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| Nepal siege leaves parties helpless |
| Mainstream political parties in Nepal seem to be clueless on how to meet the Maoist challenge. The result is a political vacuum which is being exploited by the Maoists on the one hand and the monarch and his army on the other.
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| Clashes blow to Najaf peace |
| Fighters loyal to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr clashed with US troops in Najaf today after talks with religious authorities to end a siege at the citys holiest shrine ran in
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Cherie Blair at the Schinias Rowing and Canoeing Centre outside Athens. (AFP) |
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