| Obama
wins South Carolina |
Washington,
Jan 27:
The African-American democratic candidate Barack Obama, aspiring
to be the party's nominee for the Presidential showdown, stood
his ground by decisively defeating Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
in the racially...
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| Padma
Bhushan for a Chinese Sanskrit expert |
Beijing,
Jan 27:
For the first time, a Padma Bhushan has crossed the Himalayas
to reach out to a scholar who introduced the Ramayana and other
aspects of Indian tradition to China.
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| Pak
spurns broader US combat presence |
New
York, Jan 27:
Pakistan has rejected a bid by the top two US intelligence officials
to win more access for the CIA in tribal areas where Al-Qaeda,
the Taliban and other militants are active, The New York Times
reported on Saturday.
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| Indonesia's
ex-dictator Suharto dies |
Jakarta,
Jan 27:
Indonesia's former president Suharto, who ruled with an iron
fist for 32 years, died on Sunday, a senior police official
told reporters at the hospital where he was being treated.
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