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Water tank accident claims 47 lives
JAIPUR, Aug 27: At least 47 people were killed and 30 were injured when a water tank on which they were sitting collapsed in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Sunday, an official said.... 
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Bollywood director dead
MUMBAI, Aug 27: Veteran Bollywood director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, famous for his classic comedies and sensitive treatment of social issues, died on Sunday aged 83, a family member said....
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Hurricane Ernesto targets Haiti
MIAMI, Aug 27: Ernesto grew into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Sunday and threatened deforested Haiti with floods and mudslides as it headed for the Gulf of Mexico a year after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans....
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Sri Lanka: expatriates evacuated
TRINCOMALEE (Sri Lanka), Aug 27: The first foreign nationals and aid workers to be evacuated from Sri Lanka’s besieged north sailed into this eastern port on Sunday, only to be met by volleys of rockets and artillery amid fresh fighting....
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Islamists make quiet comeback in Algeria
ALGIERS: Algeria’s Islamists are making a modest political comeback after failing to win with the bullet what they once sought with the ballot....
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Hezbollah TV case fuels debate in US
NEW YORK: The prosecution of a Pakistani businessman accused of enabling customers to receive satellite broadcasts of a Hezbollah television station is drawing fresh scrutiny over how far the government can go in claiming someone is aiding terrorist groups....
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Will Blair stay or go?
LONDON: The new political season is getting under way in Britain with the same questions that everybody had on their minds when they went on holiday: when will Prime Minister Tony...
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Taliban accused of killing pro-Karzai clerics
KANDAHAR: Staying one step ahead of the assassins is a nail-biting business, says Maulvi Ghulam Muhammad, one of Afghanistan’s most senior Islamic clerics. Armed bodyguards stand outside his office in the southern city of Kandahar and visitors are frisked....ps....
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Hi-tech device to prevent accidents
TOKYO: A hi-tech safety device developed by Toyota means accident-prone motorists will no longer be able to use the excuse that they do not have eyes in the back of their heads....
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Mudslinging game continues in Israeli army
AN ISRAELI brigade commander who was a key player in the Lebanon war has accused senior army officers of being badly out of touch with events on the ground and of exposing soldiers to unnecessary risks....d....
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