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Israelis kill seven Hamas men: Operations stepped up in Gaza
GAZA, Oct 14: Israeli troops killed seven members of the Hamas party in clashes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday amid a surge in violence in the coastal territory.... 
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Thousands of Hindus convert en masse
NAGPUR, Oct 14: Thousands of low-caste Hindus converted to Buddhism and Christianity on Saturday in protest against new laws in several Indian states that make such changes of religion difficult....
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BD celebrates first Nobel prize
DHAKA, Oct 14: Bangladesh reacted with pride and delight Saturday as microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus became the country’s first Nobel laureate and tributes poured in from around the world....
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Muslim scholars object to Pope’s presentation
PARIS, Oct 14: Senior Muslim scholars, taking up Pope Benedict’s call for a frank dialogue, have written him an open letter listing factual errors in his recent speech on Islam that sparked protest across the Muslim world....
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Protesters confront Straw over veils
LONDON, Oct 14: British minister Jack Straw on Saturday confronted dozens of protesters angered by an appeal he made more than a week ago for Muslim women to remove their veils when meeting him on official business....
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Enforcing N. Korea vote risky: experts
WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Enforcing sanctions on North Korea voted by the UN Security Council on Saturday could be highly risky, especially the high-seas interdiction of North Korean vessels, experts said....
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Pilot meets hijacker after 25 years
NEW DELHI, Oct 14: A former Indian pilot met up on the weekend with a man who hijacked his aircraft in Seychelles 25 years ago....
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France to exhibit Afghan relics
KABUL, Oct 14: Paris’s Guimet Museum of Asian art will in December become the first international museum to exhibit ancient Afghan treasures that resurfaced three years ago, after fears they had been lost to the world....
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Minister quits in Sweden over tax evasion
STOCKHOLM, Oct 14: Swedish Trade Minister Maria Borelius is resigning after just one week in office amid a row over tax evasion, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said in a radio interview Saturday....
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Khartoum signs peace deal with eastern rebels
ASMARA, Oct 14: Eastern rebels and the government of Sudan signed an agreement on Saturday to end a decade of low-level revolt in a region rich in natural resources but beset by poverty....
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In modern warfare, politics is part of a general’s armoury
LONDON: Like Victorian children, military commanders used to be seen but not heard. The etiquette was simple. They could argue among themselves as much as they liked....
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BD’s poor think of Yunus as ‘a member of our own family’
DHAKA: A tiny Grameen bank loan to buy a cow was a lifeline for 32-year-old Margina who now runs a successful rice business but was once so poor she could not afford to eat....
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Life of a maverick artist explored
ROME: Nicole Kidman opened Rome’s first international film festival on Friday with an intense portrayal of photographer Diane Arbus, who shocked America in the 1960s with her disturbing pictures of people on the fringes of society....
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British HR report ignores Israeli attack on Lebanon
LONDON: The Foreign Office came under fire on Friday after omitting any criticism of Israel’s attack on Lebanon in its annual human rights report. Margaret Beckett, the Foreign Secretary, told a...
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Straw’s views get narrow backing
WIDESPREAD public acceptance of Britain’s Muslim community runs alongside fears about the development of a divided society, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published on Saturday. It reveals that voters want Muslims to do more to integrate themselves into mainstream culture....
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Nobel’s definition of peace widens
OSLO: In his will, Swedish philanthropist Alfred Nobel said the peace prize bearing his name should go to those who do most for “fraternity” between nations, reduction of standing armies and “promotion of peace processes”....
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Separated by a few yards of water, but worlds apart
DANDONG: Rifles slung over their olive green uniforms, the North Korean border guards watch warily as the Chinese speedboat surges towards them across the Yalu river....
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