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Iran threatens to bomb Israel if attacked
TEHRAN, Sept 19: Iran warned on Wednesday that it could bomb Israel if it was attacked by the Jewish state, as the international war of words over the Islamic republic’s nuclear drive escalated further.... 
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Nepal unrest claims 19 lives
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: At least 19 people including a police officer have died in violence in south western Nepal sparked by the killing of a local Muslim leader, police said on Wednesday....
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Egypt, Syria press for IAEA resolution against Israel
VIENNA, Sept 19: Egypt and Syria urged the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday to pass a resolution condemning Israel for possessing nuclear weapons....
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Israel declares Gaza ‘hostile entity’
JERUSALEM, Sept 19: Israel branded Gaza a “hostile entity” on Wednesday, clearing the way for shutting off basic supplies to the Hamas-run territory in response to rockets.Western-backed...
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Turkish PM for abolition of headscarf ban
ANKARA, Sept 19: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged on Wednesday the dropping of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities, fuelling a row on whether a planned new constitution should lift the restrictions....
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Colombo pressured to set up monitor group
COLOMBO, Sept 19: Amidst continued disappearances, abductions and killings, pressure is mounting from human rights activists and other groups for the government to allow UN observers into the country....
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Indian, IAEA officials meet in Vienna
VIENNA, Sept 19: Indian officials met top-ranking officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency on the sidelines of the UN watchdog’s general conference here on Wednesday, diplomats said....
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Indian man, mother jailed for ‘honour killing’
LONDON, Sept 19: A British judge jailed a grandmother for life on Wednesday for ordering the execution of her daughter-in-law in India after discovering she was having an affair with a married man....
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Linguists identify five ‘hot spots’ for vanishing languages
WASHINGTON, Sept 19: Linguists alarmed at the unceasing extinction of many indigenous languages have identified...
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UN urges Israel to reconsider move
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Israel to reconsider its decision to declare the Gaza Strip “an enemy entity,” saying the move was contrary to the Jewish state’s obligations towards civilians under international law....
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Maliki calls for delisting US firm
BAGHDAD, Sept 19: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday called on the US authorities to replace private security operator Blackwater after a deadly shootout involving the firm’s guards in Baghdad....
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Meteorite struck Peru: officials
LIMA, Sept 19: A fiery meteorite crashed into southern Peru over the weekend, experts confirmed on Wednesday. But they were still puzzling over claims that it gave off fumes that sickened 200 people....
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US asks India to clarify ties with Iran
NEW DELHI, Sept19: The United States has asked India to come clean on its military ties with Iran, the Press Trust of India said on Wednesday....
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Clan war kills nine in Philippines
MANILA: Nine people were killed and seven were wounded in a clash on Wednesday between two Muslim clans in the southern Philippines, an army commander said....
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Hunt for Fossett scaled back
SAN FRANCISCO: Authorities will stop actively searching for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett, but will keep air crews on standby to fly to possible crash sites, a spokesman for Nevada’s public safety department said on Wednesday....
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Call for release of BD cartoonist
DHAKA: An international press freedom body on Wednesday called for the immediate release of a Bangladesh cartoonist detained for allegedly blasphemopus cartoon....
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Sri Lanka rights probe is flawed, top panel says
COLOMBO: A top international panel on Wednesday accused Sri Lanka of failing to honour promises to investigate grave human rights violations and accused the government of a virtual cover-up....
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Anti-Taliban operationlaunched by Nato
KABUL: About 2,500 troops launched a new operation against Islamic rebels in one of Afghanistan’s most volatile areas on Wednesday as 25 people were reported killed in fresh Taliban-linked violence....
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Little progress in Indian N-crisis talks
NEW DELHI: The Indian government and its communist allies said on Wednesday they had constructive talks to resolve their row over a nuclear deal with the United States but more negotiations were needed to try and find a solution....
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Monks march again in Myanmar city
YANGON: Thousands of Buddhist monks marched through the Myanmar city of Sittwe on Wednesday, a day after soldiers fired tear gas and warning shots to scatter a similar protest against the ruling generals, a witness said....
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Nepal Maoists can derail peace process: analysts
KATHMANDU: A dramatic move by Nepal’s Maoists to storm out of the government and take their campaign to oust the Himalayan monarchy to the streets could derail the impoverished country’s peace process, analysts have warned....
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Delhi rules out unilateral truce in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: India ruled out on Wednesday a unilateral ceasefire with freedom fighters in occupied Kashmir during the month of Ramazan amid ongoing violence....
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US in support of Bangladesh election plans
DHAKA: The United States supports Bangladesh’s army-backed interim government’s intentions to hold credible democratic elections, a US official said on Wednesday....
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Glacier melt raises fears of water despair
LEH: Rinchen Wangchuck remembers slip-sliding his way down a glacier that stretched far down the mountains toward his village in the Nubra Valley, in occupied Kashmir, after school ended for the summer....
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