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Rice in Baghdad as violence surges
BAGHDAD, April 20: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed Iraq’s crackdown on militias in a visit on Sunday to Baghdad, where the worst fighting in weeks erupted after cleric Moqtada al-Sadr threatened all-out war.... 
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Israel’s deadly air raids on Gaza
GAZA CITY, April 20: Israeli forces carried out deadly air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after Hamas militants detonated explosives-laden vehicles at a border crossing, wounding 13 soldiers....
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Obama thrills fans as Hillary slips
NEW YORK: Barack Obama was closing fast on Hillary Clinton for the vital Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday, as he emerged from the ugliest week in their 15-month race literally brushing off her last-ditch attacks....
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Film seeks to answer questions about Osama
NEW YORK, April 20: Where is Osama bin Laden and why is he still on the run is the question on the mind of most Americans since the Al Qaeda leader...
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15 human traffickers held in UK
LONDONApril 20: British police say they have arrested 15 people suspected of trafficking women from Thailand and forcing them to work as prostitutes in London....
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Ahmadinejad to hold talks with Indian leaders
NEW DELHI, April 20: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will pay a brief visit to India on his way to Sri Lanka later in the week amid appeals by New Delhi to...
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Fist-fight at Jerusalem church
JERUSALEM, April 20: A scuffle broke out at the traditional site of Jesus’ burial on Sunday when Greek Orthodox and Armenian believers, who fiercely protect their hold over sections of the shrine, traded blows....
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Pope visits site of 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK: Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit on Sunday to the site of the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit....
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Al Qaeda policy of Bush criticised
NEW YORK: A US lawmaker said on Sunday that Congress would push the Bush administration to justify its policy in Afghanistan following a non-partisan report that concludes that the administration “lacks...
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Tigers blame armed forces for killing HR activist
COLOMBO: A well-known Catholic priest and human rights activist was killed in a wayside bomb explosion in the LTTE controlled northern areas, the Tamil Tigers said in a statement on Sunday blaming the armed forces for the killing....
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Titanic ticket sold at British auction
LONDON: One of the last tickets for the Titanic’s doomed maiden voyage and a pocket watch which stopped when it sank have been sold by a relative of a survivor, a British auctioneer said on Sunday....
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Prince lands copter at girlfriend’s house
LONDON: Prince William landed an air force helicopter at the home of his girlfriend’s parents during a training flight, Britain’s Defence Ministry confirmed on Sunday....
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As rice prices soar, Thai farmers roll up sleeves
SUPHAN BURI (Thailand): Pranee On-lamoon gazes anxiously at her newly planted rice paddy, hoping to cash in on a price rally that has so far eluded most Thai growers....
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After a century the MBA still has lessons to learn
LONDON: The MBA is 100 years old this month. Is it a happy birthday? It all depends how you look at it. In numbers terms, things could hardly seem rosier....
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Australian republic and Aborigines top ‘mind summit’
CANBERRA: A “Healing Fund” and constitutional recognition of Aborigines, and a push for Australia to sever ties with Britain’s monarchy, led ideas on Sunday from a summit of the country’s top 1,000 minds....
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Sarkozy faces French disappointment
PARIS: Lagging in the polls, President Nicolas Sarkozy is preparing to defend his record in office this week after a first tumultuous year disappointed French voters....
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