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Canoe.ca Won't rest till Musharraf is ousted: Nawaz NDTV.com - 2 hours ago Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that his party will not rest until President Pervez Musharraf is ousted and more than 60 judges he sacked are reinstated. Pakistan protest Islamabad-bound BBC News Pakistani lawyers gather for anti-Musharraf march AFP Khaleej Times - Aljazeera.net - Reuters - Press Trust of India all 1,150 news articles » CBS News Nepal govt takes control of Narayanhiti palace Sify - 3 hours ago Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Thursday took control of the sprawling Narayanhiti palace situated in the heart of Kathmandu along with valuables including a diamond- studded crown, a day after ousted King Gyanendra vacated the royal property and ... Ex-king had no choice but to vacate palace: Nepalese parties Zee News Nepal Maoists tell ousted king to stay out of politics Antara Aljazeera.net - The Associated Press - Reuters - Sydney Morning Herald all 828 news articles » Malaysia Star China, Taiwan agree to open offices in each other`s territory Zee News - 2 hours ago Beijing, June 12: China and Taiwan on Thursday agreed to set up representative offices in each other's territory as the two sides began their first formal talks in a decade focusing on building trade ties and leaving aside sensitive issues bedeviling ... China and Taiwan agree top-level visit in talks breakthrough Times Online China and Taiwan in historic flights breakthrough: TV National Post International Herald Tribune - Reuters - New York Times - guardian.co.uk all 847 news articles » Earthtimes (press release) World donors rally to Afghanistan's call CNN - 2 hours ago PARIS, France (AP) -- World donors sought to bolster Afghanistan's fragile leadership Thursday with pledges of more than $17 billion in aid as the need to help secure and feed the country overshadowed concerns about pervasive corruption. Int'l donors pledge over $15 bln in aid to Afghanistan Xinhua World donors offer billions in aid for Afghanistan AFP Reuters India - New York Times - Canada.com - Aljazeera.net all 673 news articles » PRESS TV Dalai Lama says Tibet talks with China may restart The Associated Press - 3 hours ago SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The Dalai Lama said Thursday that talks with China's government on resolving unrest in Tibet might resume next month, and he urged his supporters not to cause trouble when the Olympic torch is in the Himalayan territory. Chinese govt suspends Tibet talks ABC Online Dalai distances himself from Sharon's comment Daily News & Analysis Xinhua - AFP - Sydney Morning Herald - Forbes all 733 news articles » Bush to press Berlusconi on Iran and Afghanistan Reuters India - 3 hours ago By Matt Spetalnick and Stephen Brown ROME (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush will ask Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday to take a tougher stand on Iran's nuclear programme and respond to US calls for NATO troops to play a bigger ... Bush slams anti-US 'propaganda' BBC News Bush meets 'old friend' Berlusconi in Italy CNN The Associated Press - AFP - Times Online - International Herald Tribune all 697 news articles » KCBY.com 11 Secret al-Qa'eda documents should never have been read on train Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent A senior civil servant who left al-Qaeda files on a train committed a "clear breach" of security rules just by taking the top secret files out of the Cabinet Office, the Government has admitted. Secret files lost after 'clear breach' of rules Independent UK inquiry into 'mislaid' al-Qaeda file Irish Times Times Online - Reuters India - AFP - Monsters and Critics.com all 1,331 news articles » Boston Globe S.Lankan shares fall to new 4-month low on war fears Reuters India - 6 hours ago By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, June 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell 0.6 percent on Thursday in a fifth straight day of losses to end at a new 4-month low as the country's civil war plagues markets having to factor in increasing violence. Sri Lanka fighting kills 15 The Associated Press Lankan military launches operation to capture Prabhakaran Hindu Hindustan Times - AFP - Press Trust of India - Bloomberg all 207 news articles » Times Colonist Canada's sorry day puts money where its mouth is The Australian - 4 hours ago OTTAWA: Canada addressed one of the darkest chapters in its history yesterday with a formal apology for forcing 150000 aboriginal children into grim boarding schools, where many say they were sexually and physically abused. Canada apologises to its stolen generations Sydney Morning Herald PM apologizes for Canada's shame Shanghai Daily Vancouver Sun - Toronto Star - CBC.ca - Calgary Herald all 1,144 news articles » Obama Camp Courts Clinton Fund-Raisers New York Times - 6 hours ago By MICHAEL LUO With Senator Barack Obama’s campaign manager scheduled to meet Thursday with top fund-raisers for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in New York, there is resistance from at least some in her once-vaunted network to supporting Mr. How Will Clinton Pay Off Her Debt? CBS News Analysis: Obama feels way in handling advisers The Associated Press AllAfrica.com - Sydney Morning Herald - ClickZ News - Economic Times all 1,554 news articles » Alalam News Network US: Border raid was 'self defence' Aljazeera.net - 10 hours ago The US was acting in "self defence" when it launched an air raid that Pakistan says killed 11 of its troops, the Pentagon has said. US defends airstrike in Pakistan Economic Times Footage of deadly US airstrike BBC News Calgary Herald - International Herald Tribune - AFP - Xinhua all 198 news articles » China Post Portuguese truckers end strike as Spanish police clear roads AFP - 2 hours ago MADRID (AFP) - Spanish police cracked down on striking truckers, clearing blocked highways and arresting dozens, and Portuguese hauliers returned to work Thursday as chaos and shortages caused by the fuel protests began to ease. Spain urges striking truckers to get back to work USA Today Hauliers' strike paralyzes car factories, farms in Spain (2nd Lead) Monsters and Critics.com Radio Netherlands - The South African Star - Sydney Morning Herald - Belfast Telegraph all 939 news articles » TVNZ Tehran denounces Bush's war threat against Iran Xinhua - 3 hours ago TEHRAN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Thursday that the one-sided and stubborn approach of the US president on Iran's legal rights would not make any change in Iran's peaceful nuclear activities. Iran slams Bush's 'irresponsible' threats over nuclear program RIA Novosti Merkel Backs Bush on Iran Sanctions New York Times The Australian - Wall Street Journal - The Associated Press all 1,308 news articles » Mirror.co.uk UN says it needs more money for Myanmar relief The Associated Press - 3 hours ago YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The United Nations said Thursday it has received less than half the money it needs for cyclone relief in Myanmar, with some nations delaying their donations because of concerns about restrictions imposed by the military ... Nargis disrupts Myanmar's planting season Radio Netherlands Myanmar Junta Begins Evicting Cyclone Victims From Shelters New York Times Hindu - AFP - Reuters - The Associated Press all 2,131 news articles » Javno.hr UN to transfer powers in Kosovo BBC News - 2 hours ago UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has set out plans to start ceding UN functions in Kosovo to the EU, despite stiff opposition from Russia. UN and NATO rush to iron out Kosovo security snags National Post Ambitious EU plan for Kosovo angers Russians guardian.co.uk Reuters - International Herald Tribune - Oxford Analytica (subscription) - Reuters UK all 88 news articles » MSN India Freed Bangladesh ex-leader leaves for US The Associated Press - 8 hours ago DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A former Bangladeshi prime minister left for the US on Thursday for medical treatment a day after she was released from jail pending a corruption trial, a party leader said. India welcomes release of ex-Bangla PM Sheikh Hasina Press Trust of India Bangladesh ex-PM trip points to political shift Washington Post AFP - Sify - BBC News - Reuters India all 313 news articles » Gulf Times Japanese Prime Minister may miss Kevin Rudd's beef Melbourne Herald Sun - 3 hours ago KEVIN Rudd says he is prepared to make some concessions to the Japanese on possible "non-lethal" forms of scientific research, and says Australia's chief sphere of concern about Japanese whaling is restricted to the Southern Ocean. Japan let off the hook The Age Rudd heads for Indonesia as Japan trip ends ABC Online Sydney Morning Herald - The Australian - Xinhua - AFP all 894 news articles » Telegraph.co.uk US seeks mutual beef export fix with S. Korean min Reuters - 3 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - US Trade Representative Susan Schwab and South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon will seek a "mutually agreeable path forward" in a meeting this week as sharp political turmoil in South Korea threatens a deal with ... SKorea minister to visit US over beef dispute The Associated Press South Korea Seeks a Revised Beef Deal New York Times AFP - Asia Times Online - Xinhua - CNN International all 2,590 news articles » Aljazeera.net (UPDATE 4) ABS-CBN crew member freed -- negotiator Inquirer.net - 2 hours ago JOLO, Philippines--One of three TV journalists abducted by suspected Moro extremists was freed in the southern Philippines late Thursday, and an official said a P2-million “board and lodging fee” was paid. Ransom for Ces Drilon's group raised to P20M Sun.Star (UPDATE) Captors release ABS-CBN cameraman Valderama ABS CBN News Xinhua - Philippine Star - Philippine Information Agency - International Herald Tribune all 312 news articles » Kuwait Times Obama: Wrong For Wisconsin's Economy FOXBusiness - 9 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 11, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----As Obama Travels To Wisconsin, How Will He Explain To Voters His Tax Hikes On Middle-Income Taxpayers And Small Businesses, And Protectionist Trade Policies? Obama promotes middle-class tax cut Boston Globe Obama vs. McCain: Taxing and Spending BusinessWeek Globe and Mail - Reuters - AFP - Hindu all 2,021 news articles »