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Sri Lankan defence chief 'resigns' | Print |  E-mail
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Fonseka says he wants the government to utilise the war dividends for economic revival
Fonseka says he wants the government to utilise the war dividends for economic revival
Sri Lanka's most senior general, Sarath Fonseka, the architect of the army's victory over Tamil Tigers, has quit, according to a military source.

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Clashes as Nepal's Maoists protest | Print |  E-mail
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Tens of thousands of Maoists surrounded government buildings in Kathmandu [AFP]
Tens of thousands of Maoists surrounded government buildings in Kathmandu [AFP]
Riot police in Nepal have used tear gas and batons to break up a protest by tens of thousands of Maoists.

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Spanish subway 'terror' trial opens | Print |  E-mail
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The defendants have all pleaded their innocence [EPA]
The defendants have all pleaded their innocence [EPA]
Eleven Muslim men of South Asian origin have gone on trial in Spain over an alleged plot to stage suicide attacks on the Barcelona subway system.

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Obama leads Veterans Day tributes | Print |  E-mail
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Obama laid a wreath at Arlington cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns during the ceremony [EPA]
Obama laid a wreath at Arlington cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns during the ceremony [EPA]
Barack Obama, the US president, has paid tribute to the US military at a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day.

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N Korean warning over naval clash | Print |  E-mail
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South Korea has put more troops on alert after the incident in the disputed maritime border [Reuters]
South Korea has put more troops on alert after the incident in the disputed maritime border [Reuters]
North Korea has warned South Korea that it will face "costly consequences" over a naval clash along the two countries' disputed sea border earlier this week.

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