| Iraq
pressing for Rice talks with Iran
|
Egypt,
May 4:
Baghdad is pressing for talks between U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and her Iranian counterpart on Friday when
an international conference seeks ways to end the Iraq conflict,
diplomats said.
|
| Sonia
in Time's list of 100 influential people
|
New
York, May 4:
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, steel icon Lakshmi Mittal along
with Osama bin Laden and Pope Benedict XVI are among a packed
and varied field chosen by Time Magazine for this year's list
of the world's 100 most influential people.
|
| Saudi,
Russia fail to offer debt relief
|
Sharm
El-Sheik, May 4:
Saudi Arabia said it is still negotiating with Iraq over writing
off billions of dollars owed it by the war-torn country, and
major creditors Kuwait and Russia failed to offer immediate
debt relief - a key goal of an ambitious blueprint launched
to stabilize Iraq.
|
| Asia
has few plans yet to deal with rising seas
|
Singapore,
May 4:
Asia's population is most at risk from rising sea levels and
more powerful storms, but few countries in the region have made
detailed plans to deal with the hazards their coastlines and
ports would face.
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