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15 Bird Flu Deaths in Turkey
Turkey struggled to
cull its poultry population even
as the dreaded H5N1 strain of the
bird flu virus disease seen
heading westwards into Europe.<More>
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AMU Can’t Claim Minority Status
The Federal Human
Resources Minister Arjun Singh has
said that the Federal Cabinet will
proclaim an ordinance that the
Aligarh Muslim University will be
a minority institution.<More>
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Baloach Calls Musharraf a Liar
In an interview with
The Hindu, Nawab Akhbar Khan Bugti,
the Baloach tribal leader who is
under siege by Pakistan troops and
in rebellion against Pakistani
rule, called Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf a liar.<More>
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FM to Simplify FBT
Indian Finance
Minister P. Chidambaram has said
that the Government will simplify
the controversial Fringe Benefit
Tax (FBT) but not withdraw it.<More>
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Israel Allows Palestinians to Vote
Under intense
American pressure, Israel will
allow Palestinians to vote in East
Jerusalem under condition that
representatives of Hamas will not
participate.<More>
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LTTE Demands Withdrawal of Sri
Lankan Army
The Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has
demanded the withdrawal of Sri
Lankan army from the North and
East of the country.<More>
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Polluting Countries Set up Fund
Six of the world's
largest polluting countries will
create a multi-million dollar fund
to encourage mining and power
industries to develop and use
cleaner technologies to combat
climate change.<More>
