Israeli Dy PM quits over sex scandal
Israeli Deputy premier Yitzhak mordechai, charged on three counts of sexual assault, has handed in his resignation.



Musharraf wants Kashmir issue resolved through dialogue
Marking the second anniversary of Pakistan's nuclear tests, Chief Executive Gen Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said his country wants resolution of the Kashmir problem through dialogue but Islamabad's offer for talks should not be taken as a "sign of weakness".



Speight says he's planning to rule Fiji by decree for next year
The leader of Fiji's attempted coup George Speight dismissed as insufficient the President's wholesale sacking of the elected government and declared he planned to rule by decree for up to a year.



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