In a statement, Nass Corporation said it agreed to withdraw the court cases against the "run-away" Indian workers as a "goodwill gesture".

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Angola, also a former Portuguese colony, issued a statement earlier this week stating its intention to unilaterally withdraw its troops.

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In his statement, Mr Hague told MPs that a commitment to withdraw British combat troops from Afghanistan by 2015 is "the right position for this country".

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In a statement, Mr Knight said parents did not have the right to withdraw their children from the statutory sex and education part of the curriculum, only the optional PHSE element.

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But in a statement on his Facebook page, he said he had asked Labour to withdraw its endorsement of his candidacy and to suspend his campaign.

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In a statement on his Facebook page, Mr Barron said he had asked Labour to withdraw its endorsement of his candidacy and suspend his campaign.

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