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China unveils likely successors to top posts
BEIJING, Oct 22: China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.... 
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Iran will need 3 to 8 years to make bomb: IAEA chief: Olmert criticises ElBaradei
PARIS, Oct 22: Iran would need three to eight years to make a nuclear bomb, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said in an interview published on Monday, and he...
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LTTE smashes air base, kills 13
COLOMBO, Oct 22: A Tamil Tiger suicide squad on Monday attacked a key Sri Lankan air base in an unprecedented ground and air assault, leaving at least 34 dead on both sides....
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Hundreds of thousands flee California wildfires
LOS ANGELES, Oct 22: Hundreds of thousands of people fled as out-of-control wind-whipped wildfires raged across California on Monday, threatening homes and stretching emergency services to breaking point....
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Kurd rebels offer conditional truce
SULAIMANIYAH (Iraq), Oct 22: Iraqi Kurdish rebels said on Monday they were ready to lay down their arms if Turkey stopped targeting the rebels and abandoned plans for an incursion into Iraq, according to a rebel website....
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Muslim charity leaders cleared of terrorism charges
WASHINGTON, Oct 22: Jurors in Dallas, Texas, found three former leaders of America’s largest Muslim charity not guilty of funnelling illegal aid to terrorists, US media reported on Monday....
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Syria gets UN apology
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22: The United Nations has apologised to Syria over an interpreter’s error that created the wrong impression that Damascus admitted that an Israeli air strike last month targeted a Syrian nuclear site, a spokesman said on Monday....
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Who are India’s influential communists?
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: The Indian government and its communist allies agreed on Monday to hold one last meeting next month over a nuclear deal with the United States, clearly indicating that New Delhi had backtracked on pushing the pact....
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Sanjay Dutt likely to return to jail
MUMBAI, Oct 22: Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was likely to return to jail after being given a copy on Monday of his judgement for illegal possession of guns, resolving a legal technicality, court officials said....
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Japanese PM outraged over fuel for US forces
TOKYO, Oct 22: Japan’s prime minister voiced outrage on Monday after the defence ministry admitted under reporting for years the amount of fuel given to US forces in a controversial military mission....
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Video games used as brain exercise for elderly
WASHINGTON: Move over, junior. Grandma and grandpa are joining the wave in video and computer games as makers step up efforts to promote the software as exercise for the brain....
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Hu starts grooming successor
BEIJING: Two younger officials emerged on Monday as front-runners to become China’s next leaders, but their fast track to the top could spark bitter communist infighting, analysts say....
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Khamenei aide slams replacement of nuclear negotiator
TEHRAN: The top foreign policy adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday criticised the replacement of Ali Larijani as Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, saying it was the wrong time for change....
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Saving pennies and splurging cash in presidential pursuit
WASHINGTON: Doughnut eateries, stationery chains and purveyors of private jets are cashing in as White House campaigns open their warchests leading into the make-or-break weeks of primary voting....
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Poland’s election winners pledge Iraq pullout
WARSAW: Poland’s victorious pro-business party, which swept the ruling conservatives from office in a snap election, has promised to withdraw Polish troops from Iraq and heal rifts with fellow EU members....
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Republicans denounce Hillary — with a tinge of humour
ORLANDO: And the loser is ... Hillary Clinton. That’s how Republicans cast their debate on Sunday night, when they were not feuding with one another in their most direct and contentious exchanges yet....
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MPs barricade themselves in Beirut hotel
BEIRUT: Lebanese lawmaker Hadi Hbeich has barely seen daylight in a month, sheltered in a Beirut hotel with other MPs behind tight security designed to stop them joining a list of assassinated anti-Syrian politicians....
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