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US student kills five, then himself at college campus
DEKALB, Ill., Feb 15: A black-clad man fired into a lecture hall packed with students at an Illinois university, killing five people and wounding 18 before shooting himself dead, police and college officials said on Friday.... 
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Kenya deal ‘very close’: Annan
NAIROBI, Feb 15: Former UN chief Kofi Annan said on Friday that a deal to end Kenya’s political turmoil that has caused more than 1,000 deaths was “very close” and voiced...
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Russia has limited options for Kosovo retaliation
MOSCOW: Russia will protest when the West recognises Kosovo’s independence, but it will keep its ultimate weapon granting recognition to separatist regions in its own backyard in reserve for later....
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Errant US satellite worries Russia
MOSCOW, Feb 15: Russia is carefully tracking a crippled US spy satellite that Washington plans to destroy in the coming days, and agrees it could pose a threat if it crashed to Earth, a defence ministry official said on Friday....
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Human traffic racket ‘beast of unknown size’: UN official
VIENNA, Feb 15: The human trafficking industry is a beast of unknown size whose extent must be determined, a senior UN official said on Friday at the close of an international forum on the racket....
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Policeman Arrested in India’s kidney scam
NEW DELHI, Feb 15: An Indian police inspector has been arrested for taking bribes from doctors accused of running an illegal kidney transplant racket on the outskirts of New Delhi, police said on Friday....
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Thousands protest against Arroyo
MANILA, Feb 15: Thousands of people rallied in Manila on Friday calling for the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over a corruption scandal....
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Taj Mahal gets a mud pack face-lift
LUCKNOW, Feb 15: Indian archaeologists have started giving a face-lift to the centuries-old Taj Mahal by applying a mud pack to the marble exteriors of the country’s most famous monument....
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Kenya needs more than a ‘quick fix’
NAIROBI: Despite being closeted in a safari lodge to focus minds on the search for peace, Kenya’s feuding parties failed to meet an optimistic deadline set by mediator Kofi Annan to settle their election dispute this week....
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Textile-makers combine tradition with technology
PARIS: Mother-of-pearl, wisteria and a deceptively blue butterfly from South America are part of a strategy to woo high-end fashion designers to discover the potential of Japanese textiles....
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A funeral exposes Beirut’s deadly divide
BEIRUT: It was Beirut’s tale of two cities: two massive protests over two slain leaders on Thursday exposed the divisions of a small and fractured state on the faultlines of the...
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Organisers say stars will shine on Oscar night
BEVERLY HILLS: Organisers on Thursday unveiled details of this year’s Academy Awards, including Oscar-presenting roles for stars such as Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman whose presence was in doubt due to the Hollywood writers strike....
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Researchers link obesity to cancer
LONDON: Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease....
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Britain, too, should apologise to Aborigines
LONDON: The historic apology offered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the “stolen generations” was a crucial step for Australia. But it does not make amends for the role played by...
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