| India
says UN budget for 2008-09 "technically inadequate"
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United
Nations, Oct 27:
In a sharp criticism of the $ 4.2 billion UN budget presented
by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for 2008-09, India has slammed
its emphasis only on peace, security and human rights rather
than ...
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| California
residents find their dream houses in ashes
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San
Diego, Oct 27:
Jerry Pitchner stands at a roadblock just kilometres from his
home in Rancho San Pasqual, hoping to see if his home is still
standing.
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| Vatican
to beatify 498 'martyrs' of Spanish Civil War
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Vatican
City, Oct 27:
The Roman Catholic Church plans a lavish ceremony Sunday to
beatify 498 "martyrs" of the Spanish Civil War, just
three days before the Spanish parliament was expected to pass
a landmark law acknowledging the victims of the war and its
aftermath.
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| Nepal
Maoists beat up villagers
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Kathmandu,
Oct 27:
Activists of Maoists' student wing allegedly beat up locals,
including children, in the western Kalikot district of Nepal
for idol worshipping in defiance of their warnings.
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