Nigeria said on Saturday that West African nations would impose sanctions on Togo, despite a pledge of elections from the new president, who was also under pressure at home as thousands took to the streets

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Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said he opposes any use of force to disarm Palestinian militant groups, in an interview with the German weekly Der Spiegel to appear in Monday's edition. "We don't want conflict with

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A senior Chinese Communist Party official flies to North Korea on Saturday, joining a flurry of jet-setting diplomats seeking to salvage talks aimed at ending the nuclear crisis surrounding the isolated state. Communist North Korea,

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Separatist rebel leaders from Indonesia's Aceh province have agreed to discuss Jakarta's offer of limited autonomy at further peace talks next week, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Saturday. The two sides are due to

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Egyptian doctors said they removed a second head from a 10-month-old girl suffering from one of the rarest birth defects in an operation on Saturday. Abla el-Alfy, a consultant in paediatric intensive care, told Reuters

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The United States and Japan declared Saturday that Taiwan was a common security issue amid concerns over China's military build up and threat to invade the island if it declares independence. The two allies for

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Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned on Saturday that popular agitation against Syria's grip on Lebanon after the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri could plunge the country back into civil war. Opposition leaders are

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Unknown terrorists on Saturday tried to blow up an 18-inch gas pipeline, but miraculously the attempt failed. The terrorists had installed an explosive device near the pipeline, supplying gas to Punjab province, near Saifal Branch

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The National Productivity Organisation (NPO) Ministry of Industries, Production & Special Initiatives will be organising a fund raising training programme on the 'Importance of Quality & Productivity for SMEs' in collaboration with the NED University

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Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi on Saturday formally launched the finalisation of the feasibility report for construction of Nai Guj Dam at Guj Inspection Bungalow, 40km from here near Tirbhat Bund

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