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Eight Yemeni soldiers killed in volcanic eruption
SANAA, Oct 1: Eight Yemeni soldiers were killed in a volcanic eruption on an island off the country’s Red Sea Coast on Sunday.... 
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Thousands missing in Myanmar: rights groups
BANGKOK, Oct 1: With protests quashed and many monasteries empty, fears are growing for those who have disappeared into Myanmar’s grim prisons in recent days as rights groups say more than 1,000 are missing....
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Advocate fined for questioning Indian PM’s eligibility
NEW DELHI: The Patna High Court on Monday slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on advocate Shruti Singh for filing what it said was a frivolous petition challenging the continuation of...
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US tops in weapons sale to developing world
NEW YORK, Oct 1: The United States continued to lead the world in supply of weapons to the developing world in 2006, followed by Russia and Britain, said the New York Times citing a Congressional study....
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Thai junta chief to become deputy PM
BANGKOK, Oct 1: Thailand’s junta leader said on Monday he would join the army-installed cabinet as deputy prime minister and oversee internal security, amid speculation that he is eyeing the premiership....
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More police recruits sacked in India
NEW DELHI, Oct 1: Thousands more police recruits have been fired in northern India after being accused of paying bribes and faking educational qualifications to get into the force, a report said on Monday....
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Racism alive in France: UN expert
GENEVA: Racism in France is “alive, pernicious and most of its victims are French citizens from visible minorities, not immigrants,” the UN’s independent expert on minority issues said on Monday....
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CIA aims to employ more Asian spies
WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency is making a concerted effort to recruit minorities to aid in the American “war on terror,” the agency’s top spy said in an interview published on Monday....
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Israel releases Palestinian prisoners
RAMALLAH, Oct 1: Dozens of joyous Palestinian prisoners arrived to a hero’s welcome in the West Bank on Monday after Israel released them in a Ramazan goodwill gesture to President Mahmud Abbas....
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Big Ben chimes again
LONDON, Oct 1: The chimes of Big Ben rang out on Monday for the first time since repairs silenced the giant clock seven weeks ago....
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UN envoy extends Myanmar mission
The UN special envoy tasked with brokering a compromise in the Burma crisis extended his mission into today after holding talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but failing to...
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Afghan models reveal beauty under burqa
 MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Afghanistan): A model strutting the catwalk is hardly revolutionary in most countries, but Afghan television’s answer to “America’s Next Top Model” is breaking boundaries and revealing the beauty under the burqa....
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Iraqi teenagers struggle in long detentions
BAGHDAD: Teenager Ali Mohammed has been in an overcrowded Iraqi youth detention facility for five months....
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Vietnam bear rescue centre aims to end bile trade
HANOI: When they were smuggled across the Lao-Vietnamese border in tiny cages, three wild bear cubs were destined for a life of painful misery in the illegal but flourishing East Asian bear bile trade....
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Gul urges democratic constitution
ANKARA: Turkey’s planned new constitution should boost democracy, human rights and secularism in the European Union applicant nation, President Abdullah Gul told parliament on Monday....
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UK urges diplomacy against Iran
WASHINGTON: The outgoing British ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning, insists the US remains committed to the diplomatic route over Iran rather than contemplating air strikes, despite recent sabre-rattling from the White House....
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Basra quieter after British troop pullout, say Iraqis
BASRA: Residents of Iraq’s southern city of Basra have begun strolling riverfront streets again after four years of fear, their city much quieter since British troops withdrew from the grand Saddam Hussein-era Basra Palace....
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