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US general refuses to give schedule of Iraq withdrawal
WASHINGTON, April 8: The US general in charge of the Iraq war refused on Tuesday to give a timetable for withdrawing troops from the war-ravaged country, saying it would be a mistake to remove “too many troops too quickly.”Gen... 
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17 Afghan road workers killed in attack
KABUL, April 8: Seventeen Afghan road workers were killed in an attack in the southern Afghan province of Zabul on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said....
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Zimbabwe’s opposition warns of bloodshed
HARARE, April 8: African states must intervene in Zimbabwe to prevent widespread bloodshed, the opposition said on Tuesday, accusing President Robert Mugabe of trying to provoke violence as a pretext for a state of emergency....
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Baby born with two faces in India
SAINI SUNPURA, April 8: A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said on Tuesday....
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Army will not take over, says BD general
DHAKA, April 8: The chief of Bangladesh Army, General Moeen U Ahmed, said on Tuesday that the army would not follow the examples of military takeover in neighbouring countries....
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One-day vehicle curfew in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, April 8: A one-day vehicle curfew has been imposed on Baghdad for Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime, Baghdad military command announced....
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Indian Maoists kill eight villagers
PATNA, April 8: Maoist rebels killed at least eight villagers in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on Tuesday, police said....
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Attacks won’t drive me out of Mumbai, says Amitabh
MUMBAI, April 8: Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan vowed not to be intimidated into leaving Mumbai, his home for four decades, after being targeted during anti-migrant protests in the western India city, a newspaper reported Tuesday....
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Moscow demands permanent access to shield sites
MOSCOW, April 8: Russian concerns over Washington’s plan for a missile shield in Europe will only be eased if Russian officers have permanent access to the shield facilities, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday....
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First S. Korean astronaut blasts off into space
BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan), April 8: South Korea’s first astronaut Yi So-Yeon blasted off into space on Tuesday, prompting her mother, apparently overwhelmed by the occasion, to scream and fall to the ground....
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Indian soldiers quit army after generals’ pay hike
NEW DELHI, April 8: Lower level Indian army officers have begun submitting their resignations after generals won higher pay hikes in a move that threatens the military’s combat readiness, officials said on Tuesday....
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Carter meets Nepal’s Maoists
KATHMANDU, April 8: Former US president Jimmy Carter met the leaders of Nepal’s former Maoist rebels on Tuesday, even though the group remains classified by Washington as a foreign “terrorist” organisation....
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Sudan refuses visa to Dutch minister
THE HAGUE, April 8: Sudan has failed to issue a visa for Dutch Defence Minister Eimert van Middelkoop, forcing him to cancel a visit to Dutch UN employees in the war-torn southern province of Darfur, his ministry said on Tuesday....
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Democrats try anew to turn strategy to their advantage: Ending Iraq war
WASHINGTON: Democrats, unable to use their slender congressional majority to force an end to the Iraq war, see Senate hearings with the top US commander and upcoming votes as a new...
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Germans shun space race legacy
PEENEMUENDE (Germany): Few Germans know the global space race started on a remote and sandy island off the Baltic coast, an unremarkable place with wide open skies and a carpet of pine trees.But...
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Solar balloons to power remote areas?
HAIFA: Giant solar energy balloons floating high in the air may be a cheap way to provide electricity to areas lacking the land and infrastructure needed for traditional power systems, researchers in Israel say....
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Gorkha Palace royal flame flickers
GORKHA (Nepal): In the Gorkha Palace there burns a fire that locals say was first lit when the king who united Nepal under the Shah dynasty 240 years ago was born....
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