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Kabul on alert after Taliban's threat: Karzai to take oath today
KABUL, Dec 6: Afghan and US-led forces placed Kabul under tight security ahead of Tuesday's swearing in of President Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan's first popularly elected leader ... 
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Russia fits bombers with cruise missiles: US monopoly broken: Moscow
MOSCOW, Dec 6: Russia revealed on Monday it was fitting its strategic bombers with cruise missiles capable of delivering a massive precision strike thousands of miles away - giving away the first clear hint ...
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Students heckle Khatami
TEHRAN, Dec 6: Iran's beleaguered President Mohammad Khatami was given a turbulent reception from university students in Tehran on Monday, bombarded with jeers and insults over his failure to deliver on promised reforms. ...
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Vatican flags 'Christianophobia' as new social evil
PARIS, Dec 6: A Vatican diplomatic campaign to have "Christianophobia" recognized as an evil equal to hatred of Jews and Muslims is causing concern among some Christian activists and diplomats who draft new human rights rules. ...
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Libya's oil reserves tantalize US companies
LOS ANGELES: With Libya coming in from the cold, the race for its oil is heating up. Eighteen years ago, the last US oil companies were ordered out of Libya when Washington placed sanctions on the government of Col. Moammar Qadhafi ...
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Phone that turns into a sunflower
AMSTERDAM, Dec 6: Scientists said on Monday they have come up with a cell phone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away. Materials company Pvaxx Research & Development ...
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Schroeder for end to China embargo
BEIJING, Dec 6: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in China on Monday reiterating his support for lifting an EU arms embargo against the country and overseeing a raft of business deals. ...
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Two Indian politicians, general face bribe case
NEW DELHI, Dec 6: Federal detectives on Monday accused a former leader of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), a national political leader and a retired army general in a bribery case, investigators said. ...
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Dhaka plans massive security for Saarc meet
DHAKA, Dec 6: The government of Bangladesh on Monday decided to put in place a "massive security net" before and during the January 9-11 summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. ...
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Turkish entry would be end of old EU
BRUSSELS: Where does Europe end and should the European Union go on expanding indefinitely? That is one key argument of opponents of Turkey's bid to win agreement next week to open European Union membership talks. ...
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