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C. Asian states need democracy: Rice ASTANA, Oct 13: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday that Central Asia’s economic development must go hand in hand with more democratization. “Political and economic freedom must go...		Bush govt ignored Iraq forecasts: CIA WASHINGTON, Oct 12: The Bush administration paid scant attention to prewar US intelligence on Iraq predicting the ethnic and tribal turmoil that now threatens the future of the country, a newly released 2004 CIA report said....
Iraq shuts down as early voting begins BAGHDAD, Oct 13: Iraq sealed itself off from the outside world on Thursday, starting a four-day lockdown to thwart guerillas from wrecking its constitutional referendum. Aside from the armed conflict, a...		EU states told to ready for fighting bird flu BRUSSELS, Oct 13: A strain of bird flu that can be deadly for humans has spread from Asia to the fringes of Europe and countries should prepare for a potential pandemic, Europe’s health chief said on Thursday....
CIA to lead new secret service WASHINGTON, Oct 13: The CIA will lead a new clandestine service designed to coordinate all traditional US spying activities overseas, including those of the FBI and Pentagon, top intelligence officials said on Thursday....		Jolie says she wants to visit Pakistan NEW YORK, Oct 13: Angelina Jolie, acclaimed Academy Award winning actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has expressed strong desire to visit Pakistan and console the people impacted by the devastating earthquake in the country....
US soldier seeks apology for spy charges WASHINGTON, Oct 13: Captain James Yee may have worn a US military uniform, but at the ‘war on terror’ prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Muslim chaplain says his religion aroused suspicion among fellow soldiers who questioned his patriotism....		Indians pray for quake victims KOLKATA, Oct 13: Hundreds of Indians took part in an emotional prayer meeting here on Thursday to mourn the earthquake victims. Muslim, Hindu, Christian and Sikh religious leaders read passages...
Saddam to face public trial BAGHDAD, Oct 13: Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s trial to start next week will be public, open to the media and possibly broadcast live, Iraq’s chief judge in the case, Raed al Juhi, said on Thursday....		Syrian officials detail Kanaan’s final minutes DAMASCUS, Oct 13: A Syrian police investigation has confirmed that Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with his favourite US-made revolver, the attorney-general said on Thursday....
Heavy rains disrupt UN session UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13: A plenary session of the UN General Assembly had to be moved to another chamber on Thursday after heavy rains currently lashing New York caused leaks in the roof of the assembly hall, a UN spokeswoman said....		Bomb broke dykes: Farrakhan WASHINGTON, Oct 13: Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan on Thursday fuelled A rumour that explosives, not Hurricane Katrina, broke dykes in New Orleans in August and flooded poor African American neighbourhoods....
Singh appeals for donations NEW DELHI, Oct 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed on Thursday to his compatriots to contribute towards quake relief efforts in Azad Kashmir and Indian-held Kashmir, a spokesman said....		Soldier opens fire on colleagues NASHVILLE, Oct 13: A US soldier opened fire on a group of fellow soldiers during a morning exercise session at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Thursday, but no one was injured at the Army base....
Tribal wisdom is valuable against quakes BANGKOK : As the death toll mounts in the earthquake that struck the Himalayan territory of Kashmir on the weekend, fresh light is being shed on the remarkable escape of an...		Tsunami aid effort holds lessons for Pakistan SINGAPORE: One struck near the roof of the world, the other at the bottom of the sea, but an unprecedented aid effort after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami has lessons for Pakistan’s catastrophe, aid experts said....
Great writers who never won the Nobel PARIS: The Nobel Prize for Literature is considered the highest accolade to which a writer can aspire, but there is a long list of justly-deserving authors who have died without winning the award....		Villagers descend on Balakot BALAKOT: Desperate villagers whose communities were razed to the ground by the massive earthquake were on Thursday pouring into this city to find only more devastation....
Bush dogged by charges of cronyism WASHINGTON: The hottest political buzzword, “cronyism,” got a vigorous workout in Washington this week, as critics attacked US President George Bush’s alleged penchant for putting close friends in key administration posts, regardless of whether they are up to the job....		Survivors dismiss aid promise GARHIDUPATTA: In parts of Pakistan still cut off five days after Saturday’s earthquake, people angrily dismiss government reassurances that help is on the way as the army struggles to clear landslides blocking roads....