| Nepal
king prays for divine intervention |
Kathmandu,
May 12:
With just 17 days left for the abolition of his two-century-old
ancestral throne, Nepal's distressed King Gyanendra Monday sought
divine intervention once again, offering animal sacrifices to
a Hindu goddess of power.
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| Cyclone
relief: UK condemns Myanmar junta |
London,
May 12:
Britain, which has pledged five million pounds as initial relief
for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, has condemned the
military rulers for their slow response to international aid.
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| Indian
student in US jail to walk free |
Missouri,
May 12:
A student from Andhra Pradesh, languishing in the Phelps County
jail in United States for over 14 months after he walked into
the University of Missouri-Rolla on February 27 last year, waiving
a bag and shouting that...
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| Rajapaksa
says election win a mandate for war against LTTE
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Batticaloa,
May 12:
Sri Lanka's president on Sunday hailed his party's election
victory in the country's tense Eastern Province as a mandate
to push ahead with his war against Tamil Tiger rebels in the
north.
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| Brown
to meet Dalai Lama |
London,
May 12:
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not receive the Dalai
Lama at 10 Downing Street, a move seen by many as an effort
to appease China, which has accused the exiled Tibetan spiritual
leader of masterminding...
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