Deposed king vows to stay in Nepal
Nepal's former king said Wednesday he is not
going to leave his country even though the monarchy has been
abolished. Ex-King Gyanendra, 60, made remarks to reporters before
departing the Narayanhiti royal palace in Kathmandu.
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Obama VP team discusses 20 possible picks
Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential search
team on Tuesday shared with a Democratic senator the names of about
20 people under consideration to be the presumptive Democratic
nominee's running mate.
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Japan vows future emissions cut
Japan will aim to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by 60-80% by 2050. Announcing the target, Prime Minister
Yasuo Fukuda said Japan could match the EU in cuts over the next 10
years, but did not set targets on this timescale.
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