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Iraqi troops kill 12 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Feb 26: Iraqi troops have killed 12 “terrorists” – including two wearing explosive suicide vests – and arrested 81 in operations across Baghdad, officials said on Monday.... 
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Two die in BD building blaze
DHAKA, Feb 26: At least two people died Monday and scores more had to be plucked to safety by helicopter as a fire swept through a packed office block in the Bangladesh capital, officials said....
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Iran ready for US talks without preconditions
TEHRAN, Feb 26: Iran said on Monday it would be ready to examine positively a request by its arch-enemy the United States for talks but would not accept halting sensitive nuclear activities as a precondition....
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ICJ clears Serbia of genocide
THE HAGUE, Feb 26: The UN’s top court on Monday cleared Serbia of direct involvement in genocide during the war in Bosnia, but said Belgrade did breach international law by failing to prevent the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica....
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Palestinian killed in Israeli siege of Nablus
NABLUS, Feb 26: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian father in Nablus on Monday as the army pressed on with its biggest crackdown on militants in the northern West Bank city in nearly a year....
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Sri Lankan rebels kill 2 policemen
COLOMBO, Feb 26: Suspected Tamil Tiger militants shot dead two policemen in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, officials said, as government troops consolidated in an area captured from the rebels elsewhere....
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‘Departed’ blows away rivals at Academy awards
HOLLYWOOD, Feb 26: Bloody gangster drama “The Departed” rubbed out its rivals at the Oscars here on Sunday, scooping best picture honours and delivering a long-overdue director''s prize for filmmaker Martin Scorsese....
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Mirren: Oscar’s crown jewel
Helen Mirren, who won her first Oscar on Sunday for her stoic portrayal of Britain''s monarch in “The Queen,” began her career as a sex symbol but has attracted equal attention playing strong, resilient women....
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List of winners
Best Picture: “The Departed,” Graham King, producer Best Director: Martin Scorsese, “The Departed” Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland” Best Actress: Helen Mirren, “The Queen” ...
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Whitaker lauded for doing ‘it exactly like Amin’
US star Forest Whitaker deserved his Oscar for a performance as Uganda''s murderous former dictator Idi Amin that was both realistic and a crucial reminder of the country''s bloody past, Ugandans said on Monday....
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Director praises Scorsese
The Hong Kong director of the gritty gangster flick that Martin Scorsese adapted as his Oscar-winning hit “The Departed” heaped praise on the man he said inspired him to make films....
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The Oscars in quotes
The wit and wisdom from Sunday''s 79th Academy Awards:...
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Helen Mirren dedicates her Oscar to queen
Britain''s Helen Mirren dedicated her award to Queen Elizabeth, the monarch she portrayed in the royal drama “The Queen”....
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US power has left Americans isolated
LOS ANGELES: Being hated is no fun. And few people hate being hated more than Americans. I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked, “Why do they...
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Oscars highlight changing world of films
LOS ANGELES: If anyone needed definitive proof that Hollywood has gone international, the Academy Awards provided it. Never in the ceremony''s 79 years have so many artists from other lands been among the nominees....
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From a puppet to French president
PARIS: Could latex puppets of France’s top presidential candidates – depicting one as an aggressive dwarf and the other as a slow-speaking bimbo – determine the winner?Satirical daily television show ‘Les...
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Yemeni militants on the attack against pro-US govt
SANA’A: Militants from a major Shia group within Yemen have stepped up a fight against the government over recent weeks. The group opposes what it sees as policies supportive of the United States and Israel....
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Conservatives wary of ‘Clinton machine’
LOS ANGELES: It is an odd article of faith among conservatives that Hillary Clinton is a sure-fire lock to win the Democratic presidential nomination. You can hardly turn on Fox News...
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Art blooms in Arabian desert
DUBAI: Long derided as a cultural desert, the Gulf art scene is beginning to blossom....
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British Council plans increased focus on Muslim states
LONDON, Feb 26: The British Council will close half of its European offices in the coming year in favour of a more prominent presence in the Middle East and Central Asia,...
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