TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo -
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Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii will step down from his post due to poor

Singh said if the tribal areas' problems were not given
the attention they deserve, then it could raise to naxalism as
has been seen in some parts of the country.

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) Listing terrorism, naxalism,
regionalism and communalism as four sources of strain in the
country's law enforcement, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South
Korean newspapers on Jan. 6.

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- The number of people "actually" out of work and not
counted in official jobless figures in South Korea surged last year from a year

From Kuzaimah Idris

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- For one month beginning Tuesday, the
immigration department will educate employers nationwide that it is an offence

ORSHA (Vitebsk Region, Belarus), January 6 (Itar-Tass) - Information
that the deluxe train 30 Yantar was mined has not been confirmed, a source

VLADIKAVKAZ, January 6 (Itar-Tass) - The journalists of Russian
television channels have been able to get out of avalanche captivity on

MOSCOW, January 6 (Itar-Tass) - Orthodox Christians all over Russia
mark Christmas Eve on Wednesday. Christians conclude a four-week fast