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Hasina contests govt move in extortion case
DHAKA, July 29: The detained former prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina filed a writ petition on Sunday, challenging the scope for the government to lodge the extortion case against her under the Emergency Powers Rules.... 
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US raises military aid to Israel
JERUSALEM, July 29: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a new 30 billion dollar US defence package on Sunday to preserve Israel’s regional military superiority, as Washington readied an Arab arms deal to counter Iran....
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Iraq war costing $720m a day
KANSAS CITY, July 29: First they tried lines of empty boots, then ribbons bearing the names of the more than 3,000 dead US soldiers. Now anti-war protesters are trying a fresh tactic: appealing to American worries about their wallets....
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Thailand looks set for ‘managed democracy’
BANGKOK, July 29: Post-coup Thailand''s draft constitution looks set to pass a referendum next month, despite efforts by some academics and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to derail it....
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Russian explorers, MPs prepare descent to polar depths
MOSCOW: A Russian exploration team led by two members of parliament was carrying out tests on Sunday before an epic descent to the North Pole seabed, amid heightened international rivalry in the region....
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Asean drafts first charter, without rights body
MANILA: Southeast Asian diplomats have completed the first draft of a landmark charter, but left out a provision creating a human rights body, a senior official said on Sunday....
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Genetic breakthrough in multiple sclerosis
PARIS: Investigators on Sunday reported the biggest breakthrough in decades into the genetic drivers for multiple sclerosis (MS), identifying two genes that each boost the risk of developing this tragic disease by up to 30 per cent....
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Going gets nasty between Clinton and Obama
WASHINGTON: A fierce and increasingly personal row is raging between rival White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, opening a testy new phase in the battle for the 2008 Democratic nomination....
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US tightens financial squeeze on Iran
WASHINGTON, July: The US government is escalating financial sanctions against Iran and ratcheting up pressure on Iranian companies suspected of supporting Tehran''s nuclear ambitions....
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Scientists investigate rare fish
MANADO (Indonesia): Two months ago Indonesian fisherman Justinus Lahama caught a fish so exceptional that an international team of scientists rushed here to investigate....
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Yudhoyono reports ousted MP to police for libel
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday reported ousted deputy parliament chairman Zainal Maarif to the police for libel....
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Hitler’s guard turns 90, vows to keep quiet
BERLIN: The last living witness to the final hours of Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader’s personal bodyguard Rochus Misch, turned 90 on Sunday, but vowed to keep his secrets to himself, a report said...
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Spanish unemployment at 30-year low
MADRID: Spain''s economy is pursuing a decade-long economic expansion, fuelled by healthy domestic consumption and rising capital investment, which has helped bring unemployment to a near 30-year low....
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