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Thousands rally against Georgia poll result
TBILISI, Jan 13: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the Georgian capital Sunday to denounce what they say was mass fraud in a presidential vote won by pro-Western reformer Mikheil Saakashvili....
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Bush warns Gulf states of Iran threat
ABU DHABI, Jan 13: US President George Bush warned Gulf Arab allies on Sunday of the threat from their neighbour Iran and called for their support of Washington''s policy goals in the Middle East....
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Sarkozy plans to sign N-deal with UAE
DUBAI, Jan 13: French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed on Sunday plans to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates amid reports French firms could construct up to two nuclear reactors there....
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Eight Afghan policemen killed in attack
KANDAHAR: Dozens of Taliban militants stormed a police post in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing eight policemen, an official said....
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Clinton hits back at Obama camp over racial tensions
WASHINGTON, Jan 13: Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama waged an ill-tempered exchange over race on Sunday as their White House campaigns turned highly acrimonious ahead of key nominating contests....
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US commander arrives in China
BEIJING, Jan 13: The top commander of the US Pacific Fleet arrived in Beijing on Sunday to meet Chinese officials, state media said, in talks that come after a heated row over US naval visits to Hong Kong....
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East African bloc calls for Kenya vote probe
NAIROBI, Jan 13: A five-nation East African bloc wants “suspect” actions during vote tallying from Kenya''s disputed presidential polls investigated and guilty parties held accountable, it said in a report....
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Army called in to control Kolkata market inferno
KOLKATA, Jan 13: Authorities here on Sunday called in the army to control an inferno raging in the country’s largest wholesale market, officials said....
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S. Africa police chief quits as Interpol head
LYON (France), Jan 13: Interpol announced on Sunday the resignation of its president Jackie Selebi, South Africa''s chief of police who has been placed on extended leave on suspicion of corruption....
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UK plans to stay for decades in Afghanistan
LONDON: Defence Secretary Des Browne has warned that Britain could be engaged in Afghanistan for decades....
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India to buy six C-130J aircraft from US
WASHINGTON: The United States and India have signed a letter of offer and acceptance for six Lockheed Martin C-130J airlifters, with final closure of the estimated $800 million deal expected by midyear....
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Hasina formally indicted in graft case
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Sunday rejected a defence plea to dismiss graft charges against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed, accepting police testimony in the case as credible, a state prosecutor said.A...
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Left side is right side to get out of bed
LONDON: Getting out of bed on the left side is the right side....
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20 bookshops attacked in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Unknown assailants smashed the windows of about 20 bookshops in Kuwait over the weekend in what the government said looked like an attempt to incite sectarian clashes....
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India sounds bird flu alert
KOLKATA: Preliminary results of tests taken after thousands of backyard poultry died in eastern India over the past 10 days showed they were infected with bird flu, but it was unclear if it was the H5N1 virus, officials said....
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Hanoi starts countdown for 1,000th birthday
HANOI: Vietnam''s capital on Sunday kicked off celebrations leading up to its 1,000th birthday in 2010, when...
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Bush faces ‘difficult’ talks with Abdullah: analysts
RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah hosts US President George Bush at his ranch outside Riyadh on Monday, but despite the intimacy of the setting the two allies face “difficult talks” on Iran and the Middle East conflict, analysts and diplomats say....
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Kenya back to square one after poll unrest
NAIROBI: Two weeks after Kenya''s disputed presidential election erupted into the country''s worst civil strife in 25 years, rival leaders are still at loggerheads and people braced for more unrest....
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S. African judges put on trial by Zuma supporters
CAPE TOWN: Judicial autonomy in South Africa''s young democracy will be put to the test as politicians and judges eye each other with growing distrust ahead of the graft trial of ruling party leader Jacob Zuma....
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Baathists wary of new Iraq law
BAGHDAD: A new law passed by Iraq''s parliament allowing ex-officials of Saddam Hussein''s Baath party to return to public life was greeted warily on Sunday by those it is supposed to benefit....
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