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10 killed in Taliban attack
KANDAHAR, Aug 23: Taliban militants attacked on Thursday a convoy carrying supplies for international troops in Afghanistan, killing 10 Afghan guards, officials said.... 
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25 inmates die in Brazil prison fire
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 23: Some 25 inmates in a Brazil prison burned to death on Thursday after prisoners set fire to mattresses in the jail during a clash between rival gangs, officials said....
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23 killed in Iraq violence
BAQUBA, Aug 23: Scores of Al Qaeda fighters raided an Iraqi town on Thursday, clashing with rival militants and police after killing a tribal sheikh in fighting that left 23 people dead and 15 others kidnapped....
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Sanjay Dutt freed on bail
MUMBAI, Aug 23: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt walked out of jail on Thursday after being granted temporary bail from a six-year sentence for arms possession in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts....
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Iraqi govt to become more precarious: US report
WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Iraq’s government will become more precarious in the months ahead and a drawdown of US forces could increase levels of sectarian violence, US spy agencies said in a grim report on Thursday....
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Bush likens Iraq to Vietnam, South Korea
KANSAS CITY (USA), Aug 23: US President George Bush has drawn heavy Democrat flak with his warning that a hasty withdrawal from Iraq would trigger a bloodbath like that in Southeast Asia after the US defeat and retreat from Vietnam....
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Death toll mounts as floods, heat wave batter US
CHICAGO, Aug 23: Three people at a bus stop were electrocuted in a lightning strike as the death toll mounted Thursday from storms, floods and a smothering heat wave battering the central United States....
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Journalists beaten during BD curfew
DHAKA, Aug 23: Troops and police beat Bangladesh journalists despite the military-backed government’s assurances that the press would not face restrictions under an indefinite curfew, reporters said on Thursday....
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Turkey charges hijackers
ANKARA, Aug 23: A Turkish court on Thursday charged an Egyptian with alleged ties to Al Qaeda and a Turkish accomplice over the hijacking of a plane carrying more than 140 people, the Anatolia news agency said....
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US officer charged with bribery while in Iraq
NEW YORK, Aug 23: A US Army captain has been arrested in New York on charges of accepting kickbacks in return for steering lucrative supply contracts for the US military in Iraq, prosecutors said on Thursday....
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Vietnam detains Buddhist monk
HANOI, Aug 23: Security forces in communist Vietnam on Thursday detained a Buddhist monk as he distributed aid to farmers rallying outside a government office in the capital, Buddhist activists said....
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Nepal nationalises king’s palaces
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Nepal''s government nationalised on Thursday seven palaces owned by King Gyanendra as a first step in seizing all of his royal property, a minister said....
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Russia unveils pilotless bomber
MOSCOW, Aug 23: Russia unveiled on Thursday the mock-up of a pilotless bomber plane that its constructors say will be even better than the famous US stealth fighter at evading enemy radars and anti-aircraft fire....
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Airlines plead guilty, US approves fines
WASHINGTON, Aug 23: A US federal court on Thursday approved a $300 million criminal fine against British Airways after the airline pleaded guilty to illegally fixing prices on transatlantic passenger and cargo flights....
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Asean agrees to set up N-energy safety network
SINGAPORE, Aug 23: Southeast Asian countries agreed on Thursday to establish a nuclear safety network amid calls by environment activists for the region to scrap plans to harness atomic energy because of the risks....
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Young maths genius wins university place
HONG KONG, Aug 23: A nine-year-old maths prodigy was on Thursday admitted to a Hong Kong university, telling reporters he struggled to communicate academically with his own age group....
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What September won’t settle
WASHINGTON: Come September, America might slip closer toward a Weimar moment. It would be milder than the original but significantly disagreeable....
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Japan trying to court India to counter China
NEW DELHI: Japan’s bid for a strategic partnership with India aims to counter China’s rising influence, with Tokyo omitting Beijing from its vision of an Asian ‘arc of freedom’, analysts said on Thursday....
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Lack of alternatives may be lifeline for Maliki
BAGHDAD: US President George W. Bush is frustrated, his ambassador to Baghdad is disappointed. But there are no ready alternatives to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and his opponents lack the votes to replace him....
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Lady Diana conspiracy theories flourish
LONDON: Two major investigations by French and British police concluded that Princess Diana’s death in a Paris car crash was a tragic accident, but 10 years on many remain convinced she was murdered in a sinister plot....
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‘Enemy will help’ Kremlin in polls
MOSCOW: A nightmarish beheading video, extremists vowing to spill more blood, a bomb under the tracks of the country’s most popular train: as of last week, resurgent Russia didn’t feel so secure any more....
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Brain scans show where fear lives
LONDON: Scientists using a computer game have discovered how the brain’s response to fear changes as a threat gets nearer in a development that could help people suffering from panic attacks....
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Bomber who killed three Germans held
KABUL: Afghan intelligence said on Thursday that it has detained a teenage militant who detonated a bomb which killed three German nationals in the Afghan capital....
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Childbirths slip back in Japan
TOKYO: The number of childbirths in Japan slipped back in the first half of this year, dashing hopes that the nation''s fertility rate would improve thanks to a better economy....
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Marriage-ending murders paid for in vodka
MOSCOW: When the magic is gone from a marriage in Russia, a bottle of vodka can be enough to resolve the problem — permanently, a newspaper reported on Thursday....
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Israel to buy advanced Patriot missiles
JERUSALEM: The Israeli air force is to buy advanced US-made missiles, capable of intercepting aircraft and long-range ballistic missiles, to upgrade the current air defence system, a report said on Thursday....
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