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Saudis claim foiling terror plot during Haj: 28 held
RIYADH, Dec 23: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday the arrest of 28 Al Qaeda linked suspects for planning attacks in the country, following an alleged plot to commit a “terrorist act” during the Haj.... 
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Israel unveils new settlement plans
JERUSALEM, Dec 23: Israel unveiled plans on Sunday to build hundreds of new homes on occupied land near Jerusalem next year, drawing protests from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the eve of renewed peace talks....
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Prodi holds talks with Karzai
KABUL, Dec 23: Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi held talks on Sunday with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of a Nato force involved in an international effort against Afghanistan’s growing and deadly insurgency....
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Sri Lanka army, rebels fight fierce battles
COLOMBO, Dec 23: Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops fought fierce battles in the north at the weekend, leaving several combatants dead or wounded, according to conflicting statements from both sides on Sunday....
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Turkey’s new air attack on Kurd rebels
ANKARA, Dec 23: Turkey’s military said it attacked Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq on Saturday for the third time in less than a week, bombing and shelling positions and warning more will follow....
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Party of exiled Thai PM claims victory in polls
BANGKOK, Dec 23: Allies of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Sunday’s elections, setting the stage for the billionaire’s political comeback more than a year after his ouster in a coup....
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FBI planned 12,000 arrests in 1950
NEW YORK, Dec 23: Former director of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) J Edgar Hoover in 1950s submitted a plan to suspend habeas corpus and imprison some 12,000 Americans he suspected...
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Elizabeth goes global on YouTube
LONDON, Dec 23: Buckingham Palace on Sunday said the 81-year-old monarch will post her traditional Christmas Day message — normally broadcast on television — on the video-sharing website as well this year....
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Uzbeks vote to re-elect Karimov
TASHKENT, Dec 23: Uzbekistan voted on Sunday in an election where hardline President Islam Karimov faced only token opposition in his bid for a fresh seven-year term at the head of the isolated Central Asian state....
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Bahrain hit by protests
MANAMA, Dec 23: Bahrain has been hit by sectarian rioting for a fifth consecutive day in demonstrations that have seen the death of one protester, local press reports said on Sunday....
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Five killed in US snowstorm
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: A snowstorm packing strong winds caused flight delays and closed highways across the central United States, leaving at least five dead in road accidents, US media reported on Sunday....
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The new world order that threatens US
LONDON: Two events last week make me wish I could have just a few words with American thinker Francis Fukuyama. The first was Time magazine giving Vladimir Putin the accolade of person of the year....
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Britain’s own Guantanamo
LONDON: Last week an Old Bailey central criminal court in London jury stood up to be counted and acquitted a young Muslim, Cerie Bullivant, of seven charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005....
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Tribalism helps shape Kenya’s election
NAIROBI: Hang out with Kenyans for a while, and you will soon start hearing tribal jokes....
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The seven great ‘medical myths’
LONDON: Reading in dim light won’t damage your eyes, you don’t need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won’t make the hair grow back faster....
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