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INTERNATIONAL
Slew of charges against sacked Chief Justice
Musharraf sends complaint to judicial forum

INTERNATIONAL
Major LTTE bases captured
Civilians fleeing indiscriminate shelling by the military, say Tigers

Federal structure for Nepal
KATHMANDU: Nepal's interim Parliament on Friday passed a bill to amend the interim Constitution, paving the way for establishing a federal structure of governance in the country. The amendment, which came 54 days after the promulgation of the ...

N. Ireland rivals win mandate
LONDON: Northern Ireland's electorate on Friday gave a thumping mandate to Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party to form the next government, setting the stage for a historic arrangement in which for the first time the bitter rivals from ...

Tory MP sacked over racist remarks
LONDON: A senior Tory MP was on Friday sacked from the party's front benches for making allegedly racist remarks against ethnic minority soldiers. Patrick Mercer, who was his party's spokesman on homeland security, was given marching orders on ...

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Ban on political activities
DHAKA: The caretaker government has slapped a ban on even indoor politics, and warned against any violation with stern measures. The ban followed the arrest of many leading politicians of both the major parties, including Tareq Rahman, son of ...

Mystery of the protector
ROME: The Italian mafia Cosa Nostra's leader, who was seized last year after 43 years on the run, had a powerful and as yet unidentified protector whom he referred to as ``my Adored Jesus Christ''. Bernardo Provenzano, Capo di Tutti i Capi ...

India & World
Quattrocchi moves out of hotel
BUENOS AIRES: Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, grounded in Argentina on an Interpol red corner notice, has shifted from the Sheraton hotel here to an undisclosed place. Mr. Quattrocchi, who the Central Bureau of Investigation wants in ...

Nevada to open Assembly with Hindu prayer
NEW YORK: The Assembly of the U.S. State of Nevada will open with a Hindu prayer on March 19, reflecting the growing influence of Indian-Americans in the political arena. Director of Public Affairs of Hindu Temple of Northern Nevada Rajan Zed ...

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