| US
seeks to exploit Iraqi oil: Laden |
Dubai,
Dec 31:
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Washington of plotting
to take control of Iraq's oil and urged Iraqis to reject efforts
to rebuild a US-backed national unity government there.
|
| Prabhakaran
may be dead |
Colombo,
Dec 31:
Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has hinted
that Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran might have been
killed in the air raid on his bunker November 26.
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| Bhutan
sheds 100-year-old monarchy with parliamentary elections
|
Sarpang
(Bhutan), Dec 31:
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan Monday made a historic leap
towards democracy with voting for the first ever parliamentary
elections beginning and the nation transforming its 100-year-old
monarchy to democracy.
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| Go
ahead with elections: Brown to Musharraf
|
London,
Dec 31:
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked Pakistan President
Pervez Musharraf to go-ahead with planned elections saying the
legacy of Benazir Bhutto's death should be the country's commitment
to democracy.
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