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Turkey warns Iraq over Kurd rebels
ANKARA, Oct 16: Turkey on Tuesday warned Iraq that its patience has run out over the handling of Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, ahead of a parliamentary vote that could authorise cross-border strikes.... 
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Karzai promises action on Quran ‘desecration’
KABUL, Oct 16: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is concerned over allegations US troops burnt a copy of the holy Quran and will take “suitable action” should the claims be proven, his spokesman said on Tuesday....
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Caspian states near final accord
TEHRAN, Oct 16: The leaders of five Caspian Sea states said on Tuesday they were near agreement on a final accord for sharing the wealth of the hyrdrocarbon and fish-rich inland sea but admitted differences remained....
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Seven die in BD storms
DHAKA: Seven people died and an eighth was missing on Tuesday after monsoon storms swept through southern Bangladesh, demolishing shanty homes and leaving many injured, officials said....
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Myanmar junta says won’t back down
YANGON, Oct 16: Myanmar’s military junta on Tuesday shrugged off international steps to punish the regime for its bloody crackdown on protests, even as Japan cut aid and European nations widened sanctions....
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Bush hosts Dalai Lama despite China’s warning
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: President George Bush hosted the Dalai Lama on Tuesday despite China’s warning that U.S. plans to honour the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could damage relations between Beijing and Washington....
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Search for leader to replace Campbell
LONDON, Oct 16: The Liberal Democrats party began on Tuesday a hectic search for a new leader to replace Sir Menzies Campbell who resigned from the party post on Monday....
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UK explorer to measure depth of Arctic ice cap LONDON, Oct 16: A British explorer who was the first man to reach the North Pole solo announced plans on Tuesday to lead an expedition to measure the thickness of the Arctic ice caps....
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Women-only political party launched
NEW DELHI: India’s new all-female political party said on Tuesday that it aims to rid the country of corruption and poverty, and focus on women’s issues....
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10 policemen convicted in decade-old shooting
NEW DELHI: Ten Indian policeman are facing a possible death penalty after being convicted of gunning down two businessmen they mistook for gangsters 10 years ago, reports said on Tuesday....
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Israel seeks to boost Jewish population
ASHDOD (Israel): Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged Jews worldwide to migrate on Tuesday as his government unveiled new incentives to woo back expats and reverse declining immigration....
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Momentum growing but challenges enormous: ME settlement
JERUSALEM: Israel keeps building settlements, Islamic militants are in control in Gaza and both the Israelis and the Palestinians have politically vulnerable leaders. All that will make it difficult to implement...
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Curbing calories works: study
NEW YORK: Old-fashioned calorie-cutting and exercise really can keep the pounds off for the long haul, according to a review of dozens of clinical trials....
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Hillary is running an impressive campaign
WASHINGTON: Here’s an inconvenient truth. Even with his Nobel peace prize, even with his Oscar and his Emmy, even with his undying status as the martyr of the 2000 election, Al...
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New species brought back from deep waters
MANILA (Philippines): US and Philippine scientists may have discovered new marine species in the world’s most biologically diverse region, their expedition leader said on Tuesday....
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Polish polls mean shift in ties with US
WARSAW: Poland’s parliamentary election on Sunday could make Warsaw a more difficult ally for the United States if Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski loses power....
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McCain wants Russia thrown out of G8
WASHINGTON: Russia should be barred from the G8 group of powerful nations for trying to ‘bully’ its neighbours and cutting political freedoms, Republican White House hopeful John McCain said in an essay released on Monday....
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Foreign doctors go where Australians fear to tread
ALICE SPRINGS (Australia): Bouncing on a trampoline at an Aboriginal camp in Australia’s red centre, two-year-old Danae Moore faces a future filled with first and third world health problems, which an army of foreign doctors has been recruited to treat....
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