A summit of South Asian leaders has opened in Sri Lanka, with tensions between India and Pakistan seen overshadowing regional talks on trade, terrorism and poverty.
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21 killed in Sri Lanka mine attack on bus ... Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani have met separately on the sidelines of the summit to discuss the strained peace process between the two countries. The discussions, the first between the two premiers, was the highest-level meeting of the nuclear-armed neighbours in 15 months.
(Deutsche Welle)
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