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UN troops prepare to target Israeli jets
TYRE (Lebanon), Nov 17: A French UN anti-aircraft batteries on Friday took “preparatory steps” to respond when Israeli jets violated Lebanese airspace despite global criticism of such incursions, a UN spokesman said.... 
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Iraq war planners made mistakes, says Blair
LONDON, Nov17: Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted that the Iraq war planners had underestimated the extent to which outside elements, like Al Qaeda and Iran, were going to come in and foment trouble....
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Sudan agrees to force deployment, says Annan
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 17: UN chief Kofi Annan said late on Thursday that Sudan has agreed “in principle” to the deployment a “hybrid” United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan''s troubled western Darfur region....
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Dutch to ban veil in public
AMSTERDAM, Nov 17: The Dutch government agreed on Friday a total ban on the wearing of burqas and other Muslim face veils in public, justifying the move on security grounds....
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Asylum seekers can ‘stay’ in Germany
BERLIN, Nov 17: Germany''s top security officials agreed on Friday to a plan to allow tens of thousands of long-term asylum-seekers the chance to legally remain in the country, giving preference to those who already have jobs....
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UK issues anti-terror guidance to varsities
LONON, Nov 17: The fear of terrorism has now entered the precincts of UK’s higher places of leaning as on Friday the ministry of education issued to these institutions a lengthy list of guidance for tackling what it calls Islamic extremism....
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Bush urges full UN sanctions on North Korea
HANOI, Nov 17: US President George W. Bush urged full implementation of UN sanctions against North Korea on Friday as he arrived at a Pacific Rim summit dominated by the drive to get the communist nation to abandon its nuclear programme....
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Indian police detain Jolie’s bodyguards
NEW DELHI, Nov 17: Indian police detained three of Angelina Jolie''s bodyguards on Friday after parents complained the men had manhandled and abused them and their children during a shoot of the Hollywood star''s latest film....
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Readers Digest sold for 1.6 billion
LONDON, Nov 17: Reader’s Digest has been bought by a company keen to build on a brand that is still known worldwide. Having remained the magazine for all ages for most...
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Threat to Russia
MOSCOW, Nov 17: Georgia has renewed threats to block Russia''s bid to join the World Trade Organization, saying Moscow''s economic blockade of Georgia demonstrates it is unfit to be a member, a report said on Friday.—AFP...
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Will Haniyeh’s move bring relief to Palestinians?
AL QUDS: To some it''s a concession. To others it shows Hamas''s failure since coming to power. To the man himself, it''s a sacrifice for the good of the people....
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Shift in US policy likely over climate change issue
NEW YORK: Within the glorified game of musical chairs that will take place on January 3, when the Democrats finally take control of Congress, one of the more interesting changeovers has largely gone unnoticed....
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Is Kofi Annan the best Secretary General in UN history?
UNITED NATIONS: When in September of 2004, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said in an interview with the BBC that US invasion of Iraq was illegal under provisions of the...
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Apartheid legacy still haunts South Africa’s schools
SOWETO (South Africa): Expletives are scrawled across the classroom walls, the library ceiling has collapsed and up to 45 pupils cram into each filthy classroom -- when the teachers turn up that is....
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Taliban strangle southern heartland
KANDAHAR: Thousands of cars, gleaming in the desert sun, fill sales yards along the road to the airport in Afghanistan''s second city. The shops and bazaars of Kandahar are full to bursting....
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Badawi fending off Mahathir’s challenge
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia''s prime minister has used a key party meeting to cement his grip on power after enduring months of sharp attacks on his policies by a former leader, but key challenges still remain....
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