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Tehran offers N-technology to Arab states
TEHRAN, Dec 16: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday his country was ready to transfer nuclear technology to neighbouring countries, state-run television reported, nearly a week after Arab states announced plans to consider a joint nuclear programme.... 
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Maliki seeks help from Saddam’s army men: Bid to end Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, Dec 16: The Iraqi prime minister stressed on Saturday that the national army has opened its doors to former members of Saddam Hussein’s army as the government seeks help in curbing the rampant violence in the country....
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UN office to receive Palestinian claims: Israeli barrier’s impact
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16: The UN General Assembly in an overwhelming vote on Friday decided to establish an office to register Palestinian damage claims stemming from Israel’s construction of a barrier in the West Bank....
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Nepal govt, Maoists agree on constitution
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Nepal’s ruling alliance and Maoist rebels on Saturday approved the draft of an interim constitution, a key step to implement their landmark peace deal ending a conflict which has killed thousands, negotiators said....
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Six killed as windstorm plays havocin US region
SEATTLE, Dec 16: The worst windstorm in more than a decade tore through the north-western US, leaving over 1.5 million homes and businesses without power and killing at least six people....
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Somalian parliament, Islamists reach deal
ADEN, Dec 16: A leader of Somalia’s Islamic Courts militia and the influential parliament speaker said on Saturday they had agreed at talks in Yemen to turn to dialogue between the Islamists and the government to resolve differences....
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US questions Saudis need for nuclear energy
WASHINGTON, Dec 16: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday she wanted to know more about Gulf states’ plans to study nuclear power and questioned why Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, might need atomic energy....
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Castro does not have cancer, says Chavez
CARACAS, Dec 16: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he was certain Cuban leader Fidel Castro did not have cancer, despite allegations by US officials that he has just months to live.“Fidel...
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Ultra-skinny models in Italy banned
ROME, Dec 16: Italy’s government and its fashion chiefs issued a manifesto on Saturday to crack down on the use of ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, requiring models to show proof of their good health or be barred from fashion shows....
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Blair flouts the law to protect arms merchants
LONDON: This much we knew already: Tony Blair''s administration is riddled with double standards and hypocrisy in its international dealings. But Lord Goldsmith''s announcement that the Serious Fraud Office was calling...
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Afzal case: Is Indian govt trying to bury embarrassing questions?
NEW DELHI: In documents submitted to the court, Afzal describes how, in the months before the attack on parliament, he was tortured in the camps of the STF....
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It is time UK politicians become more honest
LONDON: It had been Tony Blair''s day of infamy, the veteran pundit Anthony Howard told Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight. By yesterday morning, having drunk deep from Thursday''s heady cocktail of police...
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Iraqis can’t be blamed for anarchy
LONDON: A rare joke was circulating among Iraqis shortly before their prime minister met George Bush in Amman recently. What would the US president be demanding? Answer: a timetable for Iraqis to withdraw from Iraq....
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The fragility of US electoral system
WASHINGTON: On Wednesday, Democratic Senator Tim Johnson collapsed and was rushed to hospital suffering from stroke-like symptoms. He''s undergone emergency surgery to stop bleeding in his brain; for now the prognosis remains unclear....
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Benefits of learning a foreign language
LONDON: Compulsory foreign languages for the over-14s might be off the national curriculum, but University College London isn't interested in tongue-tied teenagers. By 2012 a GCSE in a foreign language will be an entrance requirement for the university.......
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