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Another lawyer shot dead: Saddam’s trial
BAGHDAD, Nov 8: Gunmen killed a second defence lawyer acting in Saddam Hussein’s trial on Tuesday, renewing questions over whether the former president can get a fair trial amid Iraq’s daily violence.... 
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Bush advisers told to attend ethics course
WASHINGTON, Nov 8: The White House on Tuesday began mandatory, hour-long briefings for an estimated 3,000 staffers on ethics and the handling of classified information in response to the indictment of a top official in the CIA leak investigation....
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White phosphorus used in Iraq: TV
ROME, Nov 8: US forces in Iraq have used incendiary white phosphorus against civilians and a firebomb similar to napalm against military targets, Italian state-run broadcaster RAI reported on Tuesday....
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Manmohan praised over Natwar move
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Indian newspapers on Tuesday showered praise on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s decision to strip Foreign Minister Natwar Singh of his portfolio, but they agreed it had little...
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Attack on Syria unlikely, says Annan
CAIRO, Nov 8: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan sought on Tuesday in Cairo to assuage Arab fears over possible action against Syria but urged Damascus to cooperate fully with the international probe into the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri....
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WB stops funds for BD projects
DHAKA, Nov 8: The government of Bangladesh on Tuesday started an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the tender process in three projects after the World Bank announced withdrawal of funds amounting to Tk60.8...
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Israel to sell 50 drones to India
TEL AVIV, Nov 8: Israel will sell 50 unmanned spy drones worth 220 million dollars to India, public radio reported on Tuesday. The Heron drones can fly at an altitude of...
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Suicide jacket raises fears in Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 8: Police in the Sri Lankan capital have seized an explosives-filled jacket usually worn by suicide bombers, raising fears of an assassination bid before next week’s elections, a top official said on Tuesday....
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Sharon suffers defeat
JERUSALEM, Nov 8: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday suffered a stinging parliamentary defeat by rebellious members of his own Likud party that could push Israel towards early elections following its Gaza withdrawal....
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Mandate of US-led force in Iraq extended
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8: The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a one-year extension in the mandate of the US-led forces in Iraq. The council voted 15-0 ‘to extend the...
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Council of Europe to probe secret prisons
STRASBOURG, Nov 8: The Council of Europe will investigate claims that the CIA is operating secret prisons on European soil, the pan-European body said on Tuesday....
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India, US to discuss terror financing
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Finance ministers of India and the United States will discuss ways on Wednesday to prevent money laundering and financing of terror, the Indian finance ministry said on Tuesday....
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Turkey to buy German tanks
BERLIN, Nov 8: Germany confirmed on Tuesday that it had agreed to sell nearly 300 battle tanks to Turkey. The defence ministry announced that 298 Leopard 2 tanks which currently belong...
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UNGA opposes Cuba embargo
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8: Cuba received a record UN General Assembly vote on Tuesday of 182 nations opposed to the four-decade US embargo against Havana. Four countries — the United States,...
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Disasters spur drive to pool knowledge
LONDON: From tsunamis and earthquakes to hurricanes and bird flu, the natural disasters of the past year have underlined the urgency of a global project to pool knowledge that could limit the damage....
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US mail-order brides fight back: From Russia with fear
NEW YORK: It took Natasha a day trip to Moscow to find the American husband she had dreamed of. It took the next six years to get out of the nightmare that followed....
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Bird flu infects US-China ties
BEIJING: Amid global fears that a deadly bird flu virus sweeping through bird flocks in Asia could mutate into a human flu that could kill millions, preparedness to handle a possible...
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Saarc must have a goal: BD
DHAKA: Bangladesh believes that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation should have a ‘development goal’ and its forthcoming summit is an appropriate forum to come up with a blueprint of cooperation to face the new challenges in the globalized world....
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Solar panels power Chinese army posts
URUMQI (China): Fairy lights twinkle beside a miniature tank and helicopter at SunOasis headquarters, as manager Zhang Xihai explains how his technology is making life easier for soldiers guarding the country’s isolated border posts....
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Princess to become commoner
TOKYO: It’s a fairytale in reverse. Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako of Japan, scion of one of the world’s oldest monarchies, will marry her commoner fiance on Nov 15, becoming plain Mrs Sayako Kuroda....
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