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Ethiopian troops kill 12 Somali civilians
MOGADISHU, April 30: Ethiopian troops on Wednesday sprayed gunfire on Somali civilians, killing at least 12 after a roadside bomb blast hit a water truck in the southwestern town of Baidoa, witnesses said.... 
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925 killed in Iraq since late March
BAGHDAD, April 30: Clashes between militiamen and security forces have killed more than 900 people in Baghdad’s Sadr City, an Iraqi official said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed to keep up the offensive....
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Second carrier deployment a ‘reminder’ of US power: Gates
MEXICO CITY, April 30: Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said on Wednesday the deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf should be seen as a “reminder” of US military power in the region....
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Three Chinese banks in world’s top four
PARIS: Three Chinese institutions were among the world’s top four banks at the end of 2007 at a time when the market capitalisation of western banks was suffering from a global financial crisis, a study showed on Wednesday....
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Nato warns Russia against interfering in Georgia
BRUSSELS, April 30: Nato warned Russia on Wednesday to stop taking action to undermine Georgia’s territorial integrity, after Moscow announced it would send more peacekeepers to two rebel Georgian regions....
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DNA tests confirm IDs of Russian czar’s children
MOSCOW, April 30: DNA tests carried out by a US laboratory prove that remains exhumed last year belong to two children of Czar Nicholas II, putting to rest questions about what...
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Junta will not release Suu Kyi: Thai PM
BANGKOK, April 30: Myanmar will not release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said on Wednesday after talks with his counterpart from the military-run country....
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Rowdyism in Malaysian parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30: The first debate in Malaysia’s new parliament descended into noisy name-calling on Wednesday as a newly emboldened opposition took on the government....
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Cyclone threatens Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 30: Authorities in Bangladesh on Wednesday warned fishing crews to stay close to shore as a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal churned towards the southeastern coast, with a direct hit possible later in the week....
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Taxi drivers broker safety deal after blocking city
MELBOURNE, April 30: Hundreds of taxi drivers ended a 20-hour blockade of the centre of Australia’s second-largest city on Wednesday after the government agreed to improve safety measures....
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Artefacts worth $100m seized
BERLIN, April 30: German police said on Wednesday they had seized 100 million dollars worth of Mayan, Aztec and Incan artefacts in the latest twist in a real-life saga worthy of “Indiana Jones”....
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Turkey passes free speech reform
ANKARA, April 30: Turkey’s parliament on Wednesday voted a long-awaited amendment to a law penalising “insults to Turkishness” after strong EU criticism, but rights activists insisted free speech remains under threat....
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Democracies criticised over journalists’ killings NEW YORK, April 30: Democracies from Columbia to India are among the worst countries in the world at prosecuting journalists’ killers, according to the Impunity Index, a list of countries compiled...
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Nepal to compensate families of war victims
KATHMANDU, April 30: Nepal will give the families of the 13,000 people killed in the country’s decade-long civil war more than 1,500 dollars each in compensation, an official said on Wednesday....
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Putin promises Iran continuity in relations
MOSCOW, April 30: President Vladimir Putin has assured his Iranian counterpart there will be continuity in Russia’s relations with Tehran, RIA news agency quoted a senior Russian official as saying on Wednesday....
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Palestinian factions agree to truce with Israel
CAIRO: Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo for talks with Egyptian security officials have agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a truce with Israel starting in the Gaza Strip, state news agency MENA said on Wednesday....
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Pope meets Iranian officials
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict on Wednesday met Iranian officials who had attended a seminar that condemned the use of religion to justify violence....
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Crackdown on dress code offenders in Iran
TEHRAN: Iranian police will launch a crackdown next month on small companies which fail to enforce strict religious dress codes, Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday.The...
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Turkey bans May Day rally in Istanbul
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities said on Wednesday they would use force if necessary to stop a May Day demonstration in the centre of Istanbul, raising tensions with labour unions....
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Baghdad dust storm disrupts road, air traffic
BAGHDAD: A blinding dust storm hit Baghdad for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, forcing pedestrians to stay indoors and bringing road and air traffic to a halt, officials said....
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Sri Lanka cultivating friendship with Iran: Territorial integrity, security
COLOMBO: Fuelling a domestic civil war which gets bloodier by the hour, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy under President Mahinda Rajapakse has been tilted heavily towards what the UPFA government describes as...
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India’s IT industry to more than double revenues
BANGALORE: India’s information technology and IT-enabled services industry will more than double in size by 2012, led by a fast-expanding domestic market, according to a report released on Wednesday....
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Nepal Maoists threaten to go it alone in new govt
KATHMANDU: Former rebel Maoists warned on Wednesday they will form a new government in Nepal with or without the help of the mainstream political parties they resoundingly defeated in landmark elections....
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Bhutan govt to let in ‘decent’ tourists, keep out ‘junkies’
THIMPHU: The insular Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan aims to boost tourists five-fold but will preserve its cachet as an exclusive destination with no bungee jumping backpackers allowed, officials say....
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Hundreds of new ‘victims’ born in Bhopal every year
New Delhi: Hundreds of children are still being born with birth defects as a result of the world’s worst industrial disaster 23 years ago in the central Indian town of Bhopal, say campaigners....
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India needs second ‘green revolution’: farm scientist
NEW DELHI: India needs to produce a second “Green Revolution” to boost food supplies or the nation’s 1.1 billion people will face huge social turmoil, the country’s top farm scientist warned....
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