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January 10, 2009 Saturday
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Mumbai intel given to India

ISLAMABAD - PAKISTAN'S powerful intelligence agency has given India information about the Mumbai attacks, its prime minister said on Friday, as he urged the world to help the two countries keep tensions in check.

Mr Yousuf Raza Gilani's remarks came shortly before US vice-president-elect Joe Biden arrived here for talks with Pakistani leaders including Gilani, focusing on simmering tensions with India in the wake of the carnage in Mumbai.

 
Jailed over '07 bridge collapse

BEIJING - MORE than 20 government officials and contractors were sentenced Friday to jail terms of up to 19 years for graft and negligence over a 2007 bridge collapse that killed 64 people, state media said.

Praised for anti-terror moves

MUMBAI - A TOP US diplomat on Friday praised Pakistan for its crackdown on Islamists blamed for the Mumbai attacks, but called for its government to go further to rid the region of the scourge of extremism.

China honours scientists

BEIJING - CHINA honoured two top scientists on Friday with awards created to encourage Chinese innovation as Beijing struggles to gain international recognition for its research.

 
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