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Ethiopian troops encircle Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Dec 27: Ethiopian troops backing Somali government forces on Wednesday ousted Islamist fighters from a key southern town and moved closer to the capital, amid calls from African and Arab nations that they withdraw.... 
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Iran’s parliament votes to revise ties with IAEA
TEHRAN, Dec 27: Iran''s parliament voted on Wednesday to urge the government to “revise” ties with the UN nuclear agency in a move seen as likely to reduce the country''s cooperation with the international atomic authority....
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US soldier kills senior aide to Sadr in Najaf
NAJAF, Dec 27: Tension was mounting in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Wednesday after an American soldier killed a senior ally of Shia religious leader Moqtada al-Sadr during a raid on his house....
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Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Dec 27: NATO-led forces killed a mid-level Taliban commander and another militant in Afghanistan while a civilian driver died in a rebel attack on a convoy of oil tankers, officials said ON Wednesday....
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New N-reactors pushing up demand for uranium
LONDON, Dec.27: With nuclear power returning to centre stage in the debate over how to move to non-carbon-based fuels as many as 251 new nuclear reactors are said to be in...
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Israel concerned over drop in immigration
LONDON, Dec 27: In the face of steeper Palestinian birth rates and declining arrivals of Jews from more traditional sources, maintaining the status of Israel as a Jewish majority state seems...
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Spanish Muslims’ appeal to Pope
MADRID, Dec 27: Spanish Muslims said that they had appealed to the Pope to be allowed to prostrate themselves in worship in Cordoba Cathedral, which was built as a mosque during Spain''s centuries of Islamic rule....
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Turkmenistan opts for continuity after Niyazov
ASHGABAT, Dec 27: Turkmen authorities have opted for continuity after the death of Saparmurat Niyazov, observers said on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov was appointed caretaker president by the State...
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British aide sent for trial on spying charges
LONDON, Dec 27: An aide to the British commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan was sent on Wednesday for trial at London''s central criminal court, accused of passing secrets to “the enemy” -- believed to be Iran....
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Egypt reports third bird flu death in a week
CAIRO, Dec 27: An Egyptian man died on Wednesday from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, bringing to three the number of victims in less than a week amid stepped up efforts to contain a resurgence of the epidemic....
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‘Paradise’ turns into jungle
HIKKADUWA: Glass bottom boats tethered to the shore, candlelit shacks serving seafood empty of patrons, a solitary bar open: Not the signs of a vibrant beach resort at the height of the holiday season....
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Bhutanese DPs may choose third-country resettlement
KATHMANDU: Washington’s offer to resettle most of the 106,000 Bhutanese refugees who have stagnated in camps in Nepal for 16 years has provoked a whirlwind of reaction that could finally sweep away official inertia toward their plight....
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Housing the poor where they squat
NEW DELHI: For 35 years Rama Krishna Puram, an old south Delhi neighbourhood, has been Sheela’s home. She works in the nearby government offices on yearly contracts – cleaning and fetching for officials....
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Jalianwala massacre in UK syllabus
LONDON: Brutal aspects of British rule in India during the 20th century will feature in a syllabus approved for secondary schools in England. Pupils aged 11 to 14 will study events...
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War snatches all from tsunami survivors
VINAYAGAPURAM CAMP: Squatting under a makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in volatile east Sri Lanka, grating coconut for a curry as monsoon rains thunder down, tsunami survivor Kamalini Kandasamy has seen it all before....
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Hunger strike against car project
KOLKATA: An opposition leader in eastern India on a protest fast for 24 days against a car project was given oxygen as her condition worsened, her party said on Wednesday....
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