India Pakistan clash over talks deepens Kashmir dispute
India and Pakistan trade denials over a proposed top level dialogue to ease tensions after nuclear tests. Pakistan rejects India's invitation for June talks in New Delhi, saying any meeting would be in Islamabad. Officials cite a two item agenda focused on confidence building and Kashmir.
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Cyclone toll reaches 835 in western India
Desperate survivors trek mud roads for food and water after a cyclone devastates villages. At least 835 killed, with unclaimed bodies burned in mass cremations due to inability to identify relatives. In Gujarat, 814 dead as rescue teams pull bodies from power lines and sludge while aid and water flow slowly. Prices for essentials surge and many salt factory workers flee villages seeking work.
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Iraq to replace about thirty ambassadors amid image drive
Baghdad plans to replace roughly 30 of its 35 foreign ambassadors to restore Iraq's image after sanctions since the 1990 invasion. A senior official said the reshuffle targets major posts including Yemen, Algeria, India, Tunisia, Pakistan, Jordan, and the Arab League mission in Cairo.
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Rebels Kill Four Soldiers in Nicaragua Clash
In Kilambe Jinotega the Nicaraguan army blamed rebels for a Friday clash that killed four soldiers. One rebel was arrested. The fighting involved members of the Rebel Army Forbes, tied to two month offensives in the area, and linked to former members of the Andres Castro United Front which demobilized last year.
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