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Polls campaign begins in war-torn Syria
AFP, Damascus
Campaigning began yesterday for Syria's June 3 presidential election expected to return Bashar al-Assad to power. The election is being staged despite a raging civil war, with dozens of people dying across the country every day.
Voting will only be held in territory under government control. Assad faces two competitors, both largely unknown, in the race.
Pak PM visits Iran
AFP, Tehran
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with the Iranian president yesterday at the start of visit during which talks are likely to include border security and a stalled gas pipeline deal. During his two-day visit Sharif, who is accompanied by senior advisors, is expected to meet supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rohani, media reported.
India, Myanmar sign intel-sharing pact Our Correspondent, New Delhi
India and Myanmar have signed a pact on May 08 under which they will share "real-time intelligence" to fight Indian insurgent groups operating out of the border region and conduct coordinated patrols on their respective sides of the international land and maritime boundaries. This is the first time an agreement towards cooperation on border areas has taken place between India and Myanmar.
Militants kidnap, kill 20 Iraqi soldiers
AFP, Mosul
Militants attacked a military base in north Iraq, kidnapped 20 soldiers and later shot them dead, officers and a morgue employee said yesterday. The soldiers were abducted by a large group of militants in several vehicles from a small base in the Ain al-Jahash south of Mosul, and their bodies were found in the area on Saturday night, the sources said.
Tiger rebels' commemoration banned in Lanka
AFP, Colombo
Sri Lanka has banned public commemorations of Tamil Tiger rebels ahead of the fifth anniversary of rebel supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's killing which marked the end of the war, a military spokesman said yesterday. Covernment forces killed Tiger supremo Prabhakaran on May 18, 2009 and declared an end to 37 years of armed conflict, which the UN estimates claimed at least 100,000 lives.