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US to build base on Iraq-Iran border
BAGHDAD, Sept 10: The US military said on Monday that it is to build a base on Iraq’s border with Iran to stem what it charges as rampant smuggling of weapons and fighters.... 
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US wanted India to blow up Chinese installations
New Delhi, Sept 10: The United States had asked India to threaten China with military action in 1964 if it did not remove defence installations from Tibet, Zeenews said on Monday, quoting a new book....
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Sonia seeks to ‘heal’ Kashmir wounds
 SRINAGAR, Sept 10: India’s ruling party chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday called for Kashmir’s “wounded hearts and minds” to be healed, during a flying visit to the occupied region....
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Suharto awarded millions in Time lawsuit
 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Supreme Court has awarded ex-dictator Suharto one trillion rupiah ($106 million) in damages in a lawsuit he brought against Time Magazine, a court official said on Monday....
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Surge goals being met: US general
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: US Iraq commander General David Petraeus said on Monday the military goals of the Iraq troop surge strategy were being met, in crucial testimony to Congress at a momentous moment in the four-year war....
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One suicide every 30 seconds: WHO
GENEVA: Almost 3,000 people commit suicide every day in the world, one victim every 30 seconds on average, the World Health Organisation said on Monday....
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24-year jail for attending terror camp
SACRAMENTO (San Francisco), Sept 10: A California man was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Monday for attending an Al Qaida camp in Pakistan....
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Putin on first UAE visit by Russian president
ABU DHABI, Sept 10: Russian President Vladimir Putin, heading a large business delegation, held talks on boosting economic links with the oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Monday....
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9/11 most significant event for Americans
WASHINGTON: Six years after the Sept 11 attacks on the United States, most Americans view the plane hijackings that killed around 3,000 people as the most significant historical event of their lives, according to a poll released on Monday....
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Japanese PM fails to promote his conservative policies
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s declaration at a press conference in Sydney on Sunday that he would resign if parliament does not extend refuelling support for the United States-led coalition in...
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Afghan war amputees turn prosthesis professionals
KABUL: Orthopaedic specialist Najmuddin Helal has just one requirement for prospective recruits at Afghanistan’s largest prosthetics workshop in Kabul....
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Putin tells Asia: ‘Russia is here to stay’
SYDNEY: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s flurry of meetings with Asia-Pacific leaders here in recent days inspired the inevitable headline in at least one Australian daily: “The Russians Are Coming.”...
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Bhopal tragedy: clean-up not undertaken even after 23 years
NEW DELHI: A generation after the world’s worst ever industrial disaster occurred at a US multinational-owned pesticide plant in Bhopal, central India, responsibility continues to be evaded on cleaning up thousands...
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India’s economic changes giving rise to violence
NEW DELHI: A spate of riots involving arson, beatings and even the Taj Mahal’s brief closure has led to worries a globalising India is struggling to cope with its underbelly of police graft, economic disparity and caste tension....
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