| Maoist
agree to address Madhesi demands in supplementary bill
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Kathmandu,
July 3:
The CPN (Maoist) today agreed to address the demands raised
by the Madhes-based parties in the draft of the supplementary
Constitution amendment bill.
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| Colombian
troops rescue hostages
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Bogota,
July 3:
Colombian troops tricked rebels into freeing politician Ingrid
Betancourt and three Americans in a bold but bloodless jungle
rescue that dealt a severe blow to Latin America's oldest left-wing
insurgency.
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| 'Osama
on deathbed'
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Washington,
July 3:
Two officials of the US intelligence agency CIA have claimed
that al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was on his deathbed as he
is suffering from a terminal kidney disease, and may live only
for a few months.
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| Zimbabwe
opposition rejects unity government call
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Harare,
July 3:
Zimbabwe's opposition leader rejected calls to form a national
unity government, saying it would not solve the country's crisis
after Robert Mugabe's widely condemned one-man election.
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| UN
office in Pak receives threats
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Islamabad,
July 3:
A United Nations office in the Pakistani capital received a
threatening phone call, prompting the organisation to ask its
staffers to stay at home due to the security threat.
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