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US general terms gains in Iraq reversible
BAGHDAD, Dec 29: US and Iraqi commanders said on Saturday there had been a remarkable improvement in the country’s security over the past year, but the top American general also warned that the gains could be reversed.... 
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Omar sacks Dadullah on charge of disobedience
KANDAHAR, Dec 29: The leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, has sacked one of his key military commanders, accusing him of not obeying orders, a rebel spokesman said on Saturday....
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10 Saudis return from Guantanamo prison
DUBAI, Dec 29: Ten Saudis returned home on Saturday from detention in the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay where Al Qaeda militants are held, the Saudi Interior Ministry said....
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Hamas bans rally by Abbas’s supporters
GAZA, Dec 29: Hamas Islam-ists who control the Gaza Strip have barred supporters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction from holding an anniversary rally for the movement next week, Hamas officials said on Saturday....
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Heavy rain sparks further landslide fears in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Dec 29: Torrential downpours overnight sparked fears of further landslides on Saturday in Indonesia’s Java island, where rescuers were still struggling to recover bodies of recent landslide victims, officials said....
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Chinese, Japanese PMs in baseball diplomacy
BEIJING, Dec 29: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda enjoyed a round of baseball diplomacy with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on Saturday, one day after the leaders pledged to build on their rapidly warming ties....
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Qatar Airways suspends flights to Myanmar
YANGON, Dec 29: Qatar Air-ways, one of only 15 foreign airlines operating in and out of Myanmar, is suspending its four weekly flights to the military-ruled former Burma in January, a company official said on Saturday....
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Iraqi PM flies to London for medical checkup
BAGHDAD, Dec 29: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki flew to London on Saturday for what he said was a routine medical checkup, but an official in his office said it was treatment for exhaustion....
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Support for French government drops
PARIS, Dec 29: The French are increasingly dissatisfied with their government six months after it came to office, and are impatient for results particularly in the area of purchasing power, a new poll shows....
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Daughter, boyfriend charged in US murders
SEATTLE, Dec 29: A woman and her boyfriend were charged on Friday in the Christmas Eve massacre of three generations of her family, including two young children whom prosecutors say watched their parents die....
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Man shot dead by police in Kent
LONDON, Dec 29: Armed police officers shot a man dead on Saturday near Sevenoaks, Kent police said....
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BD textile baron re-arrested: police
DHAKA, Dec 29: A Bangla-deshi textile baron was re-arrested minutes after being released from prison where he was being held on corruption charges, police said on Saturday....
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Sarkozy offers N-help to Egypt
PARIS, Dec 29: France stands ready to help Egypt develop civilian nuclear technology, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told an Egyptian newspaper ahead of meetings in Egypt with President Hosni Mubarak....
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Yemen parliament speaker dies
SANAA, Dec 29: The speaker of Yemen’s parliament, Abdullah bin Hussein al-Ahmar, has died in Saudi Arabia after a long illness, officials said on Saturday....
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Croatian minister resigns
ZAGREB, Dec 29: Croatia’s interior minister resigned on Saturday after being pictured on a wild boar hunt with a suspected war criminal who was subsequently arrested for breaking his parole....
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Odinga’s lead slashed by 40,000 votes
NAIROBI, Dec 29: Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s lead over incumbent Mwai Kibaki in Kenya’s presidential ballot has been slashed to less than 40,000 votes, the electoral commission said on Saturday....
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Battle for White House heats up as caucuses near
IOWA: White House foes renew battle on Saturday on multiple fronts, through snow piled prairies and a blizzard of political ads, a tantalising five days before their fates are first put to voters....
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Castro’s influence intact but assembly seat still empty
HAVANA: Convalescing Fidel Castro’s seat in the Cuban National Assembly stood empty next to his brother on Friday as Communist party delegates convened to discuss policy, but his influence was never in question....
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Yoga has multiple health benefits
CHANNAI: Yoga induces a feeling of well-being in healthy people, and can reverse the clinical and biochemical changes associated with metabolic syndrome, according to results of studies from Sweden and India....
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BB killing makes foreign policy biggest issue
OTTUMA (USA): In the snow-swept American heartland, discussion of foreign policy often boils down to one word: security....
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Palestinians say West Bank security improves despite attack
RAMALLAH: Palestinian officials insisted on Saturday that their forces were improving security in the West Bank despite a shootout the day before in which two Israelis and a Palestinian were killed....
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Italy, Libya to work for end to human traffic
ROME: The governments of Italy and Libya signed an accord on Saturday that will see them performing joint sea patrols to crack down on human trafficking, Italy’s Interior Ministry said....
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Violence ignites during wait for Kenya’s election result
NAIROBI: Thousands of people waved machetes, looted shops and burned down homes in Kenya on Saturday, angry about the slow return of results from the closest presidential election in the country’s history....
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UK govt encourages boys to play with toy guns LONDON: Boys should be encouraged to play with toy guns at nursery school because it can help improve their academic performance, according to British government advice issued on Friday....
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