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US readies more troops for Iraq: Talabani favours long-term presence
WASHINGTON, Sept 25: The Pentagon is delaying the departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the arrival of thousands more as a way to keep more troops on the ground to handle unrelenting violence, US officials said on Monday.... 
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Saddam expelled from court
BAGHDAD, Sept 25: The newly appointed judge in Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial threw the former Iraqi leader out of court on Monday, imposing his authority on a legal process marred by political controversy....
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Iraqi MPs to amend constitution
BAGHDAD, Sept 25: Iraqi lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to form a committee to amend the constitution, expressing the hope to agree on a document to unite the war-torn country’s feuding communities....
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Brown stakes claim to premiership
MANCHESTER, Sept 25: Finance Minister Gordon Brown staked his claim on Monday to be Britain’s next prime minister with a speech that eased some doubts about his ability to unite his beleaguered party and succeed Tony Blair....
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US relaxes ban on air travel with liquids
WASHINGTON, Sept 25: US officials on Monday allowed airline travellers to take limited amounts of liquids aboard a month and a half, after an alleged plot to bomb passenger airplanes originating in Britain....
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Shanghai CP chief sacked for graft
SHANGHAI, Sept 25: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday sacked the Communist Party boss of Shanghai for corruption, toppling the highest leader so far in his drive to root out abuse and enforce loyalty....
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Abdullah may have met Olmert, says paper
RIYADH, Sept 25: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert secretly met a senior Saudi official 12 days ago, Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot said on Monday....
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Islamists take Somali port
KISMAYO, Sept 25: Islamist fighters in the Somali port of Kismayo opened fire on Monday on residents who were burning tyres, throwing stones and chanting to protest the Islamist takeover of the city hours earlier....
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UK woman to face terror funding trial
LONDON, Sept 25: A young woman from the northwestern English city of Manchester was charged on Monday with having funnelled money to a terror suspect who was arrested last month, police said....
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AL files cases against 1,500 cops
DHAKA, Sept 25: Two women leaders of the Awami League on Monday filed cases against over 1,500 policemen, including 14 officers, for allegedly attacking them during a demonstration on Sept 12....
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Ex-military officials criticise Rumsfeld over Iraq WASHINGTON, Sept 25: Retired military officers on Monday bluntly accused Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of bungling the war in Iraq, saying US troops were sent to fight without the best equipment and that critical facts were hidden from the public....
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Army is still a potent political force in S.E. Asia SINGAPORE: The military takeover in Thailand underscores the entrenched political role of the armed forces in much of Southeast Asia despite democratic reforms over the past 20 years, analysts say....
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Shell row a setback for Russia’s ambitions
MOSCOW: Russian government pressure on a Shell-led consortium developing vast oil and gas fields in the Pacific Ocean could set back Moscow’s hopes of becoming a key energy exporter to Asia, observers say....
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Mahmoud’s meeting with rabbis angers Jews
UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad added to the controversy over his hostile attitude toward Israel and the Jews during a high-profile visit to New York last week....
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Nepalese divided over monarchy
KATHMANDU: Nepalese are evenly divided over whether the Himalayan nation should get rid of the king, a new poll says. The poll of 3,000 people by the US-based National Democratic Institute...
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Indonesia turns to ‘green rickshaws’
JAKARTA: For years, their acrid fumes have been as much a part of the Indonesian capital as the distinctive smell of the country’s clove cigarettes. Now the Jakarta city government hopes...
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