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Obama wants North Korea to drop rocket launch (Lead)


March 25th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Sunday pressed North Korea to drop its plan for a rocket launch, saying the move could scuttle a food aid deal ... Read more...

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Obama visits Korean demilitarised zone


March 25th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) Amid rising tensions over North Korea's planned rocket launch, US President Barack Obama Sunday undertook his first visit to the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that divides ... Read more...

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Cambodia and Thailand agree to remove troops from disputed border


September 16th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH (BNO NEWS) -- Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday agreed to remove their troops from a disputed area on their common border, officials said on Friday.The prime ministers of both countries ... Read more...

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At least 1,500 Cambodian troops leave disputed border with Thailand


September 1st, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH (BNO NEWS) -- Cambodia withdrew approximately 1,500 troops from the disputed border area with Thailand on Wednesday as the two neighboring countries' military tension have eased since July, one official ... Read more...

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‘North Korea may conduct 3rd nuke test in 2011′


December 24th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Dec 24 (ANI): North Korea might carry out a third atomic test next year and prospects for bilateral talks with the South are "slim", according to a research report of a ... Read more...

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Kayani reportedly demanded Zardari ‘corrupt’ loyalists be ousted from cabinet


October 2nd, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani reportedly demanded from President Asif Ali Zardari to depose all corrupt ministers from the cabinet, a British newspaper ... Read more...

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Some positive steps by Pakistan, but not enough: US


December 20th, 2008 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Pakistan has taken some "positive steps" after the Mumbai terror attacks for which India has blamed a Pakistan-based terrorist group but "they are not nearly enough", according to ... Read more...

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