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Maoist attack Indian police camp: 55 dead
RAIPUR (India) March 15: Maoist rebels stormed a police camp in the troubled central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, killing 55 members of the police and tribal militia in one of the deadliest attacks by the insurgents in years.... 
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Security Council lacks legitimacy: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, March 15: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday slammed the UN Security Council as lacking any legitimacy as the world body prepared a second package of sanctions over Iran''s disputed nuclear programme....
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Khalilzad urges pressure on Iraq neighbours
WASHINGTON, March 15: Outgoing US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday advocated a combination of “pressure and engagement” to persuade countries like Iran and Syria to help quell the violence in Iraq....
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Palestinians unveil unity government
GAZA CITY, March 15: Palestinians unveiled a new unity cabinet on Thursday they hope will usher in a new era by stopping months of deadly factional violence and ending a crippling international aid boycott....
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Israel refuses to deal with new Palestinian cabinet
JERUSALEM, March 15: Israel on Thursday rejected any contacts with the new Palestinian government uniting rival factions Fatah and Hamas, which is regarded as a terrorist outfit by the Jewish state and the West....
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Chirac to be quizzed in corruption case
PARIS, March 15: President Jacques Chirac is to be questioned after he leaves office in May by a judge looking into a corruption case dating from his time as mayor of Paris, justice officials said on Thursday....
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Hasina’s assurance to interim govt: All decisions to be endorsed
DHAKA, March 15: The Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday said she would endorse all decisions and activities of the interim government, if her party was voted to power in the next general elections....
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Action against S. Lanka newspaper assailed
COLOMBO, March 15: Organisations championing the rights of free media on Thursday condemned the decision by the Mahinda Rajapakse government to freeze the assets of a newspaper group publishing articles critical of the government....
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Iranian-born to be next mayor of Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES, March 15: An Iranian-born businessman is in line to be the next mayor of Beverly Hills after completion of vote-counting in elections for the glamorous Los Angeles neighbourhood, officials said on Thursday....
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A chatty BMW dominates CeBIT fair
HANOVER (Germany), March 15: Traditional German lederhosen with a built-in cellular phone, a bathroom mirror that can give current stock quotes and a BMW sports car that can talk and listen...
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Former BD army officer held in US
LOS ANGELES, March 15: A former Bangladeshi army officer wanted for his role in the 1975 military-backed coup in the south Asian nation has been arrested in the United States, officials said on Wednesday....
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Chinese envoy wants respect from western powers
UNITED NATIONS, March 15: Even though China is lumped with world''s "major countries", Beijing''s UN ambassador Wang Guangya — says he does not get due respect from western powers....
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Saarc car rally kicks off
DHAKA, March 15: In the run-up to the 14th Saarc Summit scheduled for April 3–4 in New Delhi, the Saarc car rally 2007 was flagged off from the bay resort of...
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Saudi law on jobs for locals
RIYADH, March 15: Saudi Arabia plans to restrict employment in commercial establishments, retail and wholesale shops, distribution companies and street vendors to Saudi nationals only....
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Indian fashion designer arrested in US
LOS ANGELES, March 15: An Indian-born fashion designer who has dressed celebrities including Paris Hilton has been charged with rape and a string of sex offences, authorities in Los Angeles said on Wednesday....
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Angelina adopts Vietnamese boy
HO CHI MINH CITY, March 15: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie adopted a three-year-old Vietnamese boy on Thursday, triggering tears as he left his orphanage to join the multicultural family she has formed with Brad Pitt....
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3 Thai Muslims killed in blast
YALA (Thailand) March 15: Three Muslim were killed in a bomb attack in Thailand, police said on Thursday, hours after the execution-style slaying of nine Buddhists....
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Moscow’s move a precautionary step: Refusal to give N-fuel to Tehran
MOSCOW: Fears of a Western military strike on Iran and frustrations in talks with the country’s leadership have halted Russia’s plans to complete a nuclear power plant there, analysts said....
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Young French workers head for lucrative Britain
LONDON: Young, dynamic, willing to work long hours? This is the typical French worker -- in Britain....
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British MPs vote for renewing N-deterrent makes no sense
LONDON: I can hardly believe that a majority of British MPs have voted to renew the British nuclear deterrent. Almost all of them, of all parties, know in their heads that it makes no sense....
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