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Last Updated: Thursday, 9 November 2006, 02:10 GMT
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is standing down, following Republican election losses amid anger over Iraq.
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Nepal's top Maoist leader declares an end to violence after 10 years of armed insurgency.
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