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20,000 troops to quit Iraq by mid-year, says Bush
MANAMA, Jan 12: President George Bush said on Saturday that America''s new strategy had reversed Iraq''s descent into mayhem and the United States was on track to complete the withdrawal of 20,000 troops by mid-year.... 
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Lankan army claims killing 76 Tigers
COLOMBO, Jan 12: Sri Lanka’s main donors on Saturday voiced concern over mounting bloodshed ahead of a Japanese peace envoy''s visit as the military said at least 74 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers were killed in intense fighting....
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Fire destroys 3,000 shops in India
KOLKATA: An enormous fire swept through a market in eastern India, gutting more than 3,000 shops and leaving nearly a dozen firefighters injured, a fire official said....
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Cold weather kills 52 in Afghanistan
KABUL: Recent snowfall and cold temperatures have killed more than 50 people in western Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday....
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Police arrest 81 over Guantanamo protest
WASHINGTON: Eighty-one people were arrested at the Supreme Court on Friday in a protest calling for the shutdown of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....
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American school attacked in Gaza
BEIT LAHIYA (Gaza Strip), Jan 12: Gunmen smashed windows, burned buses and looted computers belonging to a private American school in Gaza before dawn on Saturday, an attack officials believed was linked to US President George W....
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Lebanon alerts Germany to ‘terrorist attacks’
BERLIN, Jan 12: Lebanese authorities warned of terrorist attacks on targets within Germany after arresting an Al Qaeda suspect in Beirut, prompting the Justice Ministry in Berlin increase security, authorities said Saturday....
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Hamas slams Bush vision for Palestine
GAZA CITY, Jan 12: The Islamist Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip on Saturday dismissed US President George W. Bush’s vision of a Palestinian state....
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Three convicted in Islamic charity case
BOSTON, Jan 12: Three Arabs who raised nearly $2 million for an Islamic charity were convicted of defrauding the US government by using the tax-free donations to support holy war and holy warriors, prosecutors said on Friday....
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Protesters block roads in Bangladesh capital
DHAKA: Thousands of textile factory workers took to the streets blocking a major highway here on Saturday, demanding a pay rise and overtime payments....
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A rare find in plate of oysters
WASHINGTON BOROUGH, Jan 12: Two weeks after a Florida man found a rare pearl in his seafood, a New Jersey man found one eating fried oysters....
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Blackwater accused of repainting vehicles after Iraq tragedy
WASHINGTON, Jan 12: Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, according to people familiar with the government’s investigation of the incident....
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Kuwait urges US to free its prisoners
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 12: Kuwait has called on the United States of America to release its remaining four prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay following the its invasion of Afghanistan after the 9/11....
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Indonesian maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Saturday beheaded an Indonesian maid convicted of killing her employer, the Interior Ministry announced....
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6 Canadian school players killed in highway crash
BATHURST (New Brunswick): Seven members of a Canadian high school boys’ basketball team and one adult woman were killed early Saturday morning when their van collided with a truck....
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‘Who are you?’ — Blair’s first SMS
PARIS: It’s not often that former British prime minister Tony Blair is not recognised. But his first foray into the world of mobile phone messaging left one friend puzzled....
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ME unlikely to see eighth-year miracle
LONDON: It is a well-deserved irony for George Bush that his first presidential visit to Israel coincided this week with the storm of excitement produced by the unexpected outcome of the two New Hampshire primaries....
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Obesity now a ‘lifestyle’ choice for Americans
WASHINGTON: As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues....
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Drivers ignore threats, launch Europe to Africa race
BUDAPEST: While the Dakar rally is canceled, dozens of drivers are still braving dirt roads and desert sands in a quirkier version of a Europe-to-Africa race....
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Kenya’s athletes running for their lives
KUINET (Kenya): When world marathon champion Luke Kibet goes running, he likes to focus on finishing first. But on one run during Kenya''s postelection upheaval, the 25-year-old star had something else on his mind: staying alive....
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Bangladesh parties press govt to hold elections early
DHAKA: Bangladesh''s major parties on Saturday called for the early restoration of democracy as the country''s military-backed emergency government completed its first year in power....
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Prolonged recovery awaits freed Colombian hostages
PARIS: Long-term hostages typically take years to recover from feelings of helplessness and isolation, say experts, after two women were released by Marxist rebels following prolonged captivity....
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