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Blasts, clashes leave 12 dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 21: At least 12 people, including a US soldier, were killed in a string of attacks in the Iraqi capital and known hotspots on Wednesday, adding to the security headache for the new government. ... 
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Hawking says he was wrong about black holes
LONDON, July 21: After nearly 30 years, British mathematician Stephen Hawking admitted on Wednesday that his commanding theory about black holes as bottomless pits in space, sucking in all matter and energy like a giant vacuuum cleaner, was flawed. ...
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Eiffel Tower evacuated after hoax call
PARIS, July 21: French authorities rushed thousands of tourists out of the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday after receiving a warning that a plane was about to crash into the famous Paris landmark, police and the tower's management said. ...
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LTTE for talks on interim authority
COLOMBO, July 21: The Tamil Tigers have reiterated their call to restart peace negotiations on the basis of action to set up an interim administration for the island's war-torn regions. ...
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Strike against tax measures in Dhaka
DHAKA, July 21: Over sixty groups of traders enforced a dawn-to-dusk strike on Wednesday in Dhaka, protesting against the government's recent tax measures, especially the ones relating to Value Added Tax. ...
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Guwahati in danger as river bursts its banks: Nine million homeless in Assam
PATNA, July 21: Indian army troops were called out in Assam as the mighty Brahmaputra river burst its banks, sending floodwaters surging into the main city of Guwahati. ...
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India's 'wanted' minister missing
NEW DELHI, July 21: Police scoured the Indian capital on Wednesday to arrest the federal coal minister for his alleged involvement in a 1975 massacre, as bedlam erupted in parliament over the missing politician. ...
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Tourism a symbol of hope in Kashmir
GULMARG: Deep in the snow-capped, forested mountains of Kashmir, Indian and French workers are building a cable car hoping to lure skiers from around the world to sample pistes within range of Pakistani artillery. ...
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MPs walk out of Maldives assembly
Nearly a quarter of the members of the Maldives new constitutional assembly have staged a walkout during its first sitting in the capital, Male, on Wednesday. ...
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Ban lifted on Maoists
The government in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state has lifted the ban on a Maoist rebel organization, the People's War Group (PWG). The ban began in 1992 and is not being renewed ahead of planned peace talks ...
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Cellular firms gatecrash into India
BANGALORE: Gaming companies, Internet portals and content providers are rushing to cash in on the explosive growth of mobile phones in India, predicting that content rather than cost will be the new battle ground. ...
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New Nepal budget targets poverty
KATHMANDU: Nepal has unveiled a new budget with total spending planned at a billion and a half dollars. It includes a marginal increase in security spending. ...
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Indian MPs trooped in like errant schoolboys
A spate of speculative stories flooded the media during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Andhra Pradesh about his choice of constituency for election to the Lok Sabha. ...
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Employees' site reveals RAW secrets
NEW DELHI: Retired employees of RAW, belonging to an unregistered body - the Cabinet Secretariat Employees Association - have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...
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