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Death toll in Haiti truck accident climbs to 26
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 04:05
HAITI: who died in a truck accident outside the Caribbean nation's capital climbed to 26, the government said Sunday.
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Iran holds firm on nuclear rights as talks loom
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:54
DUBAI: When talks between Iran and world powers collapsed last year, Tehran quickly blamed the West for trying to trample its "nuclear rights." The Iranian line appears little changed — signaling that critical negotiations could begin this week where the impasse left off.
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Hope fading fast for Pakistan avalanche victims
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:54
ISLAMABAD: Rescue workers Monday frantically searched for the 139 soldiers and civilians still trapped under snow after a massive avalanche struck an army camp in the country's northern Siachen glacier two days ago.
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Better India- Pakistan ties vital: China
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:54
BEIJING: Improved ties between Islamabad and New Delhi are indispensable for regional stability, which is "vital for prosperity and China's modernisation drive", Beijing has said while welcoming Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India.
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Yemen: 44 dead in clashes with al-Qaeda fighters
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 03:54
SANAA: An al-Qaeda attack Monday on a Yemeni army post in the south set off clashes that left 44 people dead and prompted local civilians to take up arms alongside the military to beat back the militants, said army officials and residents.

The dawn attack demonstrates how al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen has exploited the political and security turmoil following the country's yearlong uprising, managing to take control of large swaths of land in the south and staging increasingly bold attacks on the military.
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