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US general calls for bolder action to stop 'Muslim extremism'
DOHA, Nov 27: A top US general called on Friday for bolder international action to stop the "spread of Muslim extremism", suggesting curbs were needed to prevent the Internet and other media from being used by groups like Al Qaeda. ... 
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Gaza militia dismantled
GAZA CITY, Nov 27: Palestinian security officials said on Saturday they were dismantling a notorious militia squad, known as "the death group", in what appeared to be the first concrete move towards reforming the sprawling security forces. ...
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Saddam can vote: official
BAGHDAD, Nov 27: Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein could reap one benefit of his own downfall by voting in free polls set for January, but he will be barred from standing for re-election, an official said on Saturday. ...
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Panel to recommend two models for UNSC reform
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27: A blue-ribbon committee was set to release a much-awaited report on Dec 2 recommending the Security Council grow from 15 to 24 members, but with two proposed models for assigning the seats, diplomats said on Saturday. ...
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UN releases details of payment to Annan's son
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27: The son of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan got monthly payments more than four years longer than was previously known from a Swiss firm that won a lucrative contract under the scandal-ridden U.N. oil-for-food programme, the United Nations said on Friday. ...
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Most Saarc accords not implemented: BD FM
DHAKA, Nov 27: Most of the declarations made by Saarc leaders during earlier summit meetings have not been implemented in the absence of effective mechanism as follow-up measures, Bangladesh's foreign minister M.Morshed Khan said ...
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Petronas Towers gets Aga Khan award
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and a project to revitalize Old Jerusalem were among seven architectural achievements named here on Saturday as winners of the Aga Khan award for architecture. ...
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LTTE threatens to resume attacks
COLOMBO, Nov 27: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerillas on Saturday declared they will renew armed struggle unless the Colombo government immediately agrees to revive peace talks based on a rebel blueprint for self-rule. ...
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Pope returns relics to Orthodox Church
VATICAN CITY, Nov 27: Pope John Paul on Saturday returned the relics of two saints stolen during the crusades to the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, during a mass in Rome. ...
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Ukraine polls and blatant bias
LONDON: There was a time when the left was in favour of revolution, while the right stood unambiguously for the authority of the state. Not any more. ...
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Iraq offensives generate surge of detainees
ABU GHRAIB: More aggressive US military operations in Iraq over the past two months have generated a surge in detainees, nearly doubling the number held by US forces to about 8,300, according to the US general in charge of detention operations. ...
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New Bush term to be very bad for Latin America: writer
CARACAS: US politics over the next four years will be rooted in patriotism and religion, an "explosive combination" that will require Latin Americans to "arm themselves with strength ...
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