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Gates, Maliki discuss Iraq security
BAGHDAD, Dec 21: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Thursday and said they discussed how the US could help him better secure Baghdad, but not additional troops.Mr... 
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India-Iran ties not to affect N-deal, says Boucher
WASHINGTON, Dec 21: India’s relations with Iran will not feature in a technical agreement Washington and New Delhi are expected to sign soon for implementing their deal for nuclear cooperation, a senior US official said on Thursday....
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‘Terror war’ costlier than Vietnam fight
WASHINGTON, Dec 21: The cost of America’s war against terror, by the end of this year, would exceed what Washington spent during the Vietnam war, says the Congressional Research Service, which prepares policy guidelines for US lawmakers....
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Bangladesh paralysed by opposition’s strike
DHAKA, Dec 21: Bangladesh was brought to a standstill again on Thursday as opposition parties staged a nationwide strike to demand sweeping reforms ahead of next month''s general elections, police said....
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Ceasefire holds in Gaza for second day
GAZA CITY, Dec 21: A fragile ceasefire aimed at halting a surge of fighting between rival Palestinian factions held in the Gaza Strip for a second day on Thursday after president Mahmud Abbas urged restraint on all sides....
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US Marine charged with murder in Haditha
CAMP PENDLETON, (California), Dec 21: The US military charged a Marine squad leader with 13 counts of murder in the killings last year of unarmed civilians in Haditha, Iraq, one of the man''s defence lawyers said....
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Name of last Harry Potter book revealed
LONDON, Dec 21: The name of the seventh and last Harry Potter book was unveiled on Thursday as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” likely to whet the appetite of millions of eager fans worldwide....
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‘India’s Kargil hero insulted’
NEW DELHI, Dec 21: The Kargil war against Pakistan evokes memories of valour, if also controversy and fiasco among Indians. But on Wednesday the sister of an Indian Army hero from...
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Baker-Hamilton report ignores Iraqis’ sacrifices IRBIL (Iraq): The Iraq Study Group’s recommendations will accomplish nothing in Iraq. Its expressions of “gratitude” to those of us Iraqis who fought on the battlefield for freedom and liberty ring hollow....
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Cairo fears civil wars in Palestine, Lebanon
CAIRO: While the situation in Iraq has slid further into chaos and sectarian strife, Egypt has watched anxiously as two areas closer to home -- the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon...
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Niyazov death endangers Europe’s gas security
MOSCOW: The death of Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov on Thursday plunges Europe’s energy security into doubt, with the prospect of a struggle for power raising the spectre of a new gas crisis....
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Indian investments abroad exceed receipts
NEW DELHI: Despite persistent poverty and income disparities the fading year marks the point when, 60 years after independence from colonial rule, Indians are investing more abroad than the country is receiving as foreign direct investment (FDI)....
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Russia in the news for wrong reasons
MOSCOW: The Kremlin made sure 2006 was the year the world finally took notice of Russia. But there was a hitch: much of the world didn’t like what it saw....
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Misery awaits children lured to S. Africa
MALELANE (South Africa): “I was told I was going to a better life,” recalled nine-year-old Rosallio Nyasoro. Instead, she was lured to South Africa to be sold into domestic service for a mere $50....
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Early HRT can have heart benefits
LONDON: An expert on women health believes hormone therapy, given at the right time, can protect against heart disease, despite a study four years ago linking it to an increase in heart attacks and strokes....
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LONDON: An expert on women health believes hormone therapy, given at the right time, can protect against heart disease, despite a study four years ago linking it to an increase in heart attacks and strokes....
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