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AU chief meets Kenyan leaders to end violence
NAIROBI, Jan 9: African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenyan leaders on Wednesday to mediate an end to political turmoil following disputed presidential polls that sparked widespread violence and left at least 600 dead....
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Iran says US navy video is ‘clumsy, fake’
TEHRAN, Jan 9: Iran on Wednesday accused the United States of “clumsily” fabricating footage claiming to show Iranian speedboats harassing US ships, as tensions rose amid President George Bush’s visit to the region....
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N-experts lobby for curbs on US-India deal
WASHINGTON, Jan 9: Some 130 nuclear experts and non-governmental groups have sent letters to governments to a bid to lobby for curbs on a controversial US nuclear deal with India, officials said on Wednesday....
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Kuwait woman minister to face no-confidence
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Kuwait’s parliament has decided to hold a no-confidence motion against its only woman minister after questioning her for 10 hours at the request of an Islamist lawmaker and 10 others....
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UK college starts etiquette lessons
LONDON, Jan 9: A private British college is starting compulsory etiquette classes for 13 to 14-year-olds to sharpen up their comportment in a world of ill-mannered informality, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday....
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Saakashvili seals re-poll victory
TBILISI, Jan 9: Georgia’s leader Mikheil Saakashvili won re-election on Wednesday, sealing a bitterly fought victory that his main challenger has refused to accept....
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Aid worker charged with kidnapping
PARIS, Jan 9: A French judge on Wednesday charged one of the six aid workers convicted in Chad for attempted child kidnapping with conspiring to allow illegal residents into France, his wife said....
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Tehran, IAEA discuss ‘contamination source’
TEHRAN, Jan 9: Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have wrapped up the latest chapter in ongoing talks aimed at resolving ambiguities over the contested Iranian nuclear programme, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday....
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Afghans favour US attacks in Pakistan: Al Qaeda sanctuary
KABUL: Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders operate “outside the country”. The war on terror “should know no borders.” The international community should address the “root causes of terrorism — wherever they are.”...
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Dhaka’s missing statues found smashed
DHAKA: Pieces of two rare terracotta Hindu statues stolen in Bangladesh have been uncovered at a rubbish dump two weeks after they were stolen en route to an exhibition in Paris, officials said on Wednesday....
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Army’s disapproval led to BD advisers’ sacking
DHAKA: The army-backed interim government in Bangladesh on Wednesday appointed five advisers with the rank of ministers to fill “cabinet” vacancies....
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CM asks supporters to avoid flattery
NEW DELHI: An Indian state leader has asked his constituents to avoid bowing down and touching his feet and other gestures of sycophancy because he considers it undemocratic and embarrassing, a government official said on Wednesday....
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Sri Lanka steps up security for MPs
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has increased its already tight security arrangements for members of parliament following the death of a cabinet minister in a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack, officials said on Wednesday....
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Maldives honours boy who saved president
COLOMBO: Residents of the Maldives showered praise on Wednesday on the 15-year-old Boy Scout who foiled an attempt to assassinate the president of this island nation by grabbing the attacker’s knife....
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Nepal PM refuses to induct rebels in army
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Maoist leader slammed Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s refusal on Wednesday to accept former guerillas in the army, calling it a threat to the nation’s fragile peace process....
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End to Sri Lanka war not in sight
COLOMBO: As Sri Lanka returned to full scale war after the government formally withdrew from the ceasefire with the LTTE a week ago, military officials confirmed that the second bomb to...
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