Indonesian President defends fuel price hike
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on
Monday defended his unpopular fuel price hike as necessary to avoid
an economic meltdown similar to the 1997 financial crisis.
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Nepal's Govt bans protests around outgoing King's palace to
prevent violence
Nepalese authorities on Monday banned protests
around King Gyanendra's palace and private residence to prevent
violence, days ahead of the formal abolition of the centuries-old
monarchy in this Himalayan nation.
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Gunmen kill four Shiite Muslims, one officer in NW Pakistan
Gunmen fired on a vehicle carrying Shiite
Muslims in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing four before fleeing
in what appeared to be a sectarian attack, police said.
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