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Kenyan rivals agree to end turmoil: Annan
NAIROBI, Feb 1: The parties of Kenya’s feuding leaders agreed a joint roadmap on Friday to end unrest that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives since last month’s disputed presidential elections, former UN chief Kofi Annan said.... 
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Germany rejects US troop request
BERLIN, Feb 1: Germany on Friday rejected an urgent US call for combat troops in battle-ravaged southern Afghanistan, insisting Berlin’s focus on reconstruction efforts in the relatively calm north was justified....
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Belgium to send more soldiers to Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: Belgium announced on Friday it would send four fighter jets and an extra 140 soldiers to Afghanistan this year, as the United States ratcheted up pressure on its Nato allies for reinforcements....
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Indian MP involved in 46 cases arrested
NEW DELHI: An Indian lawmaker was arrested in connection with 46 criminal cases, including charges of murder, kidnapping and rioting, police said on Friday, bringing an end to a six-month manhunt....
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Interpol called in over Indian kidney racket
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Interpol on Friday issued notices for the arrest of two brothers wanted in connection with India’s biggest ever illegal kidney transplant racket, the global police body said....
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Ship’s anchor blamed for huge internet blackout
LONDON: A flotilla of ships may have been dispatched to reinstate the broken submarine cable that has left the Middle East and India struggling to communicate with the rest of the...
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Obama, Hillary hold one-to-one ‘polite’ debate; Schwarzenegger backs McCain
HOLLYWOOD: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama struck a rare note of civility in their White House battle, uniting to observe that history was in the air as the Democrats vie to seize back the presidency....
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Good food in early age boosts earning power: study
PARIS, Feb 1: Poor children given a nutritional boost during the first two years of life earned adult wages nearly 50 per cent higher than peers deprived of a food supplement, a study published on Friday has shown....
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Africa summit focus shifts from Kenya to Chad
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 1: A summit of African leaders shifted its attention Friday from the crisis in Kenya to Chad, with delegates voicing fears of a major conflict that could scupper peace efforts in Sudan....
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Chad army battles rebels; EU deployment delayed
N’DJAMENA, Feb 1: Chad’s army fought to drive off rebels who pushed to within 100 km of the capital N’Djamena on Friday and the clashes delayed the deployment of European peacekeepers to the African country....
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250,000 children recruited for armed conflicts: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1: Some 250,000 children globally are being recruited to fight in armed conflicts in violation of international law, a United Nations official said....
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France, Japan, US cooperate on N-reactors
PARIS, Feb 1: France, Japan and the United States agreed on Friday to cooperate in making prototypes of so-called “4th generation” nuclear reactors, according to statements released by each country''s energy ministries....
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Bird flu hits Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Feb 1: Almost 158,000 birds have been culled in Saudi Arabia in past weeks in an effort to stop spreading of H5N1 bird flu. The birds were culled after they were tested positive for the virus....
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Gunmen attack Israeli embassy in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT (Mauritania): Unidentified gunmen opened fire early on Friday at the Israeli embassy in Mauritania, injuring three bystanders, authorities and witnesses said, amid pressure on Nouakchott to cut ties with Tel-Aviv....
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Ex-US airman convicted for killing former wife
TOKYO: A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a former US airman to 18 years in prison for murdering his divorced Japanese wife and burning her body in a car boot....
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Heavy snow blankets central US
CHICAGO, Feb 1: Heavy snow blanketed much of the central United States Friday, shutting down busy roadways, closing schools and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.Some...
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Bird flu: health worker quarantined in India
KOLKATA: A health worker in an Indian state was put in isolation and hundreds of others who had slaughtered chickens to stem an outbreak of bird flu were being monitored, an official said on Friday....
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Protest in Dhaka over worker’s death
DHAKA: Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers held angry demonstrations in the capital Dhaka on Friday after one of their colleagues was beaten to death by factory security guards, police said....
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Science textbooks reinvented as lively, fun narratives
WASHINGTON: To middle school teacher Chad Pavlekovich, most science textbooks are dull and lack the context students need to understand scientific principles. That’s why he is exposing students in the town...
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Medvedev hints at foreign policy thaw
MOSCOW: Russia’s likely next leader, Dmitry Medvedev, may well soften Moscow’s bare-knuckle approach to international relations, but don’t expect the Russian bear to go cuddly, analysts said on Friday....
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Genetic scientists develop tear-free onion
WELLINGTON: Scientists in New Zealand and Japan have created a “tear-free” onion using biotechnology to switch off the gene behind the enzyme that makes us cry, one of the leading researchers said on Friday....
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Poll risks Serbia isolation
BELGRADE: Serbia again finds itself at the crossroads ahead of an election that threatens to install a president who is a former ally of war-time leader Slobodan Milosevic, analysts said on Friday....
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Warning of suicidal actions with epilepsy drugs
WASHINGTON: People taking epilepsy drugs may face higher risks of suicidal thoughts and actions and their behaviour should be closely watched, US health officials have warned....
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Vietnam may return church land, says priest
HANOI: The Vatican has asked Vietnamese Catholics to end mass prayer vigils for the return of seized church land, with the communist government signalling it would return the property, a priest said on Friday....
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