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Five US soldiers killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Aug 12: Five American soldiers have been killed in fighting around Baghdad, four of whom died when a house rigged with explosives blew up outside the war-torn Iraqi capital, the US military said on Sunday.... 
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Singh prepared to quit but not to abandon N-deal
NEW DELHI, Aug 12: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, struggling to find parliamentary support for his nuclear deal with the United States, has said he was prepared to quit but would not abandon the controversial agreement....
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Two Koreans will be freed today: Afghan governor
GHAZNI, Aug 12: Two ailing South Korean hostages held by the Taliban are to be freed by Monday morning, the governor of the Afghan province where they were abducted said on Sunday....
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12 killed in Sri Lanka violence
COLOMBO, Aug 12: At 12 people have been killed in fresh violence across Sri Lanka''s northern and eastern regions where a bitter ethnic war has raged for decades, military and Tamil rebel sources said on Sunday....
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Climate campaigners set up camp at Heathrow LONDON, Aug 12: Climate change campaigners began setting up camp on Sunday ahead of protests at Britain''s Heathrow airport, which may spell chaos for summer travellers....
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UN website hacked
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12: The official website of the United Nations appeared to have been hacked on Sunday and briefly displayed a message protesting US and Israeli policies in the Middle East....
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China’s wet and wild summer to continue
BEIJING, Aug 12: Continued heavy downpours have been forecast for several regions across flood-ravaged China, state media said on Sunday, with some areas already reeling from record levels of rain....
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Maliki calls summit to save unity government
BAGHDAD, Aug 12: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday called upon senior leaders in Iraq''s bitterly divided communities to hold crisis talks this week in an effort to save his fraying national unity government....
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S. Asia floods claim 2,200 lives
NEW DELHI, Aug 12: The death toll from South Asia''s worst floods in 30 years topped 2,200 on Sunday as torrential monsoon rains resumed in several parts of the subcontinent, officials said....
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Brown enjoys 10-point lead over Tories: survey LONDON, Aug 12: New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has led his Labour Party to its biggest poll lead over the opposition since before the Iraq war, a survey showed on Sunday....
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US Congress to approve deal: senator
NEW DELHI, Aug 12: A landmark civilian nuclear deal between India and the United States will face dissent in the US Congress but will ultimately be approved, an influential senator said on Sunday....
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Asia’s labour force to grow by 200m: ILO
GENEVA, Aug 12: Asia''s economies face the challenge of finding jobs for an extra 200 million workers between now and 2015, according to a new International Labour Organisation report....
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Lebanese army turns down surrender offer
NAHR AL-BARED, Aug 12: The Lebanese army on Sunday rejected a conditional offer of surrender by Islamist extremists in a besieged Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country, a mediator said....
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Darfur tribes sign pact
KHARTOUM, Aug 12: Rival Darfur Arab tribes have signed a truce after more than 140 people died in clashes, an official and tribal leaders said on Sunday....
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Blast injures 12 soldiers in Turkey
DIYARBAKIR (Turkey), Aug 12: Twelve soldiers were injured, three of them seriously, on Sunday when Kurdish guerillas detonated a roadside bomb in southeast Turkey, military officials said....
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US surge in Iraq likely to fail, says UK committee
LONDON, Aug 12: The US “surge” of troops in Iraq is likely to fail, a British parliamentary committee said as it delivered a critical report on London''s foreign policy in the Middle East....
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Hardline group rallies for ‘caliphate’
JAKARTA, Aug 12: More than 70,000 members of a hardline Muslim group held a rally in Indonesia that calls for caliphate — Islamic rule to govern the world....
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India still under the influence of Britain: 60th year of independence
NEW DELHI: In a non-descript corner of Delhi, white marble statues and busts of British royalty and viceroys, including King George...
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UN troops keep peace in south Lebanon
BEIRUT: If you want yoga lessons, herbal medicine for a sick cow or help clearing cluster bombs in south Lebanon, try United Nations troops — who have also kept the peace between Israel and Hezbollah for the past year....
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DNA tests not infallible, say civil rights groups
NEW YORK: Scott Fappiano spent half his life in prison with rapists and murderers before he got a break. New DNA evidence showed his semen did not match that found on the clothing of a woman he was convicted of raping....
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An American pilgrimage
WASHINGTON: Muslims are obliged to make at least one trip to the holy city of Makkah during their lifetime. This pilgrimage is known as the Haj....
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