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Militants strike Green Zone: Sandstorm hits Baghdad
BAGHDAD, April 27: Militants bombarded Baghdad’s Green Zone with rockets on Sunday, taking advantage of the cover of a blinding dust storm to launch one of the heaviest strikes in weeks on the fortified compound.... 
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Iraq situation makes US attack unlikely: Iran
TEHRAN, April 27: Iran said on Sunday a “disastrous situation” facing the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan coupled with Washington’s domestic issues made any US attack on the Islamic Republic unlikely....
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Japanese premier Fukuda suffers by-election blow
TOKYO, April 27: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suffered a fresh blow on Sunday when the opposition won a by-election for a seat in parliament’s lower house....
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Suspense mounts in Zimbabwe over presidential poll
HARARE, April 27: The suspense mounted in Zimbabwe on Sunday over the outcome of a presidential election four weeks on from voting day, as lawyers applied for the release of more than 200 opposition activists....
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UN to reveal battle plan to solve food shortage
GENEVA, April 27: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set Monday to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisis caused by a worldwide sharp rise in basic foodstuff prices....
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200 homes evacuated as California wildfire creeps
SIERRA MADRE (California), April 27: A wildfire in Southern California that has scorched 109 hectares and forced the evacuation of about 200 homes might not be under control for days, officials said on Sunday....
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Malaysia plans better border controls
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27: Malaysia will not build new detention camps for illegal immigrants to ease overcrowding, but plans to tighten border security to keep them from entering the country, a news report said on Sunday....
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US envoy’s threat to impose sanctions
JOHANNESBURG: The US envoy for Africa threatened Zimbabwe with UN sanctions in an interview with the BBC released on Sunday if the post-election crisis in the southern African nation is not resolved....
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Iran alarmed against Barbie doll invasion
TEHRAN: Iran’s toy market is being inundated by models of Barbie, Batman, Spiderman and Harry Potter and the young must be protected from their harmful cultural effects, the prosecutor general was quoted as saying on Sunday....
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Captain of Exodus refugee ship dies at 90
JERUSALEM: Yossi Harel, the captain of the Exodus ship that tried to transport some 4,500 Holocaust survivors from Europe to British-ruled Palestine in 1947, has died at 90, his daughter said on Sunday....
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Gaza Christians head to West Bank for Easter
EREZ BORDER CROSSING (Gaza Strip): Some 500 Palestinian Christians were allowed to leave the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday to celebrate Easter in the West Bank, an Israeli army spokesman said....
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Austrian woman abused for 24 years
AMSTETTEN: An Austrian man has been arrested after a woman said she was abused and kept prisoner by her father for 24 years, bearing him seven children, Austrian police said on Sunday....
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No quick fix to soothe Asian rice shortage fears
MANILA: Asia’s fear of impending rice shortages looks to have become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy and exposed the over-reliance of many of the region’s economies on food subsidies and other market-imbalancing steps....
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Maoists need to convince opposition of their commitment to democracy
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Maoists, who emerged the single largest party in this month’s historic election, now face the hard task of convincing the opposition of their commitment to democracy if they want to forge a coalition government....
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How much will Obama’s past haunt him?
CHICAGO: As Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama tries to make his mark on the national stage, characters from his past keep dogging his step....
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Brown is liability for many Labour MPs
LONDON: A growing number of British Labour MPs believe Gordon Brown is an electoral liability, with London MPs pleading for him not to campaign alongside Ken Livingstone for fear of wrecking his chances in this week’s crucial election....
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