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Suicide attack kills 40 at Baghdad college
BAGHDAD, Feb 25: A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.... 
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Panel created in US to plan Iran attack
NEW YORK, Feb 25: As the frenzy to force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment programme continues unabated, the New Yorker, magazine reported on Sunday that a US military panel...
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No brakes on nuclear plan: Iran
TEHRAN, Feb 25: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday defied Western threats to impose more sanctions over Iran’s contested nuclear programme, comparing its atomic drive to a “train with no brakes.”...
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OIC launches trade finance body
RIYADH, Feb 25: More than 50 finance and planning ministers from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) on Saturday inaugurated the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, the first specialist entity dedicated to developing trade and finance in the Islamic states....
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Hollywood’s big day: the Oscars
LOS ANGELES, Feb 25: The limousines have been charged up, the hairdressers and stylists have worked their magic and the stars are ready to stroll down the red carpet in dresses...
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Gutted ferry sinks with investigators
JAKARTA, Feb 25: An Indonesian ferry gutted by a deadly fire last week sank unexpectedly on Sunday with investigation teams on board, leaving one person dead and three missing as the death toll from the initial tragedy climbed to 42....
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Sri Lanka troops take more rebel bases
COLOMBO, Feb 25: Sri Lankan troops seized at least four bases from Tamil Tiger strongholds in the northeast in the past week, the defence ministry said on Sunday, in fighting that has forced thousands to flee....
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UN-chartered ship hijacked
MOGADISHU, Feb 25: Pirates hijacked a UN-chartered freighter off the coast of northeastern Somalia on Sunday after the ship delivered food aid to the stricken nation....
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UK suspects for greater terror threat
LONDON, Feb 25: A leaked government document which also warns that the number of British-based Islamic terrorists plotting suicide attacks against "soft" targets in the UK is far greater than the Security Services had previously believed....
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Islam spreading fast among black Americans
ATLANTA: Islam is growing fast among African Americans, who are undeterred by increased scrutiny of Muslims in the United States since the Sept 11 attacks, according to imams and experts....
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Welcoming war refugees a smart policy
LOS ANGELES: “Have you tried any of the new Iraqi restaurants over on Coldwater Canyon?” That might sound odd today, but within a few years, Angelenos may very well come to...
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Mothers join race against the killer flu
JAKARTA: Not content with the government’s public awareness campaign against bird flu, a group of parents in Bekasi regency has taken the initiative in educating the poor and the marginalised about the deadly disease....
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Bush must learn lesson from British experience
WASHINGTON: At the centre of Baghdad’s neglected North Gate War Cemetery, near the edge of the old city walls, stands an imposing grave. Sheltered from the weather by a grandiose red...
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