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White House moves to scotch Iran invasion rumour
WASHINGTON, Jan 13: The White House and the Pentagon are struggling to dispel fears that US President George W. Bush''s warnings to Syria and Iran over Iraq and a US military build-up in the Gulf had set the stage for war.... 
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Somalian MPs okay martial law
MOGADISHU, Jan 13: Somalia''s parliament gave interim President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed backing on Saturday to impose martial law after the government''s Islamist enemies were forced from their last remaining hideout....
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Democrats warned against cutting war funds
WASHINGTON, Jan 13: US President George W. Bush on Saturday warned opposition Democrats against cutting funds for the Iraq war, and challenged those who oppose his new plan to put an alternative on the table....
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Philippines on alert to prevent bird flu
MANILA, Jan 13: The Philippines has gone on alert to prevent any outbreak of bird flu following a resurgence of the disease in Asia, the head of the National Epidemiology Centre said on Saturday....
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Palestinians edge closer to unity govt
RAMALLAH, Jan 13: Palestinian civil servants agreed to end a months-old strike on Saturday, amid signs that feuding factions were edging closer to the long-elusive goal of a national unity government....
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Assam rebels threaten to attack politicians
GUWAHATI, Jan 13: A militant group blamed for ethnic attacks that have killed 69 people in India''s northeast threatened on Saturday to target politicians. The warning came as thousands of army...
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Niger NGOs to sue US over false accusation
NIAMEY, Jan 13: Some 30 non-governmental organisations in Niger said on Saturday they are going to sue the United States for nearly two billion dollars for “unfairly accusing” Niger of selling uranium to the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein....
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Maliki backs new US policy
BAGHDAD, Jan 13: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday delivered a lukewarm endorsement of a new US policy to rescue his country from civil war as Baghdad braced nervously for stepped-up security operations....
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Tsunami vigil in Japan after earthquake
TOKYO, Jan 13: A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Pacific on Saturday, prompting warnings for thousands of Japanese to flee for higher ground before tsunami fears eased as only small waves hit the coast....
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Four killed in BD blast
DHAKA, Jan 13: A woman street cleaner and her three young daughters were killed on Saturday when a bomb in a metal container exploded in Bangladesh, police said....
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Child born to first test tube baby
LONDON, Jan. 13: Louise Brown, who 28 years ago became the world''s first test-tube baby, has given birth to a child of her own. Ms Brown conceived her baby, thought to be a boy, naturally....
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Maliki’s move raises US eyebrows: Top military general appointment
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has filled the top military job in Baghdad with a virtually unknown officer chosen over the objections of US and Iraqi military commanders, officials from both governments said....
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Bush is living in a never-never land
WASHINGTON: Here’s an idea to play with: Give it to him, give the president everything he wants for the war in Iraq. Money, troops, the support of Congress, all of it....
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Tensions persist in Belarus-Russia ties
MOSCOW: A deal between Russia and Belarus ending their oil transit crisis spells a return to normal for now, but fundamental tensions undermine relations between the two countries, analysts said on Saturday....
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Bilingualism delays onset of dementia: study
OTTAWA: People who are fully bilingual and speak both languages every day for most of their lives can delay the onset of dementia by up to four years compared with those who only know one language, Canadian scientists said on Friday....
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US finds new ally in Merkel-led Germany
LONDON: When Condoleezza Rice leaves the Middle East in the next few days after sizing up the chances of re-launching an Israeli-Palestinian peace process, her first port of call will not be Downing Street....
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The dream of an Iraqi film director
NEW YORK: If the Oscar for best foreign-language film were awarded to the filmmaker who overcame the greatest hardships and faced the biggest risks to bring his vision to the screen,...
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