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Win for Democrats would be a win for ‘terrorists’: Bush
WASHINGTON, Oct 31: US President George Bush charged on Monday that `terrorists win and America loses’ if opposition Democrats win the Nov 7 legislative elections dominated by the unpopular Iraq occupation.... 
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French channel to challenge ‘Anglo-Saxon’ CNN, BBC
PARIS, Oct 31: A round-the-clock international news channel France is to launch in December will challenge the `Anglo-Saxon’ views spread by market leaders BBC and CNN by relying on `French values’, the network''s chief said on Tuesday....
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Party debates retaliation against Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31: An ally of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi called on Tuesday for ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad to be stripped of all government-linked positions as punishment for scathing criticism of his successor....
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Reaction to climate change report: cool to warm
LONDON, Oct 31: Reactions on Tuesday to a major climate change report warning against environmental catastrophe ranged from chilly scepticism in the US and Australia, to tepid-to-warm endorsements in Japan and Europe....
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US urges China to show ‘openness’: Military ties with S.E. Asia
WASHINGTON, Oct 31: The United States asked China on Monday to be transparent with military cooperation it wants to expand with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)....
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Malaysia offers support to Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Tuesday his country would continue to support Manila in its efforts to resolve a dispute with Muslim militants....
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China, India are worst polluters: Australia
CANBERRA, Oct 31: Australia pointed an accusing finger at China and India as major polluters on Tuesday as it refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change despite a major new report warning of impending catastrophe....
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Japan’s PM urged to reject idea of China threat
TOKYO, Oct 31: Japanese experts called on Monday on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to step up aid to China and encourage joint studies on sensitive history issues so as not to leave Japan `isolated’ in Asia....
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Russian MP calls for gas alliance with Iran
MOSCOW, Oct 31: A senior Russian parliamentarian has called for a gas alliance to unite former Soviet republics and Iran to help Russia stand up to the European Union''s `cartel’ of gas consumers, Russian media reported....
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Rivals threaten to quit Somalia talks
MOGADISHU, Oct 31: Negotiators scrambled on Tuesday to salvage peace talks aimed at averting all-out war between Somalia''s powerful Islamists and its weak government as the deeply divided sides both threatened to quit.In...
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US, China work on spy-proof embassies
WASHINGTON, Oct 31: Bugged by past spying notoriety in diplomatic buildings, the United States and China are taking extreme precautions in building landmark embassies in each other''s capitals....
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US alerts Lebanon to political murders
WASHINGTON, Oct 31: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned the Lebanese government could be the target of new assassination attempts and strongly suggested Syria was behind the destabilisation campaign....
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Fears over huge growth in Iraq’s private armies
A HUGE increase in the number of unregulated private military and security companies operating in Iraq and Afghanistan is driving concern about the lack of regulation and constraints on their activities....
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Is secularism in Turkey’s southeast under threat?
DIYARBAKIR (Turkey): In the heartland of Turkey''s southeast, plagued by decades of conflict between separatist Kurdish rebels and the state, a new threat to secularism is emerging -- Islamist groups....
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Congress battle sinks into unprecedented dirt
NEW YORK: With less than two weeks to go in a bitterly fought campaign, America''s midterm elections have turned into one of the dirtiest and most negative fights in recent history....
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Caste system forces Hindus to switch faith
YAVATMAL (India): Taking off his shoes and joining his palms together in prayer, young engineer Ravi Turkane stands under a sizzling sun waiting to be reborn as a Buddhist....
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Serbia snubs UN with vote to keep Kosovo
ZAGREB: Serbia set itself against the international community and Kosovo''s ethnic Albanians on Monday by endorsing a new constitution declaring Kosovo for ever part of Serbia, only a few months before it is expected to lose the province....
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Japan’s aging population causes depression
TOKYO: Exhausted from caring for his ailing wife, a 73-year-old man hanged himself at his home near Tokyo last week in a tragedy that has become almost commonplace in the world''s most "elderly" country....
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Asean, China open summit
BEIJING, Oct 31: Chinese and Southeast Asian leaders began a summit here on Monday to deepen relations centred around the creation of a giant free trade zone, but also to discuss regional concerns....
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Britain to use climate report for global deal
LONDON, Oct 31: Britain will use a major report on climate change to push for a global deal to slash carbon emissions within two years and for major reform of international...
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