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7 killed as US ’copter crashes in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb 7: All seven crew members and passengers aboard a US Marine helicopter were killed when it came down near Baghdad on Wednesday -- the fifth such aircraft to crash... 
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Army must stand ready to face threats: Gates
WASHINGTON, Feb 7: The United States has to boost its military machine to meet all threats and not just the war in Iraq, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday....
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Bush approves sanctions plans against Sudan
WASHINGTON, Feb 7: President George W. Bush has approved plans for wide-ranging financial and other sanctions against Sudan if Khartoum does not follow through on a deal to deploy UN-led peacekeepers...
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Iran test-fires air defence missiles
TEHRAN, Feb 7: Iran''s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday successfully test-fired a new Russian-made air defence missile system, whose delivery last month sparked bitter US criticism....
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US, Iran help rebuild Lebanon bridges
BEIRUT, Feb 7: The United States and Iran are among foreign contributors to the $85 million reconstruction of 90 bridges in Lebanon destroyed or damaged by Israel last year....
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Thank you Mr Blair: Shilpa
LONDON, Feb 7: Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty said on Wednesday that God had been “really kind” to her in terms of the career boost produced by her recent Big Brother appearance, as she visited the House of Commons in London....
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Jakarta begins clean-up
JAKARTA, Feb 7: Residents in Jakarta sifted through mud and debris on Wednesday to salvage their belongings as floodwaters that had engulfed their homes in and around the Indonesian capital began at last to recede....
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Astronaut lands in jail after bizarre odyssey
HOUSTON, Feb 7: A US astronaut charged with attempting to murder an alleged romantic rival for a spacecraft pilot’s affection returned home on Wednesday, two days after her bizarre odyssey landed her in jail....
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Presidential candidate backs weekly on cartoon issue
PARIS, Feb 7: A French weekly accused of insulting Muslims by printing sacrilegious cartoons surprised a court hearing on Wednesday with a letter of support from presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy....
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Nangarhar council on strike over killing
JALALABAD, Feb 7: The Nangarhar provincial council went on strike for four days on Wednesday in protest against operations by foreign forces after allegations that soldiers killed a cleric....
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Agreement on Asia-Europe rail corridor
TBILISI, Feb 7: Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a $422 million deal on Wednesday to build a railway corridor between Europe and Asia....
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Yunus backs BD anti-corruption campaign
DHAKA, Feb 7: Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday the new government’s massive anti-graft drive had given Bangladesh hope....
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Hundreds claim English throne
LONDON, Feb 7: Hundreds of hopefuls have stepped forward to claim the throne of England after a worldwide quest by genealogists to find a rightful heir....
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US shouldn’t leave Iraq immediately, says Blix OSLO, Feb 7: Former chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said on Wednesday that United States troops should withdraw from Iraq and leave the Iraqi people to deal with their own security, but ‘not immediately’....
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Americans defy Cuba embargo
HAVANA, Feb 7: Talk in Ernest Hemingway’s former Havana watering hole often turns to the old man and the daiquiri and, at times, to the 45-year-old embargo that officially prevents US...
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Man convicted of infecting girlfriend with HIV
LONDON, Feb 7: An Italian chef was found guilty in Scotland on Wednesday of deliberately infecting his girlfriend with the HIV virus....
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Hezbollah blasts Israeli work near mosque
BEIRUT, Feb 7: Lebanon’s Hezbollah party urged on Wednesday Arab and Islamic nations to act against a “blatant aggression” by Israel in works underway near the flashpoint mosque compound in Jerusalem....
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Nagas flex muscles before elections
SENAPATI (India): A powerful rebel group in India’s troubled northeast is using its muscle to influence state elections this month, in an attempt to boost its campaign for a separate homeland for the Naga tribes....
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Amnesty ends for army deserters in Lanka
COLOMBO: With Sri Lanka’s staggering ceasefire just two weeks away from completing five years, the government military ended a general amnesty for army deserters and stepped up its recruitment drive amidst...
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Charles Sobhraj confident he will walk free
KATHMANDU: Charles Sobhraj, an avid student of law during long stints in jail, still protests his innocence and believes he will walk free when a Nepali court hears his appeal against a life sentence for murder....
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