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China gives first hint of new lineup: Party congress begins today
BEIJING, Nov 7: China on Thursday gave the first signals about its next leadership line-up with the appointment of likely heir apparent Hu Jintao as head organizer of the vital 16th... 
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Osama managed to sow fear: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7: Osama bin Laden has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams and created a world of fear in which there is growing confrontation between Muslims and the West, Malaysian...
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Al Qaeda says it carried out Bali blast: CNN
HONG KONG, Nov 7: The Al Qaeda network has said it carried out last month’s devastating bombing on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, CNN said on Thursday....
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23,000 turn up at anti-capitalist moot
FLORENCE, Nov 7: Some 23,000 anti-globalization activists began debate here on Thursday on ways to unite the diverse strands of their movement at a packed opening session of the European Social...
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Winona Ryder convicted of theft
BEVERLY HILLS, Nov 7: After all the hype, all the insinuation and a defense conspiracy theory that could only have been written in Hollywood, actress Winona Ryder was convicted on Wednesday...
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Florida finds 103,000 ‘lost’ votes
FORT LAUDERDALE (USA), Nov 7: Just when Florida finally seemed to have carried out a flub-free election, supervisors in one county discovered they had failed to count more than 103,000 ballots...
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Sacred Buddhist tree faces destruction
NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The Mahabodhi tree in the eastern Indian city of Bodhgaya, believed to be an offshoot of the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, is facing destruction....
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France contests US daily’s story
PARIS, Nov 7: The French government said on Wednesday it would demand that The Washington Post publish its reply to accusations that appeared in Tuesday’s issue of the US daily, accusing...
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Mediterranean diet proposed for S. Asians
PARIS, Nov 7: Fancy a spot of curried moussaka? Or, for a snack, how about naan bread with a tossed tomato and goat’s cheese salad?...
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NY treats two for first plague in century
NEW YORK, Nov 7: Two people visiting New York from New Mexico were being treated in isolated hospital rooms on Thursday with symptoms of bubonic plague, the first likely cases of...
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World braces for a bold, new Bush
WASHINGTON: After an unprecedented victory for the ruling Republican Party in the mid-term elections on Wednesday, the world braces itself to deal with a triumphant American president who may now become...
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Lebanese use of water irks Israelis
WAZZANI (Lebanon): Amid the parched landscape of this southern Lebanese hamlet, Ahmad al-Ahmad poured thick Turkish coffee from an aluminium pot and reflected on the source of his water....
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EU warily eyes new neighbours
 BRUSSELS: Amid much fanfare, 10 candidate countries will toast the end of lengthy accession talks at a European Union summit next month that should pave the way for a historic unification...
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Talks boost peace hopes in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Tamil rebels moved much closer to achieving their immediate goal of extensive autonomy in the north and east of Sri Lanka, and near equality in status with the...
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France loses its way in Africa
PARIS: The French continue to follow dubious policies to maintain their influence in Africa, analysts say....
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Gibraltar votes to redefine its identity on rock
GIBRALTAR: On a tiny patch of Mediterranean soil attached to the southernmost tip of Spain, where the pubs serve warm beer with ploughman’s lunches and the phone boxes are still red,...
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