UN to Nepal: Hurry up on elections
The United Nations mission in Nepal on Monday
told the Himalayan nation's government to get a move on and organise
scheduled elections crucial to the impoverished country's future.
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Palestinian PM appeals to west:
'Respect unity deal and restore aid'
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh
appealed on Monday to the United States and other Middle East
mediators to restore economic aid to the Palestinian Authority in
response to a Hamas-Fatah unity deal.
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Bombs ravage Baghdad markets killing 88
Bombs laid waste to crowded markets in central
Baghdad killing 88 people as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of
a Shi'ite shrine bombing that pushed the country to the brink of
civil war.
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