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US troop deaths in Iraq crosses 9/11 toll
WASHINGTON, Dec 26: The death toll of US soldiers in Iraq reached 2,975, a macabre milestone in the midst of the Christmas season, surpassing the toll from the Sept 11 attacks which sparked the US “war on terror”.... 
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US urges EU, China to stop Iran arms sale
WASHINGTON, Dec 26: The United States has urged the European Union, China, Japan, and Russia to limit export credits and stop selling arms to Iran to force it abandon its nuclear programme....
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Fire breaks out near Makkah
RIYADH, Dec. 26: At least 16 people suffered smoke inhalation on Monday evening when fire broke out in the Dar Al-Gaza apartments in the Juffali Building located about 200 meters from the Masjidul Haram in Makkah....
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1,000 Somali militants killed, claims Ethiopian PM
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 26: Fighters of the Somalia Islamic Courts Council are in full retreat after Ethiopian airstrikes and a ground offensive that have killed up to 1,000 of its militants, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Tuesday....
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BD court rejects Ershad’s appeal
DHAKA, Dec 26: The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday turned down the appeal of deposed president and chairman of the Jatiya Party, H. M. Ershad, who was sentenced to imprisonment...
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Tigers ‘attacked’ Jordanian ship
COLOMBO, Dec 26: The crew of a Jordanian cargo ship said on Tuesday that Tamil Tiger rebels had attacked their vessel after it developed engine trouble near a militant-held area....
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Saddam’s death sentence a milestone: US
WASHINGTON, Dec 26: The United States on Tuesday called the upholding of Saddam Hussein’s death sentence an “important milestone’ for Iraq. “Today marks an important milestone in the Iraqi people’s efforts...
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India opposes verdict
NEW DELHI, Dec 26: The Indian government has said that it opposes the death sentence passed on former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. “We have seen reports that the Appeals Court in...
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Assad wants talks with Israel: US
DAMASCUS, Dec 26: Syrian President Bashar Assad wants to resume peace negotiations with Israel, US Senator Arlen Specter said on Tuesday....
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Quake hits Taiwan, triggers tsunami
TAIPEI, Dec 26: A powerful earthquake struck off south-western Taiwan on Tuesday, triggering a potentially destructive tsunami that was headed toward the Philippines on the second anniversary of the deadly waves that killed thousands in southern Asia....
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US singer James Brown dies
WASHINGTON, Dec 26: James Brown, a towering musical figure who as the “Godfather of Soul” shaped American rhythm-and-blues, funk and disco genres for a half-century, died in a Georgia hospital on Monday at the age of 73....
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Castro does not have cancer: Spanish doctor
MADRID, Dec 26: A prominent Spanish doctor who has examined Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that the ailing Cuban leader is not suffering from a ‘malignant’ illness and denied that he had cancer....
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Washington pins hopes on Berlin
WASHINGTON: With Germany assuming the rotating leadership of the European Union and the G-8 next month, the United States has high expectations that its ally will advance American interests, including boosting...
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Use of weapons is child’s play in Iraq
FALLUJAH: Ahmed Ghazi has little reason to stock Christmas toys at his shop in Fallujah. He knows what children want these days....
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A crude terror for US soldiers
BAGHDAD: Young, white and killed by a roadside bomb: This is the portrait of a typical American casualty in Iraq, the number of which now exceeds the civilian dead of 9/11....
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Russian politics deepens energy crisis in Europe
WASHINGTON: This year began with a European energy crisis caused by Russia’s cut-off of gas supplies to Ukraine, where a democratic government not to the liking of Vladimir Putin had taken power....
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King Gyanendra’s vacations cancelled
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s premier blocked a planned vacation by King Gyanendra in the south of the country to avoid any trouble between supporters and opponents of the monarchy, a newspaper reported on Tuesday....
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On the road to recovery
WASHINGTON: In 2004 tsunami unleashed untold suffering and devastation upon Indian Ocean coastal communities. Two years have passed but the tragic toll still resonates: more than 200,000 dead; two million people...
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