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Police scheme aims to identify ‘Muslim extremists’ in UK
LONDON, Aug 10: London’s Metropolitan police force (Scotland Yard) has drawn up plans for a “safety foundation” which would try to identify extremists within Muslim communities across the UK and which could be up and running within six months.... 
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S. Koreans, Taliban begin hostage talks
GHAZNI, Aug 10: Taliban militants met face-to-face with South Korean officials late on Friday to negotiate the release of 21 hostages held in Afghanistan since mid-July, the militia and Afghan officials said....
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Car bomb kills seven in Iraq
KIRKUK, Aug 10: A car bomb tore through a bustling fruit and vegetable market in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday killing seven people in a mass of charred metal,...
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Japan, US sign defence secret deal
TOKYO, Aug 10: Japan and the United States sealed a deal on defence secrets on Friday, in a show of solidarity days after a powerful opposition leader publicly rebuffed a US request for continued support for its Afghan operations....
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‘Muslim unity day’ at US theme park
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 10: More than 4,000 people are expected to attend Muslim Unity Day on Saturday at a northern California theme park, an event meant to put aside tensions and differing backgrounds....
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Taliban ambush claims 27 lives
HERAT, Aug 10: Taliban militants ambushed an Afghan and Nato army convoy in western Afghanistan Friday, sparking a gunfight that killed seven Afghan soldiers and 20 militants, the defence ministry said....
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Gang culture plagues Britain’s inner cities
LONDON: This has been a grim year for Britain's urban youth. In London alone, 17 teenagers were killed in the first half of the year, having been shot or stabbed. A report into gang culture by the Department...
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Experts predict record high temperature
LONDON: British scientists are predicting a succession of record-breaking high temperatures in the most detailed forecast of global warming’s impact on weather around the world....
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Gandhi’s shadow looms over India’s surging economy
NEW DELHI: When Tata Steel bought an Anglo-Dutch competitor this year for $12 billion, the newspaper headline “Empire Strikes Back” symbolised how far India''s economy had come in the 60 years since independence....
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BD pays the price for West’s wastefulness
DHAKA: Hundreds of people have died and millions have been displaced across south Asia since the beginning of the monsoon season in mid-June. In Bangladesh, the situation has worsened dramatically over the past fortnight....
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Most Indians earn less than half a dollar a day
NEW DELHI: Eighty-six per cent of working Indians earn less than Rs20 or half a dollar a day, untouched by the country''s blistering economic growth, a government-backed study said on Friday....
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