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Castro cedes powers after 49 years’ rule |
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HAVANA—Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not
return to lead the communist country, retiring as president 49 years
after he seized power in a revolution and became a central figure of .... |
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8 lbs uranium
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PATNA (India) — Police in eastern India have seized 8 lbs (around 4 kg) of
low-quality uranium after they arrested a a gang of smugglers near
Nepal’s border. The seizure was made in Supaul ... |
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President rebuffs calls to go as PPP, PML-N
circle
By Our Special Correspondent
ISLAMABAD—President Pervez Musharraf would
not quit even though his allies conceded
defeat in crucial parliamentary elections.
“They are way off in their demands,”
presidential spokesman Major General Rashid
Qureshi told AFP when asked about the calls
made by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif
and a leading opposition lawyer. “This is
not the election for president. President
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US ready to work with new Govt
By Our Diplomatic Correspondent
ISLAMABAD—The U.S. Senators have appreciated
the fulfillment of President Musharraf’s
commitment to hold elections in a free and
transparent manner and added that the
President now has a great opportunity to
strengthen the democratic process and take
the country forward. The US Senators while
talking to President Pervez Musharraf in a
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Zardari outlines terms for coalition Govt
By
Saad Saud
ISLAMABAD—The party of assassinated former
prime minister Benazir Bhutto will try to
form a coalition government without the pro-Musharraf
Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Bhutto’s
widower Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday.
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won the
most seats in the National Assembly in a
national election on Monday, while President
Pervez Musharraf’s friends in the ..... |
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
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WORLD
GALLERY
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 Co-founder
of Little Lily Lara Alameddine holds Rocco dressed
in the Leo tux, inspired by one worn by actor
Leonardo DiCaprio to the Oscars, in Los Angeles,
California. Pet fashion label Little Lily has
designed a range of dog clothes inspired by the
actual gowns worn by A-listers on the Oscar red
carpet.
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model displays a creation by Lebanese designer
Nicolas Jebran during his new Spring and Summer 2008
collection at a private fashion show in Beirut.
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 Model
and author Katie Price poses for photo-graphers in
Waterstones bookstore with her new autobiography
‘Pushed To The Limit’ in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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