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19 executed Iraqis’ remains found
BAQUBA, Jan 29: Iraqi police said they found the remains of 19 executed men in the volatile northeastern province of Diyala on Tuesday, including 10 heads removed from their bodies.And... 
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Active life keeps people young
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: Yet another reason to get off the couch: physically active people don’t just look better, they appear to be biologically younger as well, a study said....
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Afghan women protest against kidnapping of US aid worker
KANDAHAR, Jan 29: Hundreds of women protested on Tuesday against the abduction of a female US aid worker in southern Afghanistan and called on religious leaders to condemn the kidnapping....
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Annan launches mediation: Violence spreads in Kenya
NAIROBI, Jan 29: Former UN chief Kofi Annan brought together Kenya’s political rivals on Tuesday in a push to mediate an end to the post-election crisis and stop spreading tribal bloodshed....
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69 killed in Sri Lanka clashes
COLOMBO, Jan 29: Sri Lanka’s government said on Tuesday its soldiers had advanced into territory held by the Tamil Tigers in the north of the island, with the death toll from two days of fighting at 69....
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BD gas workers take millions in bribes
DHAKA, Jan 29: About 80 per cent of 2,800 staff at Bangladesh’s biggest state-owned gas distributor took bribes to the tune of millions of dollars, the head of a government anti-graft body said on Tuesday....
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Kennedy’s children support Hillary
NEW YORK. Jan 29: A day after Caroline Kennedy and Ted Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama, three of Robert F. Kennedy’s children – RFK Jr., Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Kerry Kennedy threw their support behind Hilary Rodham Clinton....
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Twins win right to study together
SAO PAULO, Jan 29: The family of twin six-year-old girls in Brazil was celebrating on Wednesday a legal victory permitting them to study together at a prestigious primary school despite only...
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Breaking of Gaza blockade seen as coup for Hamas
GAZA CITY: After months of isolation in its Gaza fiefdom, Hamas has returned to regional centre stage with a bang after militants blew open the border with Egypt to break an Israeli blockade....
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‘Betrayal’ of Iraqi interpreters comes to NY stage
NEW YORK: Iraqi doctor turned film-maker Omer Salih Mahdi had the strange experience of seeing his life portrayed on stage this weekend at a preview performance of “Betrayed,” a play about Iraqis who worked for Americans....
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China cold spell proves vulnerability to climate change, say experts
BEIJING: Don’t tell the thousands of Chinese stuck at railway stations or airports, but the chaos caused by a vicious cold spell afflicting much of China could be just a taste of things to come, experts say....
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‘Middle age prone to depression’
LONDON: Middle age is truly miserable, according to a study using data from 80 countries showing that depression is most common among men and women in their forties....
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Politician’s portrait marks border in Kenyan slum
HURUMA SLUM (Kenya): A politician’s fire-blazed portrait in the middle of a rocky street now marks the border between tribes in a tense Kenyan slum....
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