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MODERATES within Australia's biggest Muslim organisation, the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, have staged a dramatic coup, ousting controversial president Ikebal Patel after accusing him of a dictatorial style. At Sunday's annual congress of AFIC, the umbrella organisation representing the key state Muslim bodies, six out of seven state councils present backed a vote of no confidence in Mr Patel. Mr Patel, who migrated from Fiji in 1992, has been replaced by Haset Sali, a Sunshine C

India - Commonwealth - Pak - Bangladesh Underlining the need for providing more powers and freedom to parliaments, Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon Tuesday pressed Pakistan, Bangladesh and Fiji to return to representative, civilian democracy.