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US wants dialogue
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SEOUL: The new US envoy on North Korea said Saturday
Washington wants dialogue with Pyongyang, amid concerns about the
communist state’s possible plans to test-fire a missile and a lack
of progress on denuclearization.
Stephen Bosworth, on his first
tour in Asia since being appointed US envoy for North Korea last
month, also warned the regime against launching a long-range
missile, calling such a plan “ill-advised.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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US launches space
telescope to look for Earth-like planets
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United
States on Friday launched a space telescope whose three-year mission
is to find Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Zimbabwe PM hurt,
wife killed in car crash
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HARARE: Zimbabwe Prime Minister
Morgan Tsvangirai’s party wants an independent probe of the car
crash that killed his wife and injured him, a lawmaker said
Saturday, after a report faulted a US contractor.
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Obama to reverse
Bush limits on stem-cell research
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President
Barack Obama will wipe out another contentious aspect of his
predecessor George W. Bush’s legacy by removing curbs on federal
funding for embryonic stem-cell research Monday .
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Palestinian
premier resigns from his post
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RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has resigned from his post to pave the
way for the formation of a national unity government, his office
said on Saturday.
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WORLD INBRIEF
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NEW YORK CITY: Disgraced Wall Street financier
Bernard Madoff will apparently waive his right to a trial in a deal
worked out with prosecutors, according to a paper filed in court
Friday, which could pave the way for a guilty plea.
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