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Clashes with Al Qaeda leave 18 dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Nov 10: At least 18 people were killed in clashes between Al Qaeda fighters and former insurgents who turned against the terror network, Iraqi police and a former insurgent leader said on Saturday.... 
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‘All options on the table’ against Iran: Israel
JERUSALEM, Nov 10: An Israeli deputy prime minister said on Saturday after a US visit that “all options are on the table” to halt Iran’s nuclear drive, which Israel considers a threat to its existence....
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Arafat’s mission to continue: Abbas
RAMALLAH, Nov 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday inaugurated a mausoleum built over Yasser Arafat’s grave and vowed to continue on his iconic predecessor’s path in seeking statehood....
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11 Muslim Brotherhood members held in Egypt CAIRO, Nov 10: Egyptian police arrested 11 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two Christian activists in separate incidents, a police official said on Saturday.Late...
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Los Angeles police plan to monitor Muslims
LOS ANGELES, Nov 10: Is the Los Angeles Police Department snooping on Muslims? Critics say a police counterterrorism effort to identify and map Muslim communities amounts to religious and racial profiling...
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Foreign pressure on Chad slammed : Release of Europeans
NDJAMENA, Nov 10: A senior Chadian judge has slammed foreign pressure that he claimed led to the freeing of 11 Europeans held in the central African nation over a bid to illegally fly out 103 children presented as war orphans....
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Canada deports convict wanted by US
BISMARCK (North Dakota), Nov 10: A killer and three-time escaped convict who was among America’s most wanted criminals after more than a year on the run has been deported to the United States from Canada....
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Spanish violinist spends week in transparent box
MADRID, Nov 10: A Spanish violinist spending a week in a transparent box on a busy Madrid street says she hopes to gain inspiration from living under the gaze of strangers....
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Author Norman Mailer dies
NEW YORK, Nov 10: Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country’s literary conscience and provocateur with such books as “The Naked and the Dead”, died early on Saturday, his literary executor said....
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Loudspeaker banned in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 10: The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on Friday issued an order banning the use of loudspeakers between 1pm to 6am with immediate effect....
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Supermodel mistakes Politician for plumber
LONDON, Nov 10: Britain’s main opposition leader David Cameron was initially delighted that supermodel Kate Moss asked for his phone number – until he realised she thought he could help her with her drains....
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US calls on Asian states to lessen dependence
TOKYO: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates called on Friday Asian states to work more closely together on security issues and not to depend only on the United States to ensure regional stability....
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Romanians in Rome fear expulsion
ROME: Romanian residents of a teeming settlement on the western edge of Rome live in fear of expulsion or xenophobic violence in the wake of the brutal murder of an Italian woman blamed on a Romanian youth....
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Iraq films fail to attract audiences in US
LOS ANGELES: The wave of recent films set against the backdrop of war in Iraq and post-9/11 security has failed to win over film-goers keen to escape grim news headlines when they go to the movies, analysts say....
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Nairobi’s e-waste dump threatens lives
NAIROBI: The Nairobi slum where 12-year-old Priscilla grew up abuts one of Africa’s largest dumps. Now her blood is charged with lead, as electronic waste from across the world piles up unchecked....
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Chinese complaints increase doubts over Doha accord
GENEVA: Complaints from China have added to growing doubts over whether a global accord can be reached at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), diplomats said on Friday....
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Sarkozy making all the wrong moves?
LONDON: Six months in office, and Nicolas Sarkozy has not ceased being an embarrassment on the world stage. From his first appearance at the G8 summit in Germany, where he foolishly...
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Syrian-born Muslim may be kingmaker in Denmark poll
COPENHAGEN: The popularity of a Syrian-born Muslim set to play kingmaker in next week’s election may herald a shift in anti-foreigner sentiment in Denmark, which has some of Europe’s toughest immigration curbs....
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