East Timor hands over security to Australia
EAST Timor on Friday handed over security to
Australian troops in the capital to restore order in the streets and
stop a bloodbath between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
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Indian PM sees "ray of hope" after Kashmir talks
INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ended talks
in Kashmir promising to set up new groups to look at the region's
problems but making no significant headway in easing the dispute.
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Nepal's PM, rebel envoy meet to start peace talks
NEPAL'S prime minister and a top rebel envoy
agreed to an informal meeting between the sides Friday to launch
peace talks aimed at ending the Himalayan nation's decade-long
conflict, a government official said.
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