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Over 1,000 missing in Philippines mudslides
LEGASPI, Dec 3: Rescuers in the Philippines said the death toll from devastating mudslides triggered by typhoon rains could pass 1,000 as President Gloria Arroyo declared a state of national calamity.... 
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Crisis worse than civil war: Annan: 30 killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, Dec 3: At least 30 Iraqis were killed on Sunday, a day after a deadly bomb attack in Baghdad, as outgoing UN chief Kofi Annan said the bloodshed in the Iraq was worse than a civil war....
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Iraq war costs $350bn
WASHINGTON, Dec 3: The war in Iraq has cost the United States over $350 billion since the March 2003 invasion, according to an AFP review of Congress figures....
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Nigers protest against women’s rights bill
NIAMEY (Niger), Dec 3: Some 2,000 Muslim traditionalists in Niger staged a protest on Sunday against plans to ratify Africa''s Maputo Protocol on women''s rights, which has already been rejected by the West African country''s parliament....
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US Muslim lawmaker to take oath on Quran
WASHINGTON, Dec 3: The first US Muslim lawmaker, Congressman-elect Keith Ellison, will take his oath of office on the Holy Quran and not on the Bible....
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Sunnis make gains in Bahrain polls
MANAMA, Dec 3: Sunnis made gains in the second round of Bahrain''s legislative polls as the Shia opposition boosted earlier wins, giving the Gulf state an Islamist-dominated parliament....
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S. Lanka plans tough anti-terror measures
COLOMBO, Dec 3: The Sri Lankan government has decided to re-enforce the Prevention of Terrorism Act and introduce tough new emergency regulations to prevent terrorist attacks in future, defence sources say....
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Gaza truce faces threat
JERUSALEM, Dec 3: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert voiced concern on Sunday about Palestinian violations of a week-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while militants accused Israel of not adhering to the truce....
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Saddam lodges appeal
BAGHDAD, Dec 3: Lawyers for Saddam Hussein and two former aides sentenced to death lodged appeals on Sunday, the Iraqi chief prosecutor said, following a trial slammed by some human rights experts as unfair and flawed....
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Israel to leave Lebanon’s border village
JERUSALEM, Dec 3: Israel decided on Sunday to hand over to UN peacekeepers responsibility for a village on the Lebanese border, government officials said, a step that would complete an Israeli pullout from Lebanon....
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Israel’s barrier causes relocation in Al Quds
Al QUDS: The manager of a clinic switches from car to motorcycle to speed blood samples to the lab. A homeowner abandons his suburban villa for a small city apartment....
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Foreign colleges at Arabs’ doorstep
DOHA: For decades, top students in this muggy Persian Gulf city travelled a long way to go to college, usually in the United States or Britain....
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Saudis trying to curb Iran’s influence in ME
RIYADH: Worried by Iran''s deepening involvement in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia has been working quietly to curtail the Shiite nation''s influence and prevent the marginalization of Sunni Muslims in the region''s hotspots....
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India’s stock market at a new high
NEW DELHI: A few weeks ago, T. N. Ninan, publisher of top Indian financial daily Business Standard, asked in a column: “Are Indian companies on steroids?” after record-breaking quarterly profits....
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‘Benign neglect’ from US as dollar dives
WASHINGTON: The US administration appears unfazed as the dollar plummets on currency markets, giving a helpful trade boost during an economic slowdown, analysts believe....
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Bush broker Baker sizes up Iraq
WASHINGTON: Shrewd political fixer, Washington insider and Bush family loyalist, James Baker is days away from revealing the result of his toughest mission yet: finding a way out of the morass in Iraq....
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