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S. Korea warned of retaliation
SEOUL, Oct 8: North Korea warned of catastrophic consequences on Sunday if South Korea’s military engaged in “unforgivable military provocation” like the weekend skirmish at a heavily fortified border between the two Koreas.... 
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19 children killed in Vietnam
HANOI, Oct 8: Some 19 children were died on their way to school in central Vietnam when their boat capsized....
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Kuwait gets $11.2 billion in compensation
RIYADH, Oct 8: Kuwait has received $11.2 billion in war reparations from Iraq for Baghdad’s 1990-1991 invasion and occupation of the emirate, an official Kuwaiti report carried by the Al-Qabas daily said....
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Govt planning major action, allege Tigers
COLOMBO, Oct 8: Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday accused Sri Lankan government troops of bracing for a fresh offensive around the northern peninsula of Jaffna after both sides suffered losses in a battle elsewhere....
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Early pullout to unleash civil war in ME: Baker
WASHINGTON, Oct 8: An immediate pullout of US troops would unleash a civil war that could engulf the entire Middle East, former senior US statesman James Baker warned on Sunday....
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Nepal govt, rebels to resume talks on Tuesday
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Nepal’s Maoist rebels and the interim government said their first meeting in nearly four months on Sunday was “highly positive”, after serious differences had stalled the tentative peace process....
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UK Prince will not be allowed to fight in Afghanistan
LONDON, Oct 8: Britain’s Prince Harry will not be allowed to fight on the front line in Afghanistan, The Mail on Sunday newspaper said, citing senior sources in the prince’s regiment....
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Ellison may become first Muslim Congressman
NEW YORK, Oct 8: Keith Ellison, the Democratic candidate for Congress, a defence lawyer who converted to Islam in college, is expected to make history on Election Day by becoming the...
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‘Fidel Castro suffering from cancer’
NEW YORK, Oct 8: Cuban leader Fidel Castro may have terminal stomach cancer and may not return to power, Time Magazine reported on Saturday quoting US officials....
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Russian diplomat expelled
VILNIUS, Oct 8: Lithuania expelled on Sunday a high-ranking Russian diplomat for suspected spying, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported, quoting unnamed sources....
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Iraqi women — the hidden victim of a brutal conflict
THEY came for Dr Khaula al-Tallal in a white Opel car after she took a taxi home to the middle class district of Qadissiya in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf....
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Politkovskaya: a steely reporter who risked all to tell the truth
MOSCOW: With her frail build and glasses, Anna Politkovskaya could not have looked less like the typical war correspondent. Yet when she was gunned down in a lift this weekend she...
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Afghans enjoy freedom despite growing fear
KABUL: Five years after US forces launched their offensive to oust Afghanistan’s Taliban, Shakeela Jan says she is happy to have the freedom to work but that she travels to her job every day in fear....
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Venezuela in final push for UNSC seat
CARACAS: Venezuela’s campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council is reaching a climax in the face of fierce resistance from the Bush administration....
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