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Lack of collective will on climate change: India PM

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday that "a lack of collective will" was hampering efforts to forge a common global front against the threat
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Top regional Islamic militants killed: Manila

The Philippines said it killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted Islamic militants yesterday including a Malaysian bomb maker with a USD 5-million US government bounty ...
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Heavy snow buffets Japan, death toll tops

Heavy snow that has blanketed northern Japan for weeks, triggering avalanches and disrupting transport networks, has left at least 56 people dead, officials said yesterday.In ...
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Hundreds rescued as PNG ferry sinks

More than 200 people were plucked from waters off Papua New Guinea yesterday after a ferry sank but many others remained missing, with rescuers scouring ...
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Pakistan court to indict PM for contempt

Pakistan's top court yesterday summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear February 13 to be indicted with contempt over his refusal to pursue corruption ...
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East Timor confident about post-UN security

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said yesterday that his young nation was capable of handling its own security after UN troops depart at the end ...
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Malaysia scanners to stem money smuggling

Malaysia is installing scanners to detect bank notes at airports and border crossings to curb illegal money outflows believed to be in the ...
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Indonesia jails 10 Islamists for mosque bombing

An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced 10 Islamist extremists to jail terms of between five and eight years over a suicide bomb attack on a police ...
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Endangered turtle baby boom in Philippines 


Globally endangered green turtles are enjoying a baby boom on remote Philippine islands as a three-decade protection programme starts to pay off, environment group Conservation ...
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Boat accident off Malaysia: eight dead

Eight men have drowned and five others are missing after a boat loaded with 25 people believed to be from Afghanistan and Iraq overturned off ...
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