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Hamas leader killed in Israeli attack
GAZA CITY, Dec 18: Israel killed the head of Islamic Jihad’s armed wing in Gaza and 12 other gunmen in a wave of raids on Tuesday.... 
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15 Afghan guards, several Taliban killed
HERAT: Fifteen Afghan security guards were killed in an ambush in western Afghanistan Tuesday, police said, as two police and several Taliban militants died in other clashes across the country....
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Russia wants clarity on US anti-missile plan
RIGA, Dec 18: Russia wants more concrete reasons from Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday....
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56 migrants’ bodies found on Yemen coast
SANAA, Dec 18: The bodies of 56 illegal immigrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, have been found on the south coast of Yemen, the official SABA news agency reported on Tuesday.It...
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Mullah Omar vows to keep up jihad
KANDAHAR, Dec 18: Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar vowed on Tuesday to keep fighting throughout the winter and attack Afghan and international troops who drove his forces from a southern town last week....
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Castro to stay behind scenes
HAVANA, Dec 18: Cuba’s ailing leader Fidel Castro, 81, has made it abundantly clear for the first time that he may never come back to public life, even if he remains a powerful force behind the scenes....
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Japan shoots down ballistic test missile in space
TOKYO, Dec 18: Japan said on Tuesday it had shot down a ballistic missile in space high above the Pacific Ocean as...
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Indira-era leader charged with ’84 riots
NEW DELHI, Dec 18: An Indian court ruled on Tuesday that investigations against a former minister for his alleged role in a 1984 massacre of Sikhs would continue, reports said....
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Brother gets life for killing Indian minister
MUMBAI, Dec 18: The younger brother of a man once touted as a future leader of India’s main opposition Hindu nationalist party was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for his murder....
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Scientists put Bible on a chip
JERUSALEM, Dec 18: Israeli scientists said on Tuesday they have created the world’s smallest Bible, fitting a Hebrew-language version of the holy book on a gold-coated silicon chip smaller than a pinhead....
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Zuma topples Mbeki in ANC leadership vote
POLOKWANE, Dec 18: South African President Thabo Mbeki was humiliatingly toppled Tuesday from the helm of the ruling ANC by arch rival Jacob Zuma, the man he sacked as deputy head of state two years ago....
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UK visa clampdown plans spark family protests LONDON, Dec 18: Britain unveiled plans on Tuesday to tighten visa rules for tourists from outside Europe, drawing protests that it would hit immigrant families with visitors from other countries, particularly those in South Asia....
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Bushehr plant operational in one year, says Iran
TEHRAN, Dec 18: Iran expects its first nuclear power plant will produce electricity at full capacity in around a year after passing a “critical stage” with the delivery of fuel from Russia, a top official said....
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NY couple found guilty of torturing domestic help
NEW YORK, Dec 18: A Long Island millionaire couple have been found guilty of forcing two Indonesian women to work as slaves in deplorable conditions in their New York mansion....
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Ukraine gets pro-West premier
KIEV, Dec 18: Ukraine’s pro-western coalition on Tuesday appointed Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister and named a government that favours the ex-Soviet republic winning Nato and EU membership....
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Bush to make first trip to Israel, W. Bank
WASHINGTON, Dec 18: US President George W. Bush will make his first trip to Israel and the West Bank in January, hoping to help forge a peace deal before he leaves office one year later, his spokeswoman said Tuesday....
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US assists Turkey hit Kurd rebels
WASHINGTON: The United States is providing Turkey with real-time intelligence that has helped the Turkish military target a series of attacks this month against Kurdish separatists holed up in northern Iraq, including a large airstrike on Sunday, according to Pentagon officials....
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Likability is key in US presidential race
ATLANTA: John Edwards wears jeans on the stump. Mike Huckabee plays bass guitar with local bands before his speeches and all the main candidates have been accompanied by family or people close to them on the campaign trail....
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sBloodiest year in Afghanistan
KABUL: Ahmad Shkeb recalls seeing a dark-blue car ram into a bus. Then he heard a terrible bang, and a huge light flashed before his eyes....
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Putin’s plan to keep power could mean risky business
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin’s plan to hold on to power in Russia after his term ends has pleased investors and nations who want business as usual in the Kremlin, but the risks involved mean stability is not guaranteed....
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