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Iran says it is not scared of UNSC referral
TEHRAN, Jan 15: Iran said on Sunday it was not scared of being hauled before the UN Security Council and vowed to go ahead with its nuclear programme regardless of mounting international pressure.... 
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Israel okays limited Palestinian vote
AL QUDS, Jan 15: Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved voting in Arab East Jerusalem in a Jan 25 Palestinian parliamentary election but said it would ban the Hamas group from listing its candidates on ballots there....
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Russia boosts security of Black Sea fleet: Fresh row with Ukraine
MOSCOW, Jan 15: The Russian navy said on Sunday it had boosted security around Black Sea fleet installations and called for further talks with Ukraine to resolve a fresh dispute over...
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Saudi Arabia starts razing Haj bridge
RIYADH, Jan 15: Saudi Arabia has started pulling down a disaster-prone bridge near the holy city of Makkah days after more than 360 pilgrims were crushed to death there in the worst disaster to hit the Haj in 16 years....
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Turkish girl dies from suspected bird flu
DOGUBAYAZIT, Jan 15: A Turkish girl died on Sunday from suspected bird flu, while her brother was critically ill in hospital after testing positive for the virus....
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Nepal on high alert
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Nepalese troops were on high alert on Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said. On Saturday, heavily-armed guerrillas stormed a...
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Holocaust debate
TEHRAN, Jan 15: Iran said on Sunday it was planning to host a conference on the Holocaust, a month after the country’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described it as a “myth”, triggering international outrage....
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‘Marshall Plan’ for Iraq fades
BAGHDAD: After more than 2-1/2 years of sputtering reconstruction work, the United States’ “Marshall Plan” to rebuild this war-torn country is drawing to a close this year with much of its promise unmet and no plans to extend its funding....
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Why US wins the cultural race
LONDON: Perhaps the only downside to the imminent return of Desperate Housewives will be the renewal of those why-oh-whys about British (vs American) television. Why can’t our scriptwriters do dialogue as...
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Top lab leads fight to keep bird flu out
BHOPAL: The head of the laboratory that is leading India’s efforts to keep bird flu out has his hands full these days, but — rare for a civil servant in India — he still answers his own phone calls....
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Croatians strive to revive Yugoslav spirit
ZAGREB: Croatia’s communists still dream of reviving what they call the spirit of brotherhood in the countries that once made up the former Yugoslavia by removing borders created by the wars of the 1990s....
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Migrant workers of the world unite
LONDON: While Bob Geldof gets all the attention in the international development field for joining David Cameron’s big tent, there is a group of people who are more reliable than the...
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