Nepal talks stuck on head of state, national animal
NEPAL'S Maoists and the ruling political alliance
will resume talks to iron out differences over several issues
including whether the king should remain interim head of state until
elections to a constituent assembly.
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India 'unshakable' against nukes, PM tells Japan
INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked Japan
for its moral authority to let his country into the club of civilian
nuclear powers, boasting of "unshakable" commitment against
proliferation.
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Newly rich Asians to treble greenhouse gas emissions in 25
years: study
Fast-rising family incomes and brisk demand for
cars will treble Asia's greenhouse gas emissions over the next 25
years, according to a study backed by the Asian Development Bank and
released Thursday.
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