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29 killed in Sri Lanka fighting
COLOMBO, April 19: At least 28 Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier have been killed in artillery duels across Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north, the defence ministry said on Saturday.... 
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Maoist leader ready for talks with Nepal king
KATHMANDU, April 19: Nepal’s king should be allowed to leave his palace with dignity and live as a common citizen, Maoist party chief said after a strong showing in elections expected to lead to the abolition of the monarchy....
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Chinese call for boycott of French goods
BEIJING, April 19: Chinese people took to the streets in several cities on Saturday to denounce calls for Tibetan independence and demand a French goods boycott following anti-China protests on the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay....
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Afghans to probe if US used depleted uranium
KABUL, April 19: The Afghan government plans to investigate whether the United States used depleted uranium during its invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and if it might be linked to malformed babies born afterwards....
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Iraq must pay more for its security: US senators’ letter to Gates
WASHINGTON, April 19: A bipartisan group of US senators has called for Iraq to pay more for its own security and reconstruction, and for Washington to end what they said amounts to a “blank check policy” for Baghdad....
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Hamas takes up Carter’s proposals
DAMASCUS, April 19: Hamas engaged in an internal debate on Saturday over proposals put forth by former US President Jimmy Carter for a unilateral ceasefire with Israel and more political flexibility, Palestinian politicians said....
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17 die in BD bus accident
DHAKA, April 19: A speeding bus packed with passengers overturned on a Bangladesh highway on Saturday killing 17 people, a police officer said....
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Australia looks for 10 ‘big ideas’
CANBERRA, April 19: Inscribing Aboriginal rights into Australia’s constitution, abolishing states and a fresh push for a republic led ideas at a summit of the nation’s top minds on Saturday, bringing Hollywood together with corporate chiefs....
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50pc Dutch oppose Afghanistan mission: poll
AMSTERDAM, April 19: Almost half the population of the Netherlands opposes the Dutch mission in Afghanistan, according to a poll conducted after the son of the new chief of the Dutch military was killed there on Friday....
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Hasina taken to hospital
DHAKA, April 19: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been under detention since last year, was admitted to hospital on Saturday after her blood pressure became unstable, doctors said....
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Vote recount begins in Zimbabwe
MUROMBEDZI (Zimbabwe), April 19: Zimbabwe held a partial recount on Saturday of votes from last month’s general election as the opposition accused President Robert Mugabe and his party of trying to rig their way back to power....
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Senior Bush aides pushed for torture
LONDON: America’s most senior general was “hoodwinked” by top Bush administration officials determined to push through aggressive interrogation techniques of terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, leading to the US military...
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Health sells at Moscow billionaires’ hospital
MOSCOW: Caviar for patients recovering from a blood test, psychoanalysis at $10,000 per hour: nothing is too much for ailing billionaires at the Neo Vita clinic in Moscow’s swishest suburb....
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Tough times a boon for Google
SAN FRANCISCO: Tough times in the US economy play into Google’s strength as businesses trust the Internet giant to best target their precious advertising dollars, analysts said on Friday....
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Obama way ahead in race, says opinion poll
NEW YORK: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has pulled away from his rival Senator Hilary Clinton by almost 20 points nationwide, a Newsweek poll revealed on Saturday....
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Time, delegate math are working against Hillary
WASHINGTON: Time is running out on Hillary Rodham Clinton, the long-ago front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination who now trails Barack Obama in delegates, states won and popular votes....
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Zimbabwe leader to stay abroad for now
TORONTO: Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he fears being attacked or imprisoned if he returns to his country....
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Rice sees ME states as counterweight to Iran
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice next week follows through on a “diplomatic surge” to involve its Arab allies in rebuilding Iraq, as part of US efforts to counter Iran’s sway there....
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