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4 protesters killed in Indian police firing
KOLKATA, Feb 5: Four people were killed when police in India opened fire on Tuesday on a rally protesting against high unemployment in poverty-hit West Bengal state, an official said.... 
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Rebels in Chad accept ceasefire: Refugees still fleeing
NDJAMENA, Feb 5: Rebels in Chad trying to overthrow President Idriss Deby agreed on Tuesday to an immediate ceasefire, as refugees streamed into neighbouring Cameroon by the thousands for fear of renewed fighting....
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Prince Andrew attacks Bush over Iraq
LONDON, Feb 5: Prince Andrew launched a sharp attack on Tuesday on US President George W. Bush for failing to listen to Britain during the conflict in Iraq....
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Waterboarding used three times: CIA
WASHINGTON, Feb 5: The CIA on three occasions shortly after the Sept-11 attacks used a widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding, CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress on Tuesday....
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Hasina’s trial deferred
DHAKA, Feb 5: A Bangladesh court hearing graft charges against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday adjourned after defence lawyers said she had lost confidence in the court....
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Global firms make beeline for India’s arms fair
NEW DELHI, Feb 5: A race for Indian military contracts worth billions of dollars will heat up this month when the world’s top arms makers descend on South Asia’s biggest defence fair....
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Bulgaria’s drive against human trafficking
SOFIA, Feb 5: Bulgaria launched an information campaign on Tuesday to raise public awareness about human trafficking....
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UK proposes more clarity in N-disarmament
GENEVA, Feb 5: Britain proposed on Tuesday that the five major nuclear powers develop clearer ways to prove they are dismantling their warheads, not secretly hanging on to them....
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Russia nabs skinheads
MOSCOW, Feb 5: Police in Moscow on Tuesday said they arrested four Russian teenagers linked to a skinhead gang that prosecutors accuse of murdering at least 20 foreigners....
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‘MP bugged under police pressure’
LONDON, Feb 5: A former detective who said he bugged a conversation between a Labour MP and a terrorist suspect has claimed that he did it under pressure by the Metropolitan police....
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Waxwork Merkel at Madame Tussauds
LONDON: A new waxwork of German Chancellor Angela Merkel was unveiled at London’s Madame Tussauds on Tuesday — the latest famous likeness to take its place at the world-famous visitor attraction....
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France unveils super-fast train
LA ROCHELLE (France): French engineering giant Alstom, creator of the high-speed TGV train, unveiled on Tuesday a new-generation, super-fast prototype: quicker, cleaner, bigger — and tailored specially for export....
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Sarkozy, Bruni win damages over ad
PARIS: A French court ordered budget airline Ryanair on Tuesday to pay damages to President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife Carla Bruni for using their picture in an advertisement but the sum was less than Bruni had sought....
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Cyprus returns remains of Greek nationals
NICOSIA: Cyprus returned the remains of 10 Greek nationals to their families on Tuesday, more than three decades after they were killed during conflict on the Mediterranean island....
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India’s launch of spy satellite annoys Iran
NEW DELHI: Iran said on Tuesday it had lodged an official complaint with New Delhi over India’s commercial launch of an Israeli spy satellite last month....
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Billions spent on climate not put to best use
LONDON: Private sector billions being spent on the fight against climate change may be leaving a stocks boom-and-bust legacy as money pours into listed companies but leaves private entrepreneurs starved of cash....
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Attacks on army aim to spoil Lebanon vote
BEIRUT: A spate of attacks against the Lebanese army signals a concerted effort to weaken the military and bury the army chief’s chances of becoming president, analysts say....
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Daunting road ahead for next Russian leader
MAKHACHKALA (Russia): Smart cars purr along the streets of Moscow and French chefs run glitzy restaurants in thriving Russian mining towns, but in the impoverished regions of Ingushetia and Dagestan people live on a few dollars a day....
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Good night’s sleep is no slumber party for smokers
WASHINGTON: For smokers, getting a good night’s sleep is no slumber party, a team of scientists said in a study released on Monday....
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Cellphones, coffee unlikely to cause cancer: study
CANBERRA: Drinking coffee, using mobile phones or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer, according to a risk ranking system devised by an Australian cancer specialist to debunk popular myths....
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Churchill era ended with a whimper: documents
LONDON: Newly declassified British documents provide a window into heated Cabinet discussions on Iraq, Israel-Arab relations, protecting the environment and a secret deal on when the prime minister would step aside for his ambitious no 2....
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