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Sri Lanka fighting leaves over 110 dead: 3,000 civilians run away
COLOMBO, Dec 10: Some 3,000 civilians on Sunday were fleeing as heavy artillery duels in Sri Lanka’s restive northeast killed over 110 people, including 41 civilians, according to rebels and security forces.... 
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30 civilians shot dead in Darfur: UN
KHARTOUM, Dec 10: Gunmen on horseback attacked a truck carrying medicine and aid in Sudan''s war-ravaged Darfur region and killed around 30 civilians on board, some of whom were burned alive, the United Nations said on Sunday....
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Syria ready for conflict, says Israel intelligence
JERUSALEM, Dec 10: A top Israeli military official told the Cabinet on Sunday that Syria had moved its missile batteries closer to the border with Israel and was preparing its forces...
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Prison chief arrested after Saddam nephew flees
BAGHDAD, Dec 10: An Iraqi prison chief and his deputy were arrested on Sunday after Saddam Hussein’s nephew escaped jail a day earlier....
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BD apex court resumes work
DHAKA, Dec 10: The Supreme Court of Bangladesh resumed work on Sunday after three days of abstention in protest against the vandalism in courtrooms and the office of the chief justice on Nov 30, 2006....
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Early poll plan in Palestine criticized
RAMALLAH, Dec 10: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas steamed ahead on Sunday with plans to call early elections in a move the ruling Hamas movement has branded a coup against democracy....
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Protest in Bangkok against coup
BANGKOK, Dec 10: Over 1,000 Thais on Sunday marched through the streets of Bangkok, which is still under martial law, in the largest pro-democracy rally since Thailand''s Sept 19 military coup....
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Rich states ‘hinder’ fight against poverty
GENEVA, Dec 10: Indifference and narrow-mindedness of rich countries have hindered efforts to fight poverty around the world, the United Nations’ top human rights official said on Sunday....
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Typhoon kills three in Philippines
MANILA, Dec 10: Three people were killed as Typhoon Utor ploughed through the central Philippines on Sunday. Tens of thousands of people spent the night in makeshift shelters....
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Unicef stresses gender equality
PARIS, Dec 10: Gender equality is “pivotal to human progress”, yet male bias remains widespread to the detriment of many countries, Unicef said on Sunday in a new report....
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Ex-Chilean dictator Pinochet dies
SANTIAGO, Dec 10: Gen Augusto Pinochet died on Sunday from heart complications, the Santiago Military hospital reported. He was 91....
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After Baker, what next for the war in Iraq?
WASHINGTON: Gordon Smith stood up on the Senate floor, his voice slow and serious. The Republican Senator from Oregon had been an ultra-loyal supporter of the Iraq war and President Bush....
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Spam is back with a vengeance as filters lose effectiveness
WASHINGTON: Most Internet users already know it: spam is on the rise again as the senders of unwanted e-mail advertisements find new ways to circumvent filtering systems....
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Morales calls for EU-style unity in S. America
COCHABAMBA (Bolivia): Bolivia''s president closed a two-day regional summit on Saturday by saying a South American community of nations modelled on the European Union could become a reality in five years....
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Steps to make a difference to global warming
BOULDER, COLORADO (US): Frustrated with the federal response to global warming, hundreds of cities, suburbs and rural communities across the United States have taken bold steps to slash their energy consumption and reduce emissions of the pollutants that cause climate change....
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Marine biologists search for rare dolphin
WUHAN (China): Murky water, hazy sky and dull brown riverbanks. Strained eyes peering into the mist. Ears tuned electronically into the depths. And with each hour, each day that passes, a...
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