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Iraqi govt puts army on alert: Saddam verdict tomorrow
BAGHDAD, Nov 3: The Iraqi government put the army on alert ahead of Sunday’s verdict in Saddam Hussein’s trial for crimes against humanity, as a spike in violence kept up pressure on President George Bush before US elections.... 
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US steps up planning for N. Korea strikes
WASHINGTON, Nov 3: The Pentagon has stepped up planning for attacks on North Korean nuclear facilities and is bolstering US nuclear forces in the region, The Washington Times reported on Friday, citing officials familiar with the process....
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Republicans may lose at least one house: experts
WASHINGTON, Nov 3: America''s ferocious mid-term election campaign moves towards its climax on Tuesday when elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate will be held....
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Immigrants make UK richer: study
London, Nov 3: Paradoxically, a net increase of as much as 500 in its population every day as a result of massive immigration and emigration that takes place round the year...
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Poll ranks Bush as most dangerous leader
LONDON, Nov 3: America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals...
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Website offering N-bomb tips closed
NEW YORK, Nov 3: A website that offered guide to build a nuclear bomb, set up with the approval of US President Bush, was shut down on Thursday after experts raised...
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China hosts 48 Africans at its biggest summit
BEIJING, Nov 3: The biggest diplomatic event ever hosted by China got under way on Friday as leaders from over 40 African nations gathered in Beijing for a three-day meet aimed at deepening trade and political ties....
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Kashmir violence falling: India
SRINAGAR, Nov 3: India has said insurgency-related killings in (held) Kashmir have fallen by nearly 30 per cent from a year ago....
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Sudan thanks China for blocking troops
KHARTOUM, Nov 3: Allowing UN peacekeepers into Sudan would create an Iraq-style debacle, Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir said on Friday as he thanked China for its support in blocking the US-led push to send in troops....
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UN chief asks Israel to show restraint
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3: Expressing deep concern at the rising death toll from Israeli operations in northern Gaza, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi...
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Ground Zero nun dies
NEW YORK, Nov 3: A nun who spent months at the site of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks in New York, has died of lung disease....
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Democrats to benefit from Iraq quagmire: Opinion poll
NEW YORK: A new poll has confirmed that widespread dissatisfaction over Iraq could spell the end of the Republican dominance of Congress, with voters saying they expect the Democrats to cut US involvement in Iraq....
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A local case with global impact
BRUSSELS: Médecins Sans Frontières and other groups campaigning for access to affordable medicines in developing countries are closely following a case filed by the Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis against Indian patent law....
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Tajik president cashes in on ‘great game’
DUSHANBE: Paying a pre-election visit to the Pamir mountains, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov seemed to bask in his country''s role at the intersection of increasing geopolitical rivalry in Central Asia....
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Quirky race for Texas seat
houston: In the midst of a hard-fought campaign for control of the US Congress, a bizarre race for one crucial seat in Texas may be decided largely by the laziness of voters....
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Guantanamo prisoners look up to grapevine
GUANTANAMO BAY: News and gossip spread so efficiently among prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre that many are sufficiently informed to debate the potential outcome of Tuesday''s US congressional election, their captors say....
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Iraq conflict leaving mental scars: doctor
LONDON: Exposure to violence is putting the Iraqi people at risk of serious psychological damage, according to a doctor writing in Friday''s British Medical Journal....
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