Bangladesh makes urgent diplomatic appeal for rice supplies
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Bangladesh said it has asked nearby countries to sell it large quantities of rice to help tame price spikes caused by two major natural disasters that ruined crops in the country in 2007.
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Curry may be one of the nation's most popular dishes but the industry is facing a labour crisis due to restricted immigration from Bangladesh, a charity warned Wednesday.
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The Indian state of West Bengal, battling the country's worst outbreak of deadly bird flu, appealed to the federal government to send "all possible help to defeat" the virus.
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British company Asia Energy said it is seeking answers from Bangladesh after the government bowed to protestors' demands to cancel a 1.4 billion dollar open-pit mine project.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on the phone, pleading for more time.
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India's West Bengal state appeals for help to cull up to two million chickens in bird flu scare.
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Senior interior ministry officials are due to meet in Dhaka amidst a souring of ties between India and Bangladesh.
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Major political parties called on Tuesday  for the lifting of a state of emergency in Bangladesh after the  army-backed interim government said it was committed to holding  a parliamentary election at the end of the year.
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President 'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved' as Rice loses out.
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Bangladeshi security forces are on high alert as more protests are planned after an attack on a political rally in Dhaka killed 19 people last week.
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Bangladesh's main opposition threatened to stage more protests if reforms promised by the country's interim government were not implemented within 24 hours.
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The global Red Cross issued an emergency  appeal on Sunday for immediate aid to hundreds of thousands of  people stricken by the tsunamis in South-East Asia.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, making an unannounced visit to Iraq, urged the embattled government to accelerate efforts to foster national reconciliation and help end sectarian violence.
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Thousands of activists rallied in Bangladesh's capital Wednesday, demanding authorities update a disputed list of voters and reform the country's election commission ahead of next month's balloting.
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Chaotic distribution of relief supplies to India's tsunami-ravaged tropical islands has sparked shortages, prompting the military to airdrop food to populations begging for succour, aid workers said.
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In Bangladesh, security forces are on high alert after several days of apparent political violence. More protests are expected after Saturday&#39;s grenade attack on an opposition rally killed 19 people and injured more than a hundred.
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The Bangladesh Agriculture Ministry says it hopes to release a type of genetically modified rice to farmers.