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Israel agrees to return of 20,000 refugees
RIYADH, Nov 18: Israel has agreed to allow 20,000 Palestinian refugees to return into Israel in exchange for ending Palestinian intifada, Saudi daily Arab News said on Sunday quoting the independent Palestinian news agency Ma’an.... 
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28 dead, 12 missing in Saudi gas pipeline blaze
RIYADH, Nov 18: Twenty-eight people were killed and 12 others are missing after a fire broke out on a gas pipeline in an oil-rich desert area of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, one of the worst of its kind in the kingdom....
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56 dead, 44 missing in Ukrainian mine blast
DONETSK (Ukraine), Nov 18: A methane explosion ripped through a colliery in Ukraine’s Donbass coalfield on Sunday, killing at least 56 miners and leaving 44 missing in underground shafts engulfed by fire and smoke....
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Five die in attack on Iraqi adviser
BAGHDAD, Nov 18: Five people were killed on Sunday when a car bomb targeting a Finance Ministry adviser exploded in central Baghdad, Iraqi police said....
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Taliban hang 5 policemen in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Nov 18: Afghan-istan’s Taliban militia shot dead and hanged five policemen and a man they accused of robbery, police and a rebel spokesman said on Sunday....
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Afghanistan trailing badly on development: study
KABUL, Nov 18: Afghanistan is fifth last on a global index of human development, according to a report released on Sunday, despite billions of dollars in aid and help since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001....
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35,000 Belgians march to defend country’s unity
BRUSSELS, Nov 18: Some 35,000 Belgians marched here on Sunday to defend the unity of their linguistically divided country after a government crisis that has led to speculation the kingdom may break up....
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British army chief warns of overstretch, says report
LONDON, Nov 18: The head of the British army has warned of serious overstretch and morale problems among troops in excerpts from a high-level report published by the Sunday Telegraph....
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Blair sees progress in Mideast talks
RAMALLAH, Nov 18: The Palestinian prime minister and the Israeli defence minister will announce a number of economic projects that could create tens of thousands of jobs for Palestinians and give...
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India-US nuclear deal still not in the clear
NEW DELHI: A landmark pact with the United States aimed at bringing India into the global nuclear marketplace has won a reprieve, but the deal is not out of the woods yet, analysts say....
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Doubts over effectiveness of Syrian security measures
WADI AL-SAWAB (Syria): Syrian soldiers speed along the border with Iraq on truck patrols designed, officials say, to prevent Jihadists from Syria joining the insurgency on the other side.Others...
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Australian economy booms, govt votes fall
SYDNEY: Australia’s economy is booming, so the question of why the opinion polls show the government heading for defeat in elections on Saturday puzzles Prime Minister John Howard....
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Japan fleet heads out on largest whale hunt
SHIMONOSEKI (Japan): Defying a decades-old moratorium and furious international protest, a whaling fleet was set to leave southern Japan’s Shimonoseki port on Sunday on a hunt that will include the humpback — a favourite among whale-watchers....
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US adding to global e-waste trade
SAN FRANCISCO: Most Americans think they are helping the earth when they recycle their old computers, televisions and cell phones. But chances are they are contributing to a global trade in electronic trash that endangers workers and pollutes the environment overseas....
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