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Iran opens military base to UN inspectors: Talks with EU sought
TEHRAN, Nov 6: Iran sought to defuse tensions over its nuclear programme on Sunday, confirming it had let UN inspectors visit a military complex and calling for a revival of European Union talks on the issue.... 
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Blair backs down over terror suspect plan
LONDON, Nov 6: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted he will have to compromise over legislation, prompted by the London bombings in July, to hold terrorism suspects for up to 90 days without charge....
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Timeline of events surrounding Paris riots
PARIS, Nov 6: As France’s urban violence flared again for its 10th night straight, police become more robust in arresting trouble-makers, signalling the government’s resolve in ending the rampages....
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Hostages to be martyrs if killed: scholars
 RABAT, Nov 6: Al Qaeda members in Iraq will suffer the “horrors of hell” if they kill two Moroccan hostages and the victims will die as martyrs, Morocco’s influential Islamic scholars organisation said on Saturday....
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UN seeks probe into secret US prisons
HELSINGOER (Denmark), Nov 6: UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak has urged the EU and the Council of Europe to conduct “high-level” investigations into allegations of secret CIA prisons in Europe....
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Chirac chairs emergency meeting
PARIS, Nov 6: An emergency meeting chaired by President Jacques Chirac and attended by key ministers responsible for security began in Paris late Sunday to discuss France’s worst rioting in nearly four decades....
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Tornado kills 18, injures 160 in US
KANSAS CITY, Nov 6: A powerful tornado tore through southern Indiana and parts of Kentucky early on Sunday killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 100, many of whom were sleeping when the twister hit, officials said....
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Ruling party claims victory in Azerbaijan election
BAKU, Nov 6: Azerbaijan’s ruling party claimed victory in Sunday’s parliamentary election but was immediately accused of widespread fraud by the opposition which said it would hit the streets in protest....
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S. American leaders reject US vision
 MAR DEL PLATA (Argentina): President Bush left the country before the conclusion of a two-day summit here as key South American leaders rejected the White House’s vision for a free-trade zone...
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Violence in Paris is a warning to Europe
LONDON: In the Caribbean, the phrase ‘nine nights’ usually betokens a period of mourning. France’s nine nights of rioting started in the Paris suburbs and spread to other cities, including Marseille, Dijon and Rouen....
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High hopes for Thai tourism
PHUKET (Thailand): Ten months after the tsunami sent holidaymakers fleeing, Thailand is gearing up for its peak tourist season which promises to restore the industry’s fortunes, even in the shadow of bird flu....
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China responds to bird flu under shadow of Sars
BEIJING: In the blaze of speeches, meetings and regulations about bird flu that China’s leaders have fired off in recent days, Sars has never been mentioned....
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Merkel emerges stronger
BERLIN: Angela Merkel has not only survived one of the most turbulent weeks for German politics in recent memory — she may now be in a stronger position to build and lead the new government Germany so desperately needs....
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Azerbaijan: a revolution in the making?
BAKU: As voters cast ballots in a landmark parliamentary election here on Sunday, speculation was rife over whether Azerbaijan would become the fourth former Soviet republic in two years to see a popular revolt....
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EU rebuffs request
TEHRAN, Nov 6: Iran formally requested fresh talks with the European Union on its controversial nuclear programme on Sunday but was swiftly rebuffed for so long as it rejects a renewed freeze on fuel cycle work....
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UN adopts resolution on harmony
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution tabled by Pakistan for the “Promotion of religious and cultural understanding, harmony and cooperation”....
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Nepal king to attend Saarc summit
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: Nepal’s King Gyanendra will attend the summit of South Asian nations which opens on Saturday in Dhaka, the national RSS news agency said....
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Iraqi airliner lands in Tehran after 25 years
TEHRAN, Nov 6: The first Iraqi passenger flight for 25 years landed in Tehran on Sunday, an Iranian aviation official said. The Iraqi Airways Boeing 737 is the latest harbinger of...
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Jewish extremist killed in jail
NEW YORK, Nov 6: An activist of extremist Jewish Defence League (JDL) convicted for his role in a plot to bomb a California mosque and the office of a Lebanese-American congressman...
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Koreas hold tearful reunions
SEOUL, Nov 6: A South Korean woman has had a tearful meeting with her North Korean sister more than half a century after giving her up for dead, in the latest series of reunions across the world’s last Cold War frontier....
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