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Islamic party set to form govt: Polls in Turkey
ISTANBUL, Nov 3: Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), viewed warily by enemies for its Islamic roots, said it believed it had won enough votes in Sunday’s parliamentary polls to form... 
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Taiwan drives away spy ship
TAIPEI, Nov 3: Taiwanese navy and coast guard vessels chased away a Chinese spy ship in the island’s territorial waters after fresh warnings China has expanded naval operations against Taiwan, officials...
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Probe into Movas’ war crimes
LONDON, Nov. 3: A special British police task force has launched investigations into serious crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Shaol Movas, a top Israeli army general and a nominated candidate...
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Bashir’s 3 demands for police questioning
JAKARTA, Nov 3: Suspect Abu Bakar Bashir is requiring police to meet three demands before he answers their questions, one of his lawyers said....
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Russia launches military action in Chechnya
MOSCOW, Nov 3: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday Russian forces had launched broad new military action in Chechnya to crush attempts by separatist guerrillas to stage “new acts...
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NASA probe flies by asteroid
PASADENA, Nov 3: Three and a half years after its launch, NASA’s Stardust spacecraft — one of the new low cost series of spacecraft with narrowly defined missions — successfully completed...
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Nine arrested over plot to kidnap Spice Girl
LONDON, Nov 3: Police were on Sunday questioning nine people in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap Victoria Beckham, the former Spice Girl pop star and wife of England football...
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Jordan gives women equal rights: Queen
 AMMAN, Nov 3: The government has amended the Jordanian legislation to give women “equal rights” in keeping with the kingdom’s constitution, Queen Rania announced on Sunday....
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Kashmiri leader vows to push with reforms
SRINAGAR, Nov 3: Occupied Kashmir’s new leader, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, vowed on Sunday to push ahead with liberal reforms to bring a “healing touch” to the violence-scarred area, despite unabated violence....
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Kuwait shuts local al-Jazeera bureau
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 3: Kuwait’s Ministry of Information on Sunday announced it would close down the al-Jazeera satellite television news bureau, accusing the Qatar-based news organization of biased reporting....
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Nine drown in eastern India
CALCUTTA, Nov 3: At least nine people including seven women drowned on Sunday when an overcrowded boat sank in a river near the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, police said....
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Sri Lanka, rebels agree to tackle political issues
NAKHORN PATHOM (Thailand) Nov 3: Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebel negotiators ended peace talks on Sunday with a major breakthrough by agreeing to discuss political issues at the core of...
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Democrats outclass Bush on home turf
DALLAS: Texas is no longer Marlboro country. Grizzled cowboys are sparse, malls are more common than ranches and even white Republicans are in danger of being eclipsed by Democratic Hispanics and...
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Canada toughens refugee policy
OTTAWA: The Canadian government is sending clear signals that it is tightening its immigration and refugee system to reduce the number of claimants who are granted entry to this country, critics...
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Teddy Bear turns 100
HAMBURG: The Teddy Bear turns 100 this autumn even as toy collectors are turning elsewhere, according to alarming news from the German company which claims it delivered the very first jointed...
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US plans to destroy Opec cartel: Post-Saddam blueprint
LONDON: The leader of the London-based Iraqi National Congress, Ahmed Chalabi, has met executives of three US oil multinationals to negotiate the carve-up of Iraq’s massive oil reserves post-Saddam....
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Syria to guard Iraq at UN
DAMASCUS: Syria, which won a two-year seat on the 15-member United Nations Security Council last year, is keeping a sharp eye out for a hidden trigger that could authorize use of...
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Turkey may plunge into constitutional crisis after polls
 ANKARA: Turkey edged towards constitutional crisis on Friday as its highest court ruled that it may yet outlaw the moderate Islamic party which has led the opinion polls in the run-up...
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