| Castro
ready to take on political role
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Havana,
Jan 16:
Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro is in "impeccable"
health and "ready to take on his political role in Cuba,"
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva said after visiting
Castro.
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| One
suicide attack per week in Pak
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Washington,
Jan 16:
Pakistan averaged more than one suicide attack a week in 2007
as the country's military and intelligence establishment gradually
lost control of the terrorist networks it had nurtured since
1980s, according to analysts in India, US and Pakistan.
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| Blast
kills 23 as Lanka ceasefire ends
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Colombo,
Jan 16:
At least 23 people, including several children, were killed
and 67 injured Wednesday when a bomb ripped through a bus in
Buttala in South-eastern Sri Lanka.
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| Brown
on mission to upgrade UK-India ties
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London,
Jan 16:
Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will embark on a two-day visit
to India from Sunday with an avowed objective to upgrade Britain's
relations with the emerging Asian giant to bring them on par
with its ties with the US.
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