| Taiwan
votes for new parliament
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Taipei,
Jan 13:
Voters in Taiwan went to the polls on Saturday to choose a new
parliament, with analysts predicting a win for the opposition
nationalists over the party of independence-leaning President
Chen Shui-bian.
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| Bush
to meet top Iraq aides in Kuwait
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Kuwait
City, Jan 12:
US President George W. Bush was to meet on Saturday in Kuwait
with his top political and military commanders in Iraq, a day
after conceding that US troops “could easily” stay
in Iraq for a decade.
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| Musharraf
rejects UN inquiry on Bhutto
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Islamabad,
Jan 12:
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ruled out a U.N. inquiry
into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto,
as demanded by her party, saying that Pakistan should not be
compared to Lebanon.
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| US
not welcome to fight against Al Qaeda
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Islamabad,
Jan 13:
President Pervez Musharraf said US troops are not welcome to
join the fight against Al Qaeda on Pakistani soil, despite the
growing threat from Islamic extremists.
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