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Hillary, Benazir among women most admired by Americans
WASHINGTON, Dec 27: US Senator Hillary Clinton has narrowly beaten global television celebrity Oprah Winfrey in an annual poll to choose the woman Americans admire most.... 
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Expelled EU, UN officials leave Afghanistan
KABUL, Dec 27: A senior United Nations official and another from the European Union left Afghanistan on Thursday after the government ordered their expulsion, accusing them of holding talks with the Taliban and for paying cash to the group....
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India deploys police to stop Christian-Hindu clashes
BHUBANESWAR (India), Dec 27: Hundreds of police were deployed in eastern India on Thursday to stop fresh clashes between Hindus and Christians after churches were attacked and a man killed in Christmas Day attacks....
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Husain’s exhibition attacked in India
NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Hindu extremists on Thursday stormed an exhibition of works by celebrated Indian Muslim artist Maqbool Fida Husain in protest at his earlier paintings of nude Hindu goddesses, police said....
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Brown in hot seat over Taliban issue
LONDON, Dec 27: Claims that top officials talked to the Taliban in Afghanistan threatened fresh embarrassment on Thursday for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who had previously ruled out negotiations with the militia....
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Commandos help free Sri Lankan minister
COLOMBO, Dec 27: Commandos rescued a Sri Lankan minister held in an office by state-run TV staff on Thursday who were angered by his bodyguards’ assault on a journalist in a drama broadcast live nationwide....
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BD tycoon sentenced to life
DHAKA, Dec 27: A Bangladesh court sentenced a tycoon hiding abroad to life imprisonment on Thursday for stealing one-million dollars under the emergency government’s anti-graft drive, a prosecutor said....
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Khatami returns from the shadows
TEHRAN, Dec 27: Former president Mohammad Khatami, who embodied hopes for Iranian reform in the late 1990s, has launched a sudden comeback after retreating into the political wilderness in the last two years, analysts say....
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Thousands without power in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Dec 27: Around 5,700 homes across Los Angeles were without power early on Thursday as fierce winds gusted across the city, downing power lines and knocking over trees....
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Fukuda arrives in China
BEIJING, Dec 27: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a trip aimed at ending a long-running dispute over lucrative gas fields, and to build on warming ties between the Asian powers....
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Kenyans flock to decide tight presidential race
NAIROBI, Dec 27: Kenyans flocked to the polls on Thursday in the nation’s closest-ever presidential race, with the ageing incumbent and a fiery opposition leader neck-and-neck and tensions simmering over alleged fraud....
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