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Abbas wants Hamas ousted on road to peace with Israel
RAMALLAH, Nov 15: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday urged the people of Gaza to oust his Islamist rivals who seized control of the territory in June, as he seeks a lasting peace with Israel.... 
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UK to pursue sanctions against Iran
LONDON, Nov 15: The UK has insisted that it will pursue sanctions against Iran if forthcoming talks between Tehran and EU fail....
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Iran arrests ‘more nuclear spies’
TEHRAN, Nov 15: Iran on Thursday said it has arrested more suspects in a nuclear espionage case, a day after a former nuclear official was accused of handing over atomic secrets to Britain....
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Ban urges free, fair elections in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Nov 15: Visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged feuding Lebanese leaders on Thursday to set aside their differences and proceed with the election of a president by a Nov 23 deadline....
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Transport chaos hits France, Germany
BERLIN, Nov 15: European giants France and Germany were struggling with transport chaos on Thursday as rail unions shut down their national networks over pay claims and opposition to pension reforms....
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Uproar in Japan over minister’s dinner
TOKYO, Nov 15: Japan’s opposition on Thursday questioned the finance minister’s fitness for office after he was accused of dining with a military contractor at the heart of a growing scandal....
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Georgian lawmakers vote to lift emergency rule
TBILISI, Nov 15: Georgian lawmakers voted on Thursday to lift a state of emergency imposed after violent clashes last week, as Moscow dismissed claims of Russian interference as “fantasies” worthy of a James Bond novel....
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Odd African dinosaur sucked up greenery
WASHINGTON, Nov 15: Palaeontologists on Thursday unveiled a 110 million-year-old African sauropod dinosaur with a weird anatomy including a mouth that powered through ground greenery like a vacuum, and almost translucent skull bones....
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Man stabbed to death after beating bull
NEW DELHI, Nov 15: A low-caste Indian man was stabbed to death and his body burnt in central India after he beat a bull that had charged into his courtyard, a report said on Wednesday....
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16 more killed in Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 15: At least 15 Tamil Tiger rebels and a government soldier have been killed in fresh clashes in northern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said on Thursday....
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Philippines, rebels reach accord on Muslim homeland
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15: The Philippines government and separatist rebels have struck a deal on creating a Muslim homeland in the country’s south which is expected to lead to a peace accord next year, officials said yon Thursday.The...
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Australia’s spy agency faces probe over fake case
SYDNEY, Nov 15: Australia’s spy agency is to be investigated over its interviewing techniques after a bungled case against a Muslim Sydney student collapsed this week, officials said....
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Iraqi forces in full control of Basra, says UK general
BAGHDAD, Nov 15: Violence has plummeted in Basra and Iraq’s security forces are in full control, a British general said on Thursday, a month before a formal handover of the southern oil city to Iraqi authority....
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Small liberal party sues Putin
MOSCOW, Nov 15: A small liberal party in Russia said on Thursday that it had asked the Supreme Court to prevent President Vladimir Putin from running in parliamentary elections next month because of an alleged dirty tricks campaign....
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Olmert faces fresh allegations
JERUSALEM, Nov 15: Israeli police said on Thursday they are examining a fourth case of possible corruption involving Prime Minister Ehud Olmert....
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War films to make up for media’s failures
LONDON: Two Hollywood directors who are part of a wave of films about the war in Iraq and the broader fallout from the Sept 11, 2001 attacks have said they were...
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Moderates pick on Ahmadinejad in build-up to elections
TEHRAN: Iran’s moderates are intensifying criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, landing their first blows in a bitter political fight ahead of elections next year....
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Britain rules radical cleric may be extradited to US
LONDON: Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri may be extradited to the United States to face possible charges of backing Al Qaeda and involvement in hostage-taking, a court ruled on Thursday....
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Australia’s stance on Pacific may change
SYDNEY: Australia’s tough stance towards its tiny South Pacific island neighbours will likely be replaced by a softer line if Prime Minister John Howard loses next week’s elections, analysts say....
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Fukuda makes US debut amid disagreements
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda heads Thursday to Washington in his diplomatic debut as he tries to overcome domestic opposition to supporting the US-led ‘war on terror’....
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Foreign students head to US in increasing numbers
NEW YORK: For the first time since the 2001-02 school year, there has been an increase in the number of foreign students enrolled at colleges and universities in the United States,...
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Asia’s authors fight for recognition
HONG KONG: Asia’s literary scene must overcome the obstacles of short-sighted publishers and a dearth of translators if it wants to exploit the promising shoots of growth....
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