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Extreme weather kills 13 in Europe
BERLIN, March 2: Hurricane-strength winds howled across Europe over the weekend, killing 13 people and leaving a trail of destruction as cars were blown off the road, roofs were ripped off and trees fell like matchsticks.... 
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Tanks out in Armenian capital after eight killed
YEREVAN, March 2: Tanks and troops patrolled the Armenian capital Yerevan on Sunday after eight people were killed and dozens injured during violent protests against the result of a presidential election....
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Medvedev sweeps Russian poll
MOSCOW, March 2: Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin’s handpicked successor, won a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election on Sunday, early results showed, as opponents charged the result was rigged....
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It’s a farce: Kasparov
MOSCOW: Chess legend turned Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov was denied access to Moscow’s Red Square on Sunday during a low-key protest against a presidential election he described as a “farce.”...
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S. Arabia compares Israeli offensive to Nazi crimes
RIYADH, March 2: US ally Saudi Arabia on Sunday compared Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip to Nazi war crimes and called on the international community to stop what it called the “mass killings” of Palestinians....
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Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ retires
KATHMANDU, March 2: A controversial young Nepali girl worshipped by many Buddhists and Hindus as a Kumari, or “living goddess”, has given up her divine position following a request from her family, an official said on Sunday....
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Iran asked to explain chart about N-work
VIENNA/UNITED NATIONS, March 2: UN investigators want Iran to explain an organisational chart linking projects to process uranium, test explosives and modify a missile cone for a nuclear payload, diplomats briefed on the matter say....
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India to probe British girl’s ‘murder’
NEW DELHI, March 2: Authorities in India are investigating whether a British girl could have been raped and killed in the coastal state of Goa last month after the victim’s parents demanded a more thorough look at the case....
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Kenyans urged to stick to rule of law
NAIROBI, March 2: Kofi Annan flew out of Kenya on Sunday after brokering a power-sharing deal between feuding leaders, but insisted Kenyans must still respect the rule of law while a final political solution is sought....
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Cake, rocks and fossils seek to be symbols of US states
WASHINGTON: What do dog mushing, white marble, the Tilt-a-Whirl amusement ride and a layer cake have in common?...
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Confidence in the air for Obama
SAN ANTONIO (Texas): After 11 straight wins in the race to become the Democratic White House nominee, Barack Obama has reason to feel good and it is showing in his demeanour on the campaign trail....
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Philippines — gold upstream, poison downstream
MOUNT DIWATA (Philippines): Fortune favours the brave in this gold rush region of the southern Philippines, but the poison that goes with the new wealth spares no one....
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S. Africa’s Rainbow Nation poisoned by racism
JOHANNESBURG: As new racist cracks appear in the veneer of South Africa’s Rainbow Nation, analysts say the country was feeling the effects of papering over its differences instead of tackling them head-on....
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Growing rich-poor divide tests China’s boom
ANKANG (China): Tom Tang and Dong Mijuan represent the two opposite ends of one of China’s most glaring social problems — the growing gap between rich and poor....
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Voter apathy haunting Malaysian coalition
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ruling coalition is braced for a possible protest vote at elections next weekend, but the word on the street is that apathy may be the real threat....
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Thais vote for Senate
BANGKOK: Thais voted on Sunday in Senate elections, but were allowed to cast ballots for only about half the seats, in one of the most controversial legacies of the recent military regime....
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