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Cut in undersea internet cables affects Pakistan, India, ME
CAIRO, Jan 31: Fallout spread on Thursday from a cut in two undersea Internet cables off Egypt’s coast, with India waking up to half of its bandwidth disrupted and widespread outages still hampering a wide swathe of the Mideast.... 
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20 killed in fireworks blast
ISTANBUL, Jan 31: A powerful explosion ripped through an unlicensed fireworks factory in Istanbul on Thursday, killing at least 20 people, injuring over 100 and causing massive destruction....
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Four civilians killed in Lanka explosion
JAFFNA, Jan 31: Four civilians were killed on Thursday in a powerful explosion in the northern peninsula of Jaffna....
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7 militants get life for BD blasts
DHAKA, Jan 31: A court in Bangladesh on Thursday jailed seven Islamic militants for life for carrying out blasts as part of nationwide bomb attacks that shock the country in 2005, police said....
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Swedish govt indicts file-sharing website
STOCKHOLM, Jan 31: A Swedish prosecutor filed charges on Thursday against four people suspected of running one of the world’s most popular websites for illegal downloading of films, music and computer games....
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Man kept wife’s body in drum for 23 years
SYDNEY, Jan 31: A man kept his wife’s body in a drum container at the family home for 23 years after pretending she had run off with another man, Australian prosecutors said Thursday....
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Syria arrests ‘dissident’ artist
DAMASCUS, Jan 31: Prominent Syrian artist Talal Abu Dan has been arrested and his studio ransacked in the latest crackdown against opposition activists, a rights group said on Thursday....
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BJP mocks Singh visit to state claimed by China
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived on a rare visit to Arunchal Pradesh on Thursday, made a point to China,...
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Britney Spears again in hospital
LOS ANGELES, Jan 31: Troubled pop icon Britney Spears was rushed to hospital early on Thursday for the second time this month following renewed fears over the singer’s mental health, reported said....
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UK police smash ring of human traffickers
LONDON, Jan 31: British police said on Thursday they had smashed a people-smuggling ring that specialised in illegally trafficking Chinese nationals to Britain on a massive scale....
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Kenya talks suspended after MP’s killing
NAIROBI, Jan 31: Kofi Annan suspended on Thursday crisis talks aimed at ending Kenya’s political crisis after an opposition lawmaker was shot dead by a policeman, triggering further clashes which killed at least two....
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Baghdad car blast claims five lives
BAGHDAD, Jan 31: A car bomb tore through a group of building workers gathered here in a street of Kadhimiyah district on Thursday, killing five people and wounding at least eight, security officials said....
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China’s big freeze threatens more misery
BEIJING, Jan 31: Chinese authorities warned on Thursday of more travel misery to come as millions of people struggled to get home for China’s most important holiday amid savage winter weather....
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No link between infant vaccines, development disorders: study
WASHINGTON: Infants expel the mercury contained in a common vaccine preservative too quickly for toxicity to build up, US researchers said Wednesday, saying their findings should allay fears that child vaccines can cause autism....
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Nepal bomb attack a bad news for peace process
KATHMANDU: A massive bomb attack at an election rally in ethnically tense southern Nepal marks a serious escalation of violence by groups intent on derailing the country’s fragile peace process, analysts said on Thursday....
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Palestinians dodge security to get to Cairo
El-ARISH (Egypt): Eissa Sweillem entered Egypt through the breached Gaza border — but not just to shop at stores. The 27-year-old unemployed Gaza man hopes to buy a fake Egyptian identification...
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Antarctica thaw could raise sea level faster than forecast
TROLL STATION (Antarctica): A deep freeze holding 90 per cent of the world’s ice, Antarctica is one of the biggest puzzles in debate on global warming with risks that any thaw could raise sea levels faster than UN projections....
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Hillary, Obama contend over who can beat McCain
DENVER: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the two remaining Democrats in the US presidential race, will be vying later on Thursday over who is more capable of beating Republican frontrunner John McCain and winning back the White House in November....
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Europe remains silent on Russian poll concerns
BRUSSELS: The European Union is keeping any doubts over the fairness of Russia’s March 2 election to itself to avoid needlessly antagonising its large neighbour at a delicate time in their ties, analysts and diplomats say....
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Victories in state elections lift BJP morale
NEW DELHI: A few months ago it was stuck in the doldrums, but now India’s Hindu-nationalist opposition has emerged from state poll wins smelling blood as a ruling coalition limps from crisis to crisis before a likely 2009 election....
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