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US considering naval build-up against Iran
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: The US Defence Department is considering a build-up of navy forces in the Gulf as a show of force against Iran, a senior official said on Tuesday.... 
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Libya condemns six to death in AIDS trial
TRIPOLI, Dec 19: Six foreign medics face execution by firing squad or hanging after being convicted by a Libyan court on Tuesday of deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus....
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Iraq heading towards disintegration: ICG
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: Iraq is heading towards a “complete disintegration into a failed state chaos,” a new report on the situation in the Arab state warned on Tuesday....
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Syria ready for talks, says Assad
MOSCOW, Dec 19: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday he was ready for dialogue with the United States but warned Washington against giving Damascus orders....
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Six die in Gaza violence
GAZA CITY, Dec 19: A Hamas loyalist succumbed to wounds received during clashes with the rival Fatah faction in Gaza on Tuesday, bringing to six the day''s death toll from factional violence, medics said....
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China not to oppose nuclear deal: US
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: China will not oppose the Indo-US nuclear deal when it goes to the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group to seek its approval for implementing the agreement, says a senior US official....
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‘Tom and Jerry’ cartoon creator Joe Barbera dies
LOS ANGELES, Dec 19: Joseph Barbera, the man who helped create some of the world''s best-loved cartoon characters including Tom and Jerry, Fred Flintstone and Yogi Bear, died on Monday aged 95, friends and family said....
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Sanjay Dutt gets bail extension
MUMBAI, Dec 19: A special court on Tuesday extended bail for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was found guilty last month of illegal weapons possession during deadly 1993 bomb attacks in India''s financial hub....
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361 new species discovered
JAKARTA, Dec 19: A new species of insect, animal or plant is discovered every month in Borneo, conservation group WWF said on Tuesday as it warned that logging and plantations threatened the fragile “Heart of Borneo” ecosystem.“Between...
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Olmert on surprise visit to Jordan
AMMAN, Dec 19: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert paid a surprise visit to Jordan on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah II on ways to reactivate peace talks with the Palestinians, the royal court said....
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India split over N-deal with US
NEW DELHI: While President George W. Bush has signed into law new legislation passed by Congress to enable the controversial US-India nuclear cooperation deal, the agreement has come under flak in...
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A ‘surge’ in wasted sacrifice
WASHINGTON: Here’s an idea: Let’s send more US troops to Iraq. The generals say it’s way too late to even think about resurrecting Colin Powell’s “overwhelming force” doctrine, so let’s send...
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Colombian peace succumbs to cocaine
BOGOTA: Peace remains a distant prospect in Colombia despite the disarming of over 31,000 right-wing militia members, as cocaine has come to replace ideology as the main fuel for Latin America’s longest-running war....
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Nero’s palace to reopen in January
ROME: Nero’s Golden Palace will be partially reopened to tourists in January, even while archaeologists and restorers keep working to shore up the ancient imperial residence which had been in danger of collapsing because of heavy rains....
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Blair fails in Mideast
ABU DHABI: British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s drive to revive Middle East peacemaking is failing to reverse the damage done to his credibility by Iraq and this year’s Lebanon crisis, analysts say....
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A little mental workout goes a long way: study
CHICAGO: Scientists have been preaching the benefits of mental exercise to seniors for years, but a study released on Tuesday may be the clincher that some people in their golden years have been waiting for....
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US moves divide Iraqi leadership
BAGHDAD: Iraqi leaders are no less divided than America’s when it comes to the way forward in Iraq, with sharp disagreements emerging on key issues-- especially the idea of “surging” or increasing US troops in Baghdad in the short term....
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Iranian moderates gather mass from elections
TEHRAN: A poor showing by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s allies in last week’s elections will encourage Iran’s more moderate voices, which have been drowned out by the president since he swept to power last year.But...
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