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SL govt backs power-sharing formula with LTTE
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government came out in full support of sharing of power
under a federal system with Tamil rebels and the issue would be discussed in the next round of peace talks in January in Thailand, a senior government official said on December 9.
Pakistan indefinitely postpones SAARC summit
Islamabad: Pakistan on December 9 announced indefinite postponement of the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad next month, charging India with sabotaging the event and adopting devious methods to derail the SAARC process.
Nepal rejects lifting ban on Maoists students' wing
Kathmandu: The Nepalese government has rejected the demand to lift ban on the students' wing of Nepal's Maoists even as the organisation went ahead with its indefinite anti-government strike to protest the arrests of some of its members.
Bangla mourns bomb blast victims, Oppn leaders held
Dhaka: Mourning was observed across Bangladesh on December 9 to condemn the string of bomb blasts in four movie theatres near here which killed 18 people and wounded 200, even as police nabbed 26 Opposition members on suspicion of trying to destabilise the state.
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