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Russia, Iran resolve nuclear plant issue
MOSCOW, Dec 13: Russia and Iran have reached an agreement on a schedule for completing construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which plays a central role in the international tensions... 
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Iran claims killing 12 Jundallah fighters
TEHRAN, Dec 13: Iranian police on Thursday killed 12 persons suspected of terrorist activities and detained five others in a shootout in the south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, the state television reported....
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11 killed in Mogadishu mortar attacks
MOGADISHU, Dec 13: At least 11 Somalis died on Thursday, including nine in almost simultaneous mortar blasts, as Mogadishu’s civilian population continued to bear the brunt of relentless fighting....
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Five killed in Assam train blast
GUWAHATI, Dec 13: Five people were killed and four injured on Thursday in an explosion aboard a passenger train in India’s restive northeastern state of Assam, officials said....
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Gore’s inconvenient truth about US climate policy
NUSA DUA (Indonesia), Dec 13: Al Gore on Thursday delivered a rousing call for the world to take strong action to fight climate change without the United States, accusing his country of scuttling a key UN conference in Bali....
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CIA probe technique outlawed
WASHINGTON, Dec 13: The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to outlaw harsh interrogation methods, such as simulated drowning, that the CIA has used against suspected terrorists....
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India tests surface-to-air missile
NEW DELHI, Dec 13: India tested its surface-to-air Akash missile at an eastern coastal testing range on Thursday, defence officials said. The missile blasted off from the Chandipur-on-Sea testing site, 200...
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US, Russia talks lead to unprecedented intel sharing
BUDAPEST, Dec 13: Talks on a US plan to deploy a missile defence system in Eastern Europe have led to an unprecedented exchange of intelligence with Russia, the head of the US delegation said on Thursday....
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US effort to eradicate Afghan opium fails: Gates
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13: The US effort to eradicate the production of opium and heroin in Afghanistan has failed, says Defence Secretary Robert Gates. In a report to the US Congress,...
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Kasparov quits Kremlin bid
MOSCOW, Dec 12: Russian opposition leader and chess genius Garry Kasparov on Thursday abandoned his bid for the presidency, an aide said, blaming unfair pressure from the authorities....
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75-year-old woman fights corruption, wins global award
HANOI: When Vietnamese grandmother Le Hien Duc gets flowers, they are often funeral wreaths dropped outside her Hanoi home as death threats for her dogged battle against corruption....
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General’s killing draws Lebanon army into crisis
BEIRUT: The killing of a top army officer in Lebanon draws the military into the political crisis gripping the country and is a clear message to the chief of the armed...
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N. Korea non-issue for South’s voters
SEOUL: North Korea is eager to sway South Korea’s upcoming presidential election, staging a series of reconciliation events to boost support for the liberal camp and heaping abuse on a rightwing candidate....
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Serbia in crisis with Kosovo on verge of independence
BELGRADE: A decision to snap presidential polls in January could cause Serbia’s shaky ruling coalition to collapse and be replaced by a nationalist government, with Kosovo on the verge of independence, analysts said on Thursday....
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Is Google a Grinch or a good guy?
LONDON: December is the cruellest month for companies that rely on their rankings in Google results for sales. The reason: it’s when the dominant search engine — with 85 per cent...
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Israel, Palestine almost agreed in 2001
JERUSALEM: Israelis and Palestinians came close to striking a peace deal at 2001 talks in Egypt, but gaps remained on the core issues of the conflict, according to a report published on Thursday....
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