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Opposition extends support to Lankan govt: Negotiations with LTTE
COLOMBO, Oct 23: The ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the opposition United National Party (UNP) on Monday agreed to work together for ending the conflict with Tamil Tigers.... 
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Panamanians okay canal widening
PANAMA CITY, Oct 23: The Panamanian government celebrated on Monday after voters backed a $5.25-billion plan to widen the country’s transcontinental canal to allow the world’s biggest ships to sail between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans....
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Police stop march on Hungary parliament
BUDAPEST, Oct 23: Hungarian police fired rubber bullets and teargas on Monday to disperse anti-government protesters marching on parliament on the 50th anniversary of the country’s uprising against Soviet rule....
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530,000 sign plea for Myanmar inmates
YANGON, Oct 23: Over 530,000 people have signed a petition calling for the release of political prisoners in Myanmar, organisers said as the campaign came to a close on Monday....
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US says it has no deadlines for Iraq
WASHINGTON, Oct 23: The White House acknowledged on Monday that it is using ‘milestones’ to gauge the progress of the Iraqi government in addressing security problems but said the benchmarks were not linked to any ultimatums....
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EU urges Russia to probe murder
MOSCOW, Oct 23: A top European Union official on Monday called for a thorough and objective probe into the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, underlining the bloc’s call at talks last week for Moscow to improve press freedom....
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Father knew of Madonna plan, says govt
LILONGWE, Oct 23: A senior Malawian government official on Monday dismissed as untrue remarks by an illiterate father who said he was misled into signing over his son for adoption by pop diva Madonna....
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Putin’s ‘Mafia’ jibe irks Italy
ROME, Oct 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised hackles in Italy by saying the country has no right to lecture him on organised crime as it is itself the original home of the Mafia....
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‘All Chinese can look the same’: judge
LONDON, Oct 23: A Scottish judge cleared a student from China of a motoring offence after claiming that ‘all Chinese people can look the same’, The Times newspaper reported on Monday....
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Writer Eric Newby dies
LONDON, Oct 23: British travel writer Eric Newby, who wrote ‘A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush’, has died at the age of 86, his family said on Monday....
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Mahathir accuses Badawi of corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23: Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad on Monday accused his successor of turning the country into a police state, and alleged he was personally involved in corruption in the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq....
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Lebanon sees revival of Islam’s old eco-friendly practice
BEIRUT: It was born in the Arabian desert more than 1,500 years ago and is now being revived in the battle-scarred greenery of Lebanon. Already its success is heralding a regional renaissance....
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Republicans face uphill fight in Ohio
MARYSVILLE (Ohio): It’s tough being a Republican in Ohio these days....
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No solution in sight for US gun violence
WASHINGTON: It’s an American way of death. More than 30,000 people die from gunshot wounds every year, through murder, suicide and accidents....
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Fears mount for Lanka’s tourism industry
GALLE (Sri Lanka): Holidaymakers on the beaches around Sri Lanka’s southern port of Galle seemed unconcerned about last week’s Tamil Tiger suicide attack here, but industry professionals are shaking their heads....
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Boats are Moscow’s new status symbol
MOSCOW: The scenery is grey, the sun pokes through the clouds for a few weeks a year and the rivers freeze over in winter, but Moscow is emerging as one of the world’s most unlikely yachting capitals....
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US deaths in Iraq expose challenge of urban war
WASHINGTON: Mounting US deaths in Iraq expose the difficulties the American military faces in fighting urban enemies who look like civilians and can attack from anywhere, soldiers and analysts say....
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