India-Nepal quake death toll rises to 63

Rescue teams battled mudslides and torrential rains Monday to reach victims of a strong earthquake that rocked a remote Himalayan region, killing 63 people in India, Nepal and Tibet.

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Myanmar adopts more conciliatory stance towards its opponents:

‘Arab-style uprising not the answer to Myanmar’s problems’

Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said that an Arab-style uprising is not the answer to Myanmar’s problems, and welcomed tentative signs of political change under the new nominally civilian government. Suu Kyi who spent years as a prisoner in her own home with no telephone or Internet access,also said she is now free but too busy to use Facebook and Twitter.

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One in every three Yemenis goes hungry every day

One in every three Yemenis goes hungry every day because of months of political stalemate that has pushed the economy to the verge of collapse and the government towards total paralysis, Oxfam said on Monday.

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Obama to call for $3 trillion in deficit savings

To fix America’s fiscal future:

President Barack Obama will Monday call for new deficit cuts of $3.0 trillion but warn Republicans he will veto any bill that trims healthcare for the elderly without hiking taxes on the rich. In a speech in the White House Rose Garden, Obama will ignite a new clash with political foes who have declared tax increases off the table and accuse him of waging class warfare in the run up to the 2012 election.

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