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US has more contractors than soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Jan 25: There are more US contractors now in Iraq and Afghanistan than US military personnel, government officials told Congress at a recent hearing.... 
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250,000 homeless in Kenya
NAKURU (Kenya), Jan 25: Ethnic fighting killed at least 12 people in Kenya’s Rift Valley and uprooted thousands more on Friday, undermining hopes of an end to weeks of unrest....
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Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander
GAZA CITY, Jan 25: An Israeli air strike killed the Hamas military commander for the Gaza-Egypt border town of Rafah on Friday, the latest in a spate of deadly raids on the Islamist-controlled Gaza Strip....
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Gazans use bulldozer to open new breaches
RAFAH (Gaza Strip), Jan 25: Hamas militants on Friday used a bulldozer to open new breaches on the border with Egypt where security forces had tried to retake control and stem a three-day flood of Palestinians seeking food and supplies....
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Russia detains crime boss wanted by FBI
MOSCOW, Jan 25: Russian police said on Friday they had detained suspected crime boss Semion Mogilevich, who is wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for alleged fraud, money laundering and racketeering....
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Muslims flock to BD to attend ‘Ijtema’
DHAKA, Jan 25: Hundreds of thousands Muslims from around the world converged on Bangladesh on Friday for the annual Bishwa Ijtema (world congregation), as police and troops tightened security against possible militant attacks....
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Japan, US sign troop accord
TOKYO, Jan 25: Japan and the United States on Friday signed an agreement slightly trimming Japan’s financial burden for hosting US military bases as Tokyo tries to contain a growing national debt....
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Italy seeks way out of political crisis
ROME, Jan 25: The demise of Italy’s centre-left leader Romano Prodi is the latest episode in a saga of woes afflicting the country including a Naples rubbish crisis, tensions with the Vatican and corruption scandals....
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Thailand to choose new PM on Monday
BANGKOK: Thailand’s parliament is to elect the country’s new prime minister on Monday, an official said, with the leader of a party backing deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra widely tipped for the job....
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Global warming prompts lifestyle changes
LONDON: Britons are starting to change their lifestyles in response to global warming, but few are making the tough choices and in many cases the motivation is fear of punishment, according to a new survey....
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Indian police bust organ trading racket
NEW DELHI: As many as 500 poor labourers may have been tricked into operations by a gang of organ traders selling kidneys in a wealthy suburb of the Indian capital, according to a report on Friday....
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Sikhs press for lifting of turban ban in France
NEW DELHI: Indian Sikh organisations on Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up the issue of a ban on wearing turbans in French state schools with visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy....
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Sri Lanka’s ex-warlord jailed in UK
LONDON: A former Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla leader was jailed for nine months in Britain on Friday after being found guilty of having false documents, the Home Office said....
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Las Vegas hotel catches fire
LAS VEGAS: A fire broke out on the top floors of a 3,000-room Las Vegas hotel and Casino on Friday, forcing the evacuation of guests and staff and quickly engulfing parts of the building’s facade and roof....
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Man buried as Muslim amid conversion row
KUALA LUMPUR: An elderly ethnic Chinese man has been buried as a Muslim after his Buddhist family lost a battle with Malaysia’s Islamic authorities who said he had converted, his son said on Friday....
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US-India N-deal runs out of steam
NEW DELHI: Has the controversial United States-India nuclear cooperation deal finally run out of steam after tough, and at times tortuous, negotiations spread over two-and-a-half years?...
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Is the world ready for synthetic biology?
PARIS: From Frankenstein’s monster to “Blade Runner” replicants, the prospect of assembling life from inert matter has long tantalised the imagination with hope and fear....
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US stimulus may be too late despite swift action
WASHINGTON: A surprisingly swift bipartisan effort in Congress is likely to deliver a stimulus package soon, but analysts say even that may not prevent a downturn in the world’s biggest economy....
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Alien species invade Europe
PARIS: Europe now has 1,517 alien species of insects, worms, mussels and other invertebrates, a tally that is growing steadily thanks to globalisation and climate change, French researchers said on Friday....
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Bank scam leaves French town in disbelief
PONT L’ABBE (France): Smart, hard-working, but no troublemaker, residents in Jerome Kerviel’s Breton hometown said on Friday of the 31-year-old linked to the world’s biggest-ever rogue trading scandal....
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NYT choice: Hillary and McCain
NEW YORK: The New York Times pronounced in an editorial on Friday its “primary choices” in the presidential race: Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain....
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Film on Osama leads director to the other side of reality
PARK CITY (Utah): As the hero of documentary “Super Size Me”, Morgan Spurlock subjected his body to a month-long regime of cheeseburgers and french fries as he lifted the lid on fast-food giant McDonalds....
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