India-Bangladesh train to resume in April
Passenger trains are expected to start rolling
again between Bangladesh and India around the end of April, resuming
a passengers service suspended four decades ago, a senior
communication ministry official said on Monday.
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Iraq pilgrims Death toll rises to 43
The death toll from a suicide attack against
Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Sunday rose to 43, a doctor told
AFP on Monday. At least 67 people were also wounded in the attack in
the town of Iskandiriyah, said the doctor, who works at the nearby
Hilla hospital.
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S. Korea starts new era under businessman President
Former businessman Lee Myung-Bak took office as
South Korea's President Monday, promising economic revival for his
nation and a better life for impoverished North Korea if it scraps
its nuclear drive.
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