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Four killed, 100 hurt in clashes: Curfew in Beirut
BEIRUT, Jan 25: Four people were shot dead in clashes between pro- and anti-government activists in Lebanon on Thursday, overshadowing a $7.6 billion aid deal by international donors to shore up the US-backed government....
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Palestinians, Jordan okay economic zone: Israel
DAVOS, Jan 25: Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians have agreed to create a 500-kilometre-long `valley of peace’ common economic zone, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Thursday....
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IAEA asks Iran to reverse decision
VIENNA, Jan 25: The UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Iran to reverse its ban on 38 IAEA inspectors from working in the country, a spokeswoman said on Thursday....
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IAEA warns of illicit material
VIENNA, Jan 25: The International Atomic Energy Agency warned on Thursday that the case of a Russian who allegedly tried to sell a small amount of weapons-grade uranium could be a sign of wider availability of such dangerous material....
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$7.6bn pledged for Lebanon rebuilding: Paris conference
PARIS, Jan 25: International donors on Thursday pledged more than $7.6 billion in aid for Lebanon to bolster the Western-backed government in Beirut and help the country recover from war....
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Middle East dominates Davos forum
DAVOS, Jan 25: Middle East politics dominated Davos on Thursday as an Iraqi vice president branded the US-led occupation of Iraq an “idiot decision” amid high-level talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
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Global warming more dangerous than N-weapons: Blix
CAIRO, Jan 25: Former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix warned on Thursday that global warming was a greater threat than weapons of mass destruction, and advocated promoting peaceful nuclear technology around the world....
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France wins world cookery contest
LYONS, Jan 25: Fabrice Desvignes of France won the prestigious Bocuse d''Or award on Wednesday after a two-day cooking contest in Lyons, which likes to call itself the culinary capital of the country....
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Plea to bolster sense of Britishness
LONDON, Jan 25: Schools should do more to foster a sense of Britishness in young people, a report warned here on Thursday amid growing debate over the threat of a break-up of the United Kingdom....
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Saudi prince discusses Lebanon crisis in Iran
RIYADH, Jan 25: Saudi National Security Council Secretary-General Prince Bandar bin Sultan has held talks with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani in Tehran on "the critical situation in Lebanon", the Iranian state television reported....
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Katsav''s suspension approved
JERUSALEM, Jan 25: Israeli lawmakers on Thursday approved President Moshe Katsav''s request for a leave because of a looming indictment for rape and sexual harassment....
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Occupation was idiotic: Iraqi vice-president
DAVOS, Jan 25: The US-led occupation of Iraq after Saddam Hussein''s ouster was an “idiot” decision, Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi said on Thursday during the World Economic Forum here....
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Hugh Grant ‘settles down’ with Jemima
LONDON, Jan 25: British actor Hugh Grant, famous for playing fancy-free cads in films like `Four Weddings and a Funeral’ or `Bridget Jones’, admitted on Thursday he had finally `settled down’ with socialite Jemima Khan....
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Suspected Indian killer beaten unconscious
NEW DELHI, Jan 25: A suspected serial killer was beaten unconscious by an angry mob outside a court on Thursday after being remanded in custody over the gruesome slaying of 21 people, mostly children....
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Palestinian state must for peace: Israeli FM
DAVOS, Jan 25: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Thursday that Israel''s negotiations with Palestinians must stick to the vision of two states, side by side, as the only way to achieve peace in the region....
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Scholar suspected of militant links freed
NABLUS (West Bank), Jan 25:Israel on Wednesday freed a Palestinian cleric who was deported by the United States over suspicions he assisted a militant group abroad, an Israeli security source said....
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Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria
LAGOS, Jan 25: Gunmen on Thursday kidnapped several Chinese workers in the southern Nigerian oil state of Bayelsa in the third kidnapping in a week, police and industry sources said....
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German cinemas pull US films after DVD row
BERLIN, Jan 25: Leading German cinema chains said on Thursday that they had pulled three Hollywood movies from their line-ups in protest against their early release on DVD....
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Iran deems risk of US attack ‘very weak’
TEHRAN, Jan 25: Iran''s top national security official, Ali Larijani, assessed as ‘very weak’ on Thursday the possibility of a pre-emptive US strike on his country''s nuclear facilities....
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111 migrants saved from drowning
TRIPOLI, Jan 25: Libyan coastguards saved 111 illegal migrants from perishing in Mediterranean waters on Thursday after they tried to reach Europe from the North African country, Libya''s official news agency Jana said....
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