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| Malaysia Backtracks on Indian Worker Ban Salon - Jan 8th, 2008 | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian Cabinet minister denied Tuesday that the country had frozen the recruitment of workers from India, a surprising turnaround that came after other officials read out a government order on the ban Source: www.salon.com Bush Seeks Rigorous Effort to Sustain Sudanese Peace Agreement FOX News - Last October, southern Cabinet ministers walked out of the unity government over a number of disputes,including the oil fields, raising fears the peace accord could collapse. The ministers rejoined the government in late December having settled most Source: www.foxnews.com U.K. Cabinet Backs New Generation of Nuclear Plants (Update2) Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. Cabinet gave the go-ahead for a new generation of nuclear plants, setting the stage for a clash with environmentalists, who say the option is unsafe. ``There was a very good discussion with many interventions,'' Emily Source: www.bloomberg.com Pak cabinet panel approves gas purchase agreement with Iran Times of India - ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government on Tuesday approved a gas purchase agreement to be signed with Iran for a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline project which also involves India. The gas sale and cabinet vanity purchase agreement, initiated during talks held with Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com Reuters World News Highlights 1900 GMT Jan 8 Forbes - NAIROBI - Opposition supporters rioted in the western city of Kisumu on Tuesday after Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named several members of a new cabinet, dashing hopes of an end to post-election bloodshed. Witnesses said protesters built burning Source: www.forbes.com Benazir Bhutto's Son Meets the Media Salon - Its day-to-day operations have been taken on by Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, a former Cabinet minister accused of corruption during her time as prime minister, earning him the moniker "Mr. 10 percent." Zardari accuses Pakistani President Pervez Source: www.salon.com |