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- Israel to consider Egypt-backed Gaza truce proposal
Israel said on Sunday it would consider an Egyptian-brokered Gaza Strip ceasefire proposal signed by 12 Palestinian factions but remained non-committal about its prospects for success. 'We have to examine the proposal from the Egyptians, who are an
- Sudan cuts ties with Chad
accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel assault on the capital and raising the possibility of new border clashes that could worsen Darfur's humanitarian crisis. A curfew was lifted in Sudan's capital but residents hunkered inside and security remained
- Pawar reminds Congress of support
NEW DELHI: Ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday told the Congress that the outfit had backed it through "thick and thin" even as his party called for strengthening of the ruling UPA."The NCP has remained steadfast in
- The death toll of Myanmar's cyclone disaster rose to 28,458 from 23,335, according to a brief news report of the state TV Sunday evening.
YANGON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Altogether 33,416 people remained missing, down from 37,019, the report said. Caption Cyclone Nargis survivors sit at a refugee center in Myang Mya, in Irrawaddy Division, May 11, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Photo Gallery>>>
- Sudan cuts ties with Chad after rebel attack on Khartoum
accusing it of supporting fighters who assaulted the capital the night before, and warned that a top Darfur rebel leader was hiding somewhere in the city. A curfew was lifted in Khartoum but remained in effect in the capital's twin city of Omdurman,
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Maine became the United States twenty-third state on March 15, 1820. The capital is Augusta. Maine is a reference to the "main land", as opposed to the offshore islands of that region. The Pine Tree State is ranked 39th in size and has a total land area of 30,865 square miles.
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AP - Heavy fighting broke out Sunday between supporters of Lebanon's Western-backed government and opposition followers in the central mountains overlooking the capital, security officials said.
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