release Palestinian prisoners before kidnapped soldier's return: PM
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:28:06 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday that Israel would not agree to release Palestinian prisoners before the return of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.
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Gubernatorial election campaign in full swing
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:28:08 As the November 7 election in California draws near, political parties are going all out to rally support for their respective candidates.
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U.S. ready to take in 60,000 Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:37:04 The United States has expressed its readiness to take in upto 60,000 Bhutanese refugees stranded in eastern Nepal for last 16 years, local media reported on Thursday.
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Talks between Nepali gov't and guerrillas end without concrete results
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:37:05 Nepal's ruling Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the guerrillas have failed to reach any concrete agreement on key political and arms management issues in a meeting, local media reported on Thursday.
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UN Security Council discusses DPRK's planned nuclear test amid international concerns
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:37:05 The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday discussed the planned nuclear test announced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), while the international community continued to show great concerns over the announcement.
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Philippines emphasizes disaster risk management after devastation by typhoon
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:37:06 The Philippines has emphasized the need to build effective disaster risk management capabilities after typhoon Xangsane killed about 200 people, plunged Metro Manila in the dark for one week and destroyed billions of pesos of properties.
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UNICEF officer says education recovery work in Pakistani quake areas faces challenges
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:37:08 The education recovery work in Pakistan's quake-hit areas has made much progress, but it is still faced with various challenges from restricted movement due to road ruggedness and destabilization of mountain slopes, to strengthening capacity of qualified teachers, a UN official has said.
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UN envoy calls for peaceful transition in war-torn Cote d'Ivoire
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:38:04 Pierre Schori, UN chief Kofi Annan's special representative in Cote d'Ivoire, on Wednesday called for a peaceful transition the war-torn African nation, whose peace process has remained locked in a stalemate since the beginning of summer.
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Militants killed, firing ends in India-controlled Kashmir city
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:38:04 Two suicide attackers were killed by the security forces early Thursday, ending a 22-hour gun battle in downtown Srinagar, summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir, Indo-Asian News Service reported.
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Indonesia to modernize armed forces: President
четверг, 05 октября 2006 09:47:03 Indonesia will improve the capability of the armed forces (TNI) and modernize its equipment, in an effort to boost professionalism, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Thursday.
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