| US
freezes assets of top Lashkar leaders
|
Washington,
May 28:
The US has clamped down on Pakistan-based Laskar-e-Toiba (LeT)
that has targeted India, including the 2001 attack on Parliament
building, by freezing the assets of its top four leaders and
barring its nationals from dealing with the militant outfit.
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| Sun
to set on 240-year-old Nepal monarchy
|
Kathmandu,
May 28:
Nepal will formally abolish its once-revered monarchy on Wednesday,
creating a new republic in the Himalayas and meeting a key demand
of rebels who fought a bitter insurgency seeking to rid the
country of its royalty.
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| French
skydiver's balloon takes off without him
|
North
Battleford, May 28:
A French skydiver's hope to set a new free-fall record might
have come to an end today when his ride to the sky left without
him.
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| Global
aid to continue despite Suu Kyi's detention
|
Yangon,
May 28:
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began a sixth year under
detention Wednesday as foreign donors said aid would continue
to flow into the military-ruled nation to save cyclone victims.
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| India
needs evidence-based policies to fight poverty
|
Dubai,
May 28:
Good grassroot research was needed to formulate 'evidence-based
policies' to help in reduction of poverty, according to top
experts who gathered here for an international workshop on research
and policy.
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