US walks tightrope in Egyptian crisis
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s call on
Sunday for a transition to democracy in Egypt compounded the
pressure on President Hosni Mubarak to loosen — if not eventually
relinquish — his grip on power.
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Two Koreas hold talks
S KOREA: The two Koreas Tuesday began their
first talks since South Korean border island spat in November which
sent tensions soaring, Seoul’s Defence Ministry said.
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Suicide blast kills Afghan
AFGHANISTAN: One person, thought to be an Afghan
interpreter for the US military, was killed and five others were
injured Monday in a suicide blast in southern Afghanistan’s biggest
city, officials said.
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