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Iran claims it has produced nuclear fuel pellets TEHRAN, Nov 24: Iran has produced its own nuclear fuel pellets of uranium oxide for the first time to power its heavy water research reactor currently under construction, Vice President Gholam... 
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20 Tiger rebels killed in gun battles
COLOMBO, Nov 24: At least 20 Tiger cadres were killed in fresh gun battles in the north of the country, military officials said on Saturday as fighting erupted along the border adjoining LTTE controlled areas....
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Lebanon plunges into political vacuum
BEIRUT, Nov 24: Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on Saturday stepped into the political vacuum left by parliament’s failure to elect a president, but vowed to help find a head of state as quickly as possible....
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Iran threat pushes Bush to step up ME peacemaking
WASHINGTON: The threat posed by Iran and shifting realities in the region have spurred US President George Bush to step into the Middle East peace process after years of neglect, experts said on Friday....
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Canadian MP of Pakistan origin resigns
TORONTO, Nov 24: Wajid Ali Khan, the first Canadian MP of Pakistani origin, on Wednesday resigned as member of ruling Conservative party following allegations of overspending his limit for election campaign expenses....
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US to pull out 5,000 troops from Iraq
BAGHDAD: Around 5,000 American troops will head home later this month as part of a withdrawal plan announced by President George Bush, US military spokesman Rear Admiral Gregory Smith said on Saturday....
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Goa governor escapes attempt on life
GUWAHATI: The governor of India’s western resort state of Goa escaped an assassination attempt on Saturday by tribal separatists in India’s revolt-hit northeast, officials said....
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Kasparov held after anti-Putin demo
MOSCOW: Opposition leader and chess legend Garry Kasparov was arrested on Saturday after scuffling with riot police during a protest against President Vladimir Putin a week before parliamentary elections....
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US candidates struggle to measure mood on Iraq
WASHINGTON: Now that violence in Iraq is abating and other issues are consuming more of the presidential debates, political activists are wondering if the war will prove to be the defining issue that Democrats have long assumed....
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Brown’s popularity falls amid series of setbacks
LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced more discouraging polls on Saturday after a bruising week that brought his honeymoon period to a grinding halt....
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Millionaire fair offers elephants, encrusted cars MOSCOW: Pity the busy Russian millionaire with no time to buy it all. Diamonds, helicopters, automobiles and art are all for the taking. But what about an elephant for his daughter’s...
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Sarkozy survives round one of ‘fight for change’
PARIS: In the 5am darkness outside a bus depot in southern Paris the diehard 20-man picket-line stood warming their hands by a makeshift fire, contemplating the future of France....
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Myanmar should release child soldiers: UN
UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar should release all its child soldiers and allow UN officials to verify government claims that officers have been punished for recruiting minors into the army, the UN chief said....
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Firefighters trained to be terrorist lookouts
WASHINGTON: Firefighters in major US cities are being trained to take on a new role as lookouts for terrorism, raising concerns of eroding their standing as trusted American icons and infringing on people’s privacy....
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