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Indonesian ‘Hobbit’ was a new human species: study
CHICAGO, Sept 20: An analysis of the wrist bones of the tiny prehistoric human dubbed the “Hobbit” bolsters the theory that it was a new species of human, and not some aberration of modern man, a study released on Thursday said.... 
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US Senate rejects anti-war bill
WASHINGTON, Sept 20: President George W. Bush’s administration on Wednesday beat off the latest bid by Democrats to derail its Iraq strategy, as the Senate blocked a bid to limit numbers of troops ready for deployment....
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Washington, Tehran in new row over agent’s arrest
BAGHDAD, Sept 20: The US military detained an Iranian in northern Iraq on suspicion of smuggling bombs on Thursday, sparking a new row with Iran which insisted the man held was part of a business delegation....
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Thousands of blacks protest ‘injustice’
JENA (US), Sept 20: Tens of thousands of black Americans descended on a small town in central Louisiana on Thursday to protest what they say is injustice against six black teenagers charged over a high school fight....
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Iran president not allowed to visit WTC site
NEW YORK, Sept 20: The New York police and mayor’s office have rejected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s request to lay a wreath at the World Trade Centre memorial site when during his visit to the city next week....
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Australia spied on US, says ex-minister
CANBERRA, Sept 20: Australia spied on the United States in the 1980s and stole top-secret radar codes for its fighter jets, former defence minister Kim Beazley said in parliament on Thursday....
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Obama and Jackson in war of words over racial row
NEW YORK, Sept 20: A war of words between Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama and the civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has erupted over a racially charged schoolyard beating in Jena, Louisiana....
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Sentence cut for priest charged with crucifying nun
BUCHAREST, Sept 20: A Romanian priest charged with crucifying a nun he believed was possessed by the devil had his 14-year prison sentence cut by half by an appeal court on Thursday, legal sources said....
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Judge orders man to have mummified baby buried
CONCORD (New Hampshire), Sept 20: A judge has ordered a New Hampshire man to lay an unusual family heirloom to rest: a mummified baby that has been passed down for generations....
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Bush expresses sorrow over shooting in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Sept 20: President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was saddened by the loss of life when private security contractors opened fire in Baghdad and said he was awaiting results of a probe into the deaths....
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Indian channel banned for fake sting operation
NEW DELHI, Sept 20: The Indian government banned a TV news channel for a month on Thursday after it aired a misleading sting operation in which it accused a Delhi teacher of blackmailing her students into becoming prostitutes....
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LTTE’s arms storage bombed
COLOMBO, Sept 20: The Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Thursday afternoon bombed a northern Tiger rebel armament storage dump, the military headquarters in Colombo said....
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Experts claim finding ways to fight ageing
WASHINGTON, Sept 20: Researchers said on Thursday they had found more ways to activate the body’s own anti-ageing defences -- perhaps with a pill that could fight multiple diseases at once....
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CIA unveils Cold War spy plane
LANGLEY, Sept 20: A sleek piece of Cold War history was put on display at the CIA on Wednesday -- the once super secret A-12 spy plane, which flew higher and...
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Taliban ready for talks, but agenda remains unknown
KABUL: Taliban spokesperson, Qari Yusof Ahmadi, has confirmed to the press that the Taliban are ready to directly negotiate with the Afghan government....
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Game consoles help keep students in classroom
TOKYO: Videogame machines, long seen by parents as a formidable enemy in the battle to get their children to study, are advancing into the Japanese classroom....
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26 convicted over biggest dogfight
LONDON: Ten people were convicted on Thursday over one of the biggest dogfights ever uncovered in Britain, prompting warnings from animal welfare experts that the illegal sport may be growing in popularity....
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Astronaut plans to fast in space
STAR CITY, (Russia): Malaysia’s soon-to-be first astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor said on Thursday that he hoped to fast aboard the International Space Station as he visits there in Ramazan....
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Turkey, EU on collision course over reform plans
ANKARA: Turkey’s ruling AK Party, boosted by a big election win in July, has vowed to speed up plans to join the European Union, but its reluctance to push key reforms may put it on a collision course with Brussels....
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New Thai army chief pledges to keep military out of politics
BANGKOK: Thailand’s new army chief General Anupong Paojinda is a career soldier who will try to strengthen the army in its barracks but will stay out of politics, analysts and the government said on Thursday....
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India’s ties with Iran straining alliance with US NEW DELHI: India’s long-standing ties with Iran appear to be threatening the beleaguered nuclear energy deal between Washington and New Delhi and, more broadly, their growing strategic alliance....
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