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Hezb quits Lebanese cabinet: Action termed warning to majority
BEIRUT, Nov 11: All five Shia ministers from Hezbollah and ally Amal resigned from the Lebanese government on Saturday, the head of the group''s parliamentary bloc said, accusing the ruling majority of monopolising power.... 
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UN asks Israel to end violations
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11: The United Nations renewed a plea to Israel on Friday to stop violating Lebanese airspace with surveillance flights the Jewish state insists are needed to guard against arms smuggling from Syria....
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Iran vows payback for Israeli attack
TEHRAN, Nov 11: Iran''s armed forces on Saturday vowed to hit back against any military strike after a top Israeli official refused to rule out attacking the country over its disputed nuclear programme....
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UN envoy meets Suu Kyi, junta head
YANGON, Nov 11: Senior UN official Ibrahim Gambari met detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the ruling junta''s top leader on Saturday during a visit to the military-run Southeast Asian nation....
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Georgia’s rebel area to vote today
TSKHINVALI (Georgia), Nov 11: Georgia''s Russian-backed separatist province of South Ossetia prepared today for a controversial independence referendum as Tbilisi''s diplomatic crisis with Moscow simmered....
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Three Iraqis disappear after Nato training
OSLO, Nov 11: Norway''s defence ministry said on Saturday three Iraqi military officers had gone missing while attending a Nato training course in the Scandinavian country....
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Change is only way forward for Bush
WASHINGTON: For a relentlessly optimistic President George W. Bush, this is a season of disappointment, surprise and setbacks. At home and around the world, things are not going his way....
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Afghanistan poses challenges for a more global Nato
THE United States is pushing Nato to shoulder more global burdens but the alliance''s Afghan deployment illustrates the challenges of getting the 26-nation group to project its power beyond its borders....
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Washington civilities fail to end discord over Iraq
WASHINGTON: Prickly disagreements over Iraq have already deflated post-election promises of bipartisanship in Washington, as President George W. Bush met leaders of the next Democrat-controlled Senate....
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Reliance on China to retard Africa’s development
BAMAKO: A few years ago most motorbikes buzzing round Mali''s dusty capital Bamako were locally assembled and a bargain at 1.5 million CFA francs ($2,935)....
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Cheney’s clout waning
WASHINGTON: When President George W. Bush hosted two top Democrats in the Oval Office last week to try to build a post-election truce, he seemed for a moment to forget that Vice--resident Dick Cheney was also in the room....
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Swede returns Greek heritage
ATHENS: A sculpted marble fragment picked up on the Acropolis by a Swedish seaman over 100 years ago was returned by his great niece on Friday, boosting Greece''s campaign to reclaim its ancient heritage from abroad....
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A case against school homework
WASHINGTON: A small but increasingly vocal group of US parents and educators are pushing for homework to be abolished for younger children on grounds that it serves no purpose....
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Blog ads replacing TV, e-mail marketing
LONDON: Blogs are becoming a force to be reckoned with as a means of advertising products, according to a survey....
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