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Hezbollah threatens Israel with ‘open war’
BEIRUT, Feb 14: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday threatened Israel with “open war”, accusing the Jewish state of killing a top commander who was among the United States’ most wanted men.... 
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US terms warning ‘alarming’
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday that Hezbollah’s warning to Israel over its alleged role in killing a commander is “alarming” because of its track record of successful attacks around the globe....
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UK MPs’ remarks on cousin marriage spark furore
LONDON, Feb 14: For the second time in just a week, pronouncements by politicians and religious leaders are highlighting the cultural divide between Britain’s large Muslim community and the rest of British society....
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Bosnia loses its copy of peace accord
SARAJEVO, Feb 14: Bosnia’s presidency has lost its original copy of the Dayton peace agreement that ended the country’s 1992-1995 war, an official said on Thursday....
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Love in the air from Bondi to Bangkok to Beijing
SYDNEY, Feb 14: Australians seeking love on Valentine’s Day speed-dated in deckchairs on Bondi Beach, while Japanese trekked through snow in search of romance and Filipinos sang syrupy ballards....
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Israel fears reprisal
JERUSALEM: Israel put its embassies and other interests abroad on high alert and reinforced troops on the Lebanese border on Thursday after the assassination of Hezbollah’s top guerilla commander....
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False blind man caught during car check
ROME, Feb 14: A 70-year-old Italian man who had been pretending to be blind for 40 years to get an invalid’s pension was arrested as he drove his car, Sky TG24 television said on Thursday....
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Russia not looking for confrontation
MOSCOW: Dramatic encounters last weekend between Russian and US warplanes over a US aircraft carrier seemed to underline President Vladimir Putin’s boast that Russia is again a world player — but analysts are less sure....
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Fashion with a spark: fabric to power gadgets
BOSTON: Someday, your shirt might be able to power your iPod — just by doing the normal stuff expected of a shirt....
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Support growing in Gulf for residency cap on expatriates
DUBAI: Support is growing for time-limits on the residency of the millions of expatriates living in the Gulf, seen by some of the region’s governments and nationals as posing a demographic threat....
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Human activities affect oceans
WASHINGTON: Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop pristine, might be the lament of today’s Ancient Mariner....
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Kosovo statehood a stern test of EU’s credibility
BRUSSELS: In chaperoning Kosovo to independence, the European Union faces a massive test not only of its international credibility but also its ability to build a new state, according to analysts and experts....
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Websites no substitute for real films: Redford
BARCELONA: Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford praised popular video-sharing websites such as YouTube but said quality content still came from real films....
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Malaysia’s ethnic Indians set to vent anger at polls
TANGKAK (Malaysia): On Malaysia’s lush green rubber estates, Indian labourers whose ancestors were brought by British colonial rulers in the 19th century to work in tin mines and on plantations, complain of being marginalised....
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