Kashmir votes as separatists urge election boycott
INDIA: State elections in India’s part of Kashmir
opened Monday amid boycott calls by Muslim separatists who say the
local polls will only entrench New Delhi’s hold on the troubled
region.
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Japan enters recession, markets sceptical about G20
JAPAN: Japan became the latest major economy to
sink into recession as markets gave a lukewarm response to an action
plan from international leaders to tackle the global financial
crisis.
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Obama resigns Senate seat, adds White House staff
US: US President-elect Barack Obama resigned his
seat in the Senate on Sunday to focus on his transition to the White
House, appointing new staff and thanking his home state of Illinois
for launching his political career.
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