B'desh secures PM office on opposition siege threat
THOUSANDS of riot police sealed off roads leading
to the office of Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on
Wednesday
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Police detain 250 teachers in Nepal over curfew
SECURITY forces Wednesday detained at least 250
protesting teachers for defying curfew orders in a popular tourist
town in western Nepal
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Record high oil prices may hurt global economy
Simmering tensions over Iran, the world's
fourth-biggest crude producer, sent oil prices to historic peaks
Tuesday above 72.0 dollars per barrel in London and close to 71.0
dollars in New York
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