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Western missions closed in Jordan: Security alert AMMAN, Jan 8: Three Western embassies were closed in Jordan for security reasons, after a new threat of attacks on Western targets in the kingdom....		Muslim-Hindu burial row triggers reform calls in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8: Malaysian lawmakers and religious minorities have launched a campaign for constitutional change to protect rights of non-Muslims, after a man was buried as a Muslim over the protests of his Hindu widow....
Iran plans to remove UN seals today TEHRAN, Jan 8: Iran said on Sunday it was preparing to remove UN seals at some nuclear research and development sites on Monday, despite strong Western opposition to its decision to resume atomic research halted over two years ago....		Fatwa sparks debate among Egypt’s clerics CAIRO, Jan 8: An Egyptian cleric’s controversial fatwa claiming that nudity during sexual intercourse invalidates a marriage has uncovered a rift among Islamic scholars. According to the religious edict issued by...
Most parts of Asia shiver in cold TOKYO, Jan 8: Troops and volunteers shovelled snow from roofs and roads in Japan and New Delhi recorded its lowest temperature in 70 years as a cold wave swept across parts of Asia on Sunday....		Cold wave kills 11 in BD DHAKA, Jan 8: Severe cold claimed at least 11 lives as severe cold gripped North-western and eastern parts of the country on Sunday. Sunday was the coldest day of the new year....
Woman activist freed SRINAGAR, Jan 8: Police in occupied Kashmir said on Sunday they had freed the head of an Islamic women’s group who was arrested after she raided hotels, restaurants and liquor shops as part of a campaign to enforce morality....		Afghan govt removes security barriers KABUL, Jan 8: Afghan police began dismantling security barriers on Sunday erected by Western embassies, foreign military forces and security firms as part of a popular move to ease traffic congestion in Kabul....
Morales seeks Chinese help to cut poverty BEIJING, Jan 8: Bolivian president-elect Evo Morales appealed on Sunday to China’s business leaders to help him use Bolivia’s substantial gas reserves to alleviate poverty in South America’s poorest country....		Taliban torch school in Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Jan 8: Taliban insurgents torched a school in troubled southern Afghanistan after locking up three janitors who were rescued from the flames by villagers, an official said on Sunday....
Blaze kills 13 children in Tajikistan DUSHANBE, Jan 8: A fire at an orphanage in Dushanbe, the capital of ex-Soviet Tajikistan, killed 13 children on Sunday, fire officials said. Only the scorched walls of the building remained....		Prince William begins army career LONDON, Jan 8: A slightly nervous-looking Prince William launched his army career on Sunday when he entered the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. The second-in-line to the British throne is following...
Sharon never wanted a just solution LONDON: In a remarkable transformation, the man now lying in a coma in an Israeli hospital has emerged these past five years as the single most dominant political personality in Israel’s...		DeLay’s move may spark more divisiveness WASHINGTON: Representative Tom DeLay’s decision to stop battling for his former House leadership job helps remove a huge distraction from Republican efforts to recover from a stormy 2005 that put President Bush and the party on the defensive....
Germany begins to ask how many states it needs BERLIN: The debate has long simmered below the surface, infusing popular culture even if it has yet to take political centre stage: how should Germany look in the future? In her...		Cooperation between left and right is the only way forward: Politics in the 21st century LONDON: The horror on the faces of my old friends was evident. What? You couldn’t possibly vote Conservative. Well, yes, I could. When Tony Blair started reducing and withdrawing our liberties,...