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Israel kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Sept 27: The Israeli military killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip early on Thursday, bringing to 11 the death toll in one of the bloodiest 24 hours in the Hamas-run territory in recent months.... 
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OIC asks India to reciprocate Pakistan’s efforts on Kashmir
NEW YORK, Sept 27: A ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has reiterated its continued support to the Kashmiris in their struggle to achieve their right to self-determination...
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Israel should halt settlement activity: Saudi Arabia
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27: The Saudi Arabia foreign minister said on Wednesday that Israel should stop work on a ‘security wall’ in and along the West Bank and halt settlement activity...
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US vows to tackle climate change
WASHINGTON, Sept 27: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday declared climate change to be a “real and growing problem” that should be resolved under the UN at the start...
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US says it’s ‘Burma,’ not ‘Myanmar’
WASHINGTON, Sept 27: The White House on Thursday declared a war of words on Myanmar’s military rulers, declaring that it would keep calling that country “Burma” in a show of support for pro-democracy activists there....
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Aishwarya to play Mumtaz Mahal
MUMBAI, Sept 27: Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai will play the role of Mumtaz Mahal in a film on the Taj Mahal.....
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Serb jailed for 20 years over Vukovar killing
THE HAGUE, Sept 27: The UN war crimes court on Thursday convicted former Serb commander Mile Mrksic for his role in the 1991 Vukovar massacre of nearly 200 Croats and sentenced him to 20 years in prison....
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Microsoft targets India’s young guns
NEW DELHI, Sept 27: Microsoft Corp flagged off Thursday customised domains for the huge market of young Indians in a bid to boost revenues from free e-mail services a decade after it acquired Hotmail....
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Scientists hopeful quantum computers are not far off
CHICAGO, Sept 27: Physicists have coaxed tiny artificial atoms into communicating in an advance that may lead to super-fast quantum computers, the researchers said on Wednesday....
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NASA launches Dawn probe to study two giant asteroids
WASHINGTON, Sept 27: The US space agency NASA on Thursday launched the space probe Dawn on its eight-year mission to unlock the secrets of the solar system by studying the two largest asteroids orbiting the sun....
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Clinton’s past haunts Hillary’s future
HANOVER (USA): Halfway through an otherwise cordial debate, Delaware Senator Joe Biden raised an issue generally left unspoken by the other Democratic candidates: former US President Bill Clinton’s complicated legacy and...
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Nepal’s main party paves way for compromise with Maoists
KATHMANDU: A decision by Nepal’s main party to end its support for the monarchy has paved the way for a compromise with former Maoist rebels that could put the peace process back on track, analysts said on Thursday....
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Worst may be yet to come in Myanmar
BANGKOK: Protests led by Buddhist monks in Myanmar will not be quelled easily despite a deadly crackdown by security forces, analysts said, warning that more blood could be spilled....
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North Africa faces stability concerns
ALGIERS: Suicide bombings in Algeria are arousing concern about the long-term stability of north Africa, an area where economic and political stagnation offers Al Qaeda scope to foment unrest on Europe’s southern flank....
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Tourists drawn to fictitious English beach
LONDON: Thousands of online visitors have been drawn to an English beach by pictures of turquoise seas, golden sands and palm trees, but risk disappointment as it is only a virtual surfers’ paradise....
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Scientists push back origins of Earth’s oxygen
WASHINGTON: Scientists examining rocks dating back 2.5 billion years said on Thursday they had found evidence shedding light on one of the landmark events in Earth’s natural history — the appearance of life-nurturing oxygen as a major part of the atmosphere....
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Japanese to get quake warnings
TOKYO: Earthquake-prone Japan will start issuing several seconds’ warning of approaching big earthquakes from Monday in the hope of reducing casualties and damage, although some fear the new system will lead to panic....
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Top Republicans criticised for skipping debate
WASHINGTON: The show will go on, but the top Republican presidential contenders will not be there — and they are hearing plenty of criticism of their decision to skip a debate on Thursday focused on minority issues....
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