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	<language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA[India charges Italian marines with murder of fishermen]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1448.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-19</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Indian police have charged two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen.The marines are accused of shooting the two fishermen dead in February after allegedly mistaking them for pirates.Italy has recalled its ambassador for]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan 'likely to attend' Nato talks on Afghanistan]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1446.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-16</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is set to be at this weekend's Nato summit on Afghanistan.&nbsp;The Pakistani embassy in Washington told the BBC he was "likely to attend" the meeting in Chicago.&nbsp;Nato said Pakistan had an important role to]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian army says it killed 5 militants in Kashmir]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1441.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-12</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Srinagar, India (CNN)&nbsp;-- The Indian army said it gunned down five militants and foiled an infiltration bid near the border line that divides Kashmir between the nation and Pakistan.Troops thwarted the bid Thursday after they saw six militants]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Tortured Afghan teen on attackers: 'The same should be done to them']]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1440.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-10</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Editor's note:&nbsp;CNN does not usually reveal the identities of women and girls who allege they have been raped, but this young woman wanted to be seen and tell her story.(CNN)&nbsp;-- Last year, people around the world were outraged when they]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[China expels al-Jazeera English reporter]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1437.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-08</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Al-Jazeera says it has been forced to close its English-language bureau in Beijing after its reporter was expelled.China's decision not to renew the press credentials and visa of Melissa Chan is the first such action against a foreign reporter for]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia to reopen Egypt embassy after protests]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1433.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-06</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia has announced it will reopen its embassy in Cairo after it was shut last week following protests.The Saudi ambassador was recalled after protesters gathered to demand the release of an Egyptian human rights lawyer being held in the]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Syrian army guilty of 'war crimes' - Human Rights Watch]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1432.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-03</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[An international human rights group has accused the Syrian military of committing war crimes just before a ceasefire came into effect on 12 April.Human Rights Watch says fighting around Idlib province, in the north, may meet the definition of an]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Dhow fire: Efforts on to remove oil spill]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1431.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-02</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span>The Dubai Municipality on Tuesday said it has launched efforts to avoid an oil spill and pollution in Dubai Creek after a cargo boat caught fire for the second time in three months.</span>The ill-fated boat, which was once ablaze in February,]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Israeli PM calls for U.S. to lead any Iran strike]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1429.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-05-01</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[(CNN)&nbsp;-- If international efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program fail, any military action against Tehran should be led not by Israel, but by the United States, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said this week."The last resort is a]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Official: Gunmen attack Afghan governor's compound]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1428.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-29</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[(CNN)&nbsp;-- Two gunmen attacked a governor's compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two police officers, the interior ministry said.The attackers entered the compound in Kandahar with pistols hidden in their boots, according to]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Official: Gunmen attack Afghan governor's compound]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1427.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-29</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[(CNN)&nbsp;-- Two gunmen attacked a governor's compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two police officers, the interior ministry said.The attackers entered the compound in Kandahar with pistols hidden in their boots, according to]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition: Syrian regime intensifies attacks in cities visited by monitors]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1424.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-26</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[(CNN)&nbsp;-- A small group of observers resumed the United Nations' mission to monitor a truce in Syria that was tenuous from the start and showed signs Wednesday of unraveling as opposition activists again reported widespread violence.In what]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong 'to limit' mainland China maternity services]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1423.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-25</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong hospitals will limit maternity services to women arriving from mainland China to give birth from next year, under new proposals from its incoming chief executive.While the proposal would only apply to public hospitals, private hospitals]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Tower burnt down due to cigarette butt’]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1422.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-24</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span>The massive fire that gutted Al Baker Tower 4 in the Taawun area of Sharjah earlier this year was caused by a cigarette butt, as was the case with the Kuwait Tower fire a year ago, officials have said.</span>The report from the Sharjah Police]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[India, Pakistan take trade route to warmer ties]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1419.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-23</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span>India and Pakistan are hoping that increased trade can help ease tensions between the South Asian neighbors after political efforts to end hostilities stalled.</span>The two countries are promising to throw open their economies to each other]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Bahrain 'confident' Grand Prix will not be disrupted]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1417.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-22</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The authorities in Bahrain say they are confident the Formula 1 Grand Prix will not be disrupted by protests.The heavily-guarded race track has been surrounded with layers of security to keep opposition activists away.On Saturday, protests]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese fisherman jailed for South Korea stabbing]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1415.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-19</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[A Chinese fisherman has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for stabbing a South Korean coast guard to death in December 2011.Cheng Dawei was also fined 20 million won ($17,540, &pound;10,950) by a court in Incheon, South Korea.The 43-year-old]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Syria troops bombard Homs and other rebel areas]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1413.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-18</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Syrian security forces are carrying out deadly attacks on opposition-held areas in the north and south and continuing to bombard Homs, activists say.Some opposition groups report that more than 50 people have been killed over the course of the]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Kabul attack could spark US-Pakistan tension]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1412.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-17</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span class="dateline">ISLAMABAD &ndash; &nbsp;</span>A brazen, 18-hour attack allegedly carried out by Pakistan-based militants on targets in the Afghan capital, including the U.S. Embassy, could spark fresh tension between Washington and Islamabad]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[First UN Syria monitors arrive in Damascus]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1410.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-16</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The first UN monitors have arrived in Syria, as part of a peace deal aimed at ending over a year of violence.UN peacekeeping spokesman Kieran Dwyer said the six observers had landed in the capital, Damascus, and would begin work on Monday.The group]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashton: Iran nuclear talks 'constructive and useful']]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1409.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-16</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)&nbsp;-- After months of tension and frustration, key world powers and Iran sounded more optimistic Saturday after "constructive and useful" talks about Tehran's intentions for its nuclear program.
&nbsp;
"We have agreed that]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul 'constructive']]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1408.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-15</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The first discussions between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme have ended on a positive note, Western officials have said.
&nbsp;
But some diplomats said there was still a long way to go, and specific actions were needed]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan shifts stance towards US]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1406.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-14</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Pakistani parliament has issued new guidelines that may allow Islamabad to repair ties with the US.
&nbsp;
The guidelines, supported by Pakistan's prime minister, demanded an end to US drone strikes on Pakistani soil.
&nbsp;
Correspondents]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[New titles for North Korea leader]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1404.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-12</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un has been given two posts previously occupied by his late father.
&nbsp;
State media said the younger Kim had been named chairman of the party's Central Military Commission and a standing member of the]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Syria will respect UN ceasefire plan - Annan]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-National-News-1403.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-04-11</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, says he has received assurances from Damascus that it will respect his ceasefire plan.
&nbsp;
Speaking during a visit to Iran, Mr Annan said there could be "improved conditions on the ground" by]]></description>
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