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A flurry of visits in run-up to Obama's India trip

Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) A flurry of visits, reflecting the growing level of Indo-US bilateral engagement since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's November visit, is on the cards in the run-up to President Barack Obama's key visit to India.

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Ignatieff sketches out ‘doable’ Senate reform ideas

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff laid out some broad Senate reform ideas Sunday, including term limits and a curb on the prime minister’s ability to stack the Upper House with his own picks.

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Ignatieff sketches out ‘doable’ Senate reform ideas

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff laid out some broad Senate reform ideas Sunday, including term limits and a curb on the prime minister’s ability to stack the Upper House with his own picks.

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Jordan arrests militants linked to Israeli attack

An internal Israeli Foreign Ministry document accuses Turkey's prime minister of fueling anti-Semitism with his criticism of Israel, an official said Tuesday, threatening to spark a new diplomatic row…

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No clash between Pak executive and judiciary

Rejecting the reports of a clash between the executive and the judiciary, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he would never take such action which would threaten the stability of state institutions.

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Runciman on same page as Harper over Senate

Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have found his point man for Senate reform. Bob Runciman could be the ideal candidate for the job, despite being one of Harper’s newest unelected senators.

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Thousands rally to urge Russia’s Putin to resign

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Up to 10,000 people rallied in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over living costs and unemployment, a rare show of anger with the popular figure.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in World |

Gilani urges US to remove Paks name from full body screening list

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has once again urged the United States to remove his countrys name from the list of nations whose citizens are to be subjected to stringent screening for flights bound for the US.

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No rift between PPP, PML-N over Presidents constitutional amnesty : Gilani

Islamabad, Jan.30 (ANI) : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected reports about differences between the Pakistan People Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) over the issue of constitutional amnesty to President Asif Ali…

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Nawaz Sharif rules out prospects of mid-term polls in Pak

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has ruled out the prospect of mid-term polls in the country.

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