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US helped Ethiopia invade Somalia: Media on ‘close relationship’
WASHINGTON, Jan 8: The United States quietly poured millions of dollars of weapons and sent military advisers into Ethiopia to prepare it for driving Islamic militants out of Somalia, the US media reported on Monday.... 
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17,000 Iraqis killed in 6 months: WP
WASHINGTON, Jan 8: More than 17,000 Iraqi civilians and police officers died violently in the second half of 2006 in what constitutes a sharp increase from the beginning of the year, The Washington Post reported on Monday.Citing...
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Mahathir brands Blair ‘war criminal’
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8: Malaysia''s former premier Mahathir Mohamad on Monday branded British leader Tony Blair a “war criminal” for his role in the Iraq war and the hanging of Saddam Hussein....
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Blair’s ‘indictment’ to be staged
LONDON, Jan 8: The Indictment of Anthony Charles Lynton Blair for the Crime of Aggression Against Iraq -- A Hearing. That is the title of a play to be staged here...
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Kazakh PM quits unexpectedly
ASTANA (Kazakhstan), Jan 8: Kazakh Prime Minister Danial Akhmetov resigned unexpectedly on Monday, forcing the entire cabinet to quit and casting doubt on who will head the oil producing state''s government....
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7 children dead after seeing execution
DUBAI, Jan 8: Seven children are reported to have died worldwide after seeing video footage of the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, many in ‘play’ hangings that ended in tragedy....
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Mystery gas smell raises alarm in NY
NEW YORK, Jan 8: A powerful, mysterious smell of natural gas wafted over much of Manhattan and parts of New Jersey on Monday, forcing building evacuations and a temporary suspension of commuter train service before dissipating....
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Connected tech dream now reality: Gates
LAS VEGAS, Jan 8: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Saturday showed off a hatbox-shaped computer for the living room and a video game machine that plays Internet TV, arguing years of...
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Motorola, Yahoo to ‘put Internet in your pocket’
LAS VEGAS, Jan 8: Yahoo and Motorola announced on Sunday they have teamed up to “put the Internet in your pocket,” as the battle between rival search engines went mobile at the world''s largest electronics show in Las Vegas....
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Readers disapprove of paper’s decision: Picture of Saddam on the gallows
LONDON: More than 200 readers contacted the Guardian to express something very close to unanimity in their condemnation of the front page of the paper that greeted them on new year’s day....
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Troop surge in Iraq would have McCain in tow
WASHINGTON: As a onetime prisoner of war during Vietnam and decorated Navy officer, Sen. John McCain has based much of his political persona on his staunch support for the military and his consummate credibility on national security....
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Lankan Muslims find themselves in a trap
ALANKUDA, Sri Lanka: Like thousands of other Muslims, shopkeeper Rasool Haniffa was given just two hours to pack up and leave his home in northern Sri Lanka by the Tamil Tiger rebels....
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Parents, too, tempted to junk food: study
LOS ANGELES: Studies suggest that obesity is a family problem. But it’s not just parents who set the menu — kids have an influence too. Parents who give in to their...
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Democrats resolve to stop loss of US lives in Iraq
LONDON: Only the squeaking of the boots of the military pallbearers could be heard in the Calvary church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday as Chad Vollmer’s coffin was wheeled to the front....
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Claims about aromatherapy put under scrutiny
LOS ANGELES: The use of plant oils to improve wellbeing — sounds lovely, doesn’t it? How wonderful if a whiff of lavender could make you feel drowsy, or a little dab of rosemary oil could relieve muscle pain....
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Sadhus say Ganges too dirty for bathing
LUCKNOW: Indian sadhus threatened on Monday to boycott the Kumbh festival, in which millions of people wash away sins in the Ganges river, saying it was too polluted....
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