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First serious move by Bush for ME peace
WASHINGTON, Nov 25: US President George W. Bush will launch what is touted as the first substantive push for Israeli-Palestinian peace in seven years when he opens an international conference near here on Tuesday.... 
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Putin’s power play hangs over presidential elections
MOSCOW, Nov 25: Russia hea-ds on Sunday into a final week of campaigning in parliamentary elections that have turned into a referendum on whether Presi-dent Vladimir Putin should stay at the helm of the resurgent power....
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S. Arabia frees 1,500 extremists
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, waging a crackdown on Islamist militants, has released 1,500 extremists after they repented, a newspaper said on Sunday....
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Georgian president resigns
TBILISI, Nov 25: Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili resigned on Sunday to launch his campaign in snap elections, as tens of thousands of opponents gathered outside parliament for the first demonstration since emergency rule was lifted earlier this month....
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12 killed in Baghdad bomb attacks
BAGHDAD: Insurgents killed at least 12 people and wounded 44 in a series of bomb attacks across the Iraqi capital on Sunday, security officials said....
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Malaysian police tear gas ethnic Indian rally
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police fired tear gas at ethnic Indian protesters rallying here on Sunday in support of a four trillion dollar lawsuit that blames Britain for their economic problems, witnesses said....
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BD court stays action against Khaleda
DHAKA: The High Court of Bangladesh on Sunday stayed the operation of the Anti-Corruption Commission’s notice asking the detained former prime minister, Khaleda Zia, to submit her wealth statement....
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Sarkozy in China to boost ties
BEIJING, Nov 25: French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived here on Sunday seeking to boost trade and bilateral ties while addressing key international issues including the environment and Iran....
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Lebanon may stay in limbo for weeks
BEIRUT, Nov 25: Lebanon, left without a president, may stay in political limbo for weeks, analysts warned on Sunday, although life was going on as normal despite the crisis....
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Celebrities flee; homes gutted in Malibu fire
LOS ANGELES, Nov 25: Hollywood stars were among thousands of people who found themselves homeless on Sunday after wind-driven wildfires gutted nearly 50 multi-million dollar homes in the celebrity enclave of Malibu and forced scores of local residents to flee....
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Prince Charles visits Turkey
ANKARA, Nov 25: Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, arrived in Ankara on Sunday for a five-day visit to Turkey to see some of its historic sites....
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One killed, 20 injured in Assam blasts
GUWAHATI: At least one person was killed and more than 20 injured in three separate blasts in India’s restive northeast Assam state on Sunday, police said....
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Plane with 304 on board makes emergency landing
MOSCOW: A Boeing 777 flying from Beijing to Paris was forced to make an emergency landing in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported....
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Kurdish protesters clash with police in Turkey
DIYARBAKIR (Turkey): Turkish police on Sunday used tear gas to disperse hundreds of Kurds demonstrating here in favour of separatist rebels fighting the government, a correspondent said....
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Rudd can boost Asian links, say analysts
SYDNEY: As the first Western leader able to speak to the Chinese in their own language, Australia’s new prime minister could play a vital role as a central link to the growing Asian powerhouse, analysts say....
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Meat, poultry, vegetables feel heat from global warming
HYDERABAD (India): From meat, poultry and milk to potatoes, onions and leafy greens, everything consumed on the world’s dining tables is feeling the heat from climate change, scientists say....
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Natural disasters quadrupled, says study
LONDON: More than four times the number of natural disasters are occurring now than did two decades ago, British charity Oxfam said in a study on Sunday that largely blamed global warming....
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Flames of democracy reach Russia’s Arctic village
ZAOZERYE (Russia): In the dying light of the Arctic sun, the frozen village of Zaozerye resembles the end of the world. But Gleb Tyurin sees the beginning of a new Russia....
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Croatians vote with eye on EU membership
ZAGREB: Croatians voted on Sunday to decide who will lead them in the final stretch on the road to EU membership, in a tight race pitting Prime Minister Ivo Sanader’s conservatives against resurgent leftists....
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Economic impact of cyclone huge: BD minister
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim finance minister said on Sunday that the economic impact of Cyclone Sidr was “huge” but it was too early to estimate the extent of the damage to the country’s ailing economy....
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