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41 more Kurd rebels killed: Turkey
AMADIYAH (Iraq), Feb 25: The Turkish army said it had killed 41 more Kurdish rebels on Monday in its cross-border offensive in northern Iraq as the United States renewed calls for restraint and a swift withdrawal.... 
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Saudi govt changes job rules for expats
RIYADH, Feb 25: Saudi Arabia has announced lowering its nationalisation of workforce requirements in certain sectors....
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‘No Country for Old Men’, Europeans dominate Oscars
HOLLYWOOD, Feb 25: Violent thriller “No Country for Old Men” won the best picture Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards late Sunday as European stars scored a clean sweep in the acting honors in a historic Hollywood night....
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Marion Cotillard: second Frenchwoman to win best actress award
Edith Piaf might be a French cultural icon but Marion Cotillard knew little about her before landing her Oscar-winning role as the tragic chanteuse in “La Vie En Rose.”...
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List of winners
Following is a complete list of winners at the 80th annual Academy Awards, held in Hollywood on Sunday....
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Palestinians form ‘human chain’ againt blockade
BEIT HANUN (Gaza Strip), Feb 25: Palestinians formed a human chain in the Gaza Strip on Monday in protest at a crushing Israeli blockade, with Israeli forces on alert for any rush on the border....
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Afghan cabinet meets outside Kabul
JALALABAD, Feb 25: President Hamid Karzai held a cabinet meeting on Monday in the eastern city of Jalalabad, becoming the first Afghan leader to do so outside the capital for 200 years, officials said....
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Violence in Iraq claims 16 lives
BAGHDAD, Feb 25: At least 16 people were killed across Iraq on Monday, including soldiers and four pilgrims, a day after a suicide bomber killed 48 pilgrims in an attack which US officials blamed on Al Qaeda....
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Five facts about best picture
Directed by brothers Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, the movie won four Academy Awards, also including best directing, best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor (Javier Bardem)....
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Bardem: first Spaniard to win Oscar
Javier Bardem became the first Spanish actor to win an Oscar on Sunday by taking the best supporting actor award for his chilling portrait of a psychopathic killer in “No Country For Old Men.”...
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‘Butterfly’ wings clipped
HOLLYWOOD turned its back on a man in a wheelchair and a woman in a Bob Dylan costume at the Academy Awards....
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Tribute paid to Afghan taxi driver
AN Afghan taxi driver who died after brutal interrogation by the US military received a solemn tribute at the Oscars as a hard-hitting film about his death took the best documentary award....
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Obama is the hope of entire world: Farrakhan
NEW YORK, Feb 25: The Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said on Sunday that presidential candidate Barack Obama is the “hope of the entire world” that the United States will change for the better....
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80-year journey in a nutshell
When the first Academy Awards were handed out on May 16, 1929, movies had just begun to talk. The first ceremony took place in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel....
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Medvedev: Putin’s puppet or successor at Kremlin?
MOSCOW: People who know Dmitry Medvedev describe him as an intelligent and straightforward man who dislikes risk — but does he have the political instincts to survive as Russia’s next president?...
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Scientists promote insects as important food source
CHIANG MAI (Thailand): Crickets, caterpillars and grubs are high in protein and minerals and could be an important food source during droughts and other emergencies, according to scientists.“I...
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Insect eating around the world
About 1,400 insect species are eaten in almost 90 countries in Africa, Latin American and Asia. Here are a few examples:...
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Yemen’s tourist sector hit by Al Qaeda attacks
SANAA: Foreigners wander freely among the handsome stone and baked-brick houses of Sanaa’s Old City, but elsewhere in Yemen Al Qaeda attacks have damaged a fledgling tourism industry already hurt by tribal kidnappings....
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New leader under pressure to unify Cyprus
NICOSIA: Newly-elected Cyprus President Demetris Christofias came under immediate pressure on Monday to make good on promised efforts to reunite the divided Mediterranean island....
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Raul team no ticket to deep change in Cuba: analysts
HAVANA: Cuban President Raul Castro picked a team of close political and military allies as he succeeded his brother on Sunday, consolidating his power and dashing hopes of rapid change in the communist state....
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From tips to clicks, restaurants try e-menus
TEL AVIV: Enter the e-waiter....
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