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Russia plans to revive once-mighty navy: Upgrading N-sub fleet
MOSCOW, July 27: Russia announced plans on Sunday to revive its once-mighty navy by building several aircraft carriers and upgrading its fleet of nuclear submarines in the coming years.... 
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Seven killed as pilgrims flock to Baghdad
BAGHDAD, July 27: Gunmen shot dead seven pilgrims heading to a holy shrine in Baghdad on Sunday despite tight security for a major religious gathering expected to attract up to one million worshippers....
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Quake hits Bangladesh
DHAKA, July 27: A mild earthquake shook Bangladesh early on Sunday, sending people running out of their homes in panic, witnesses said....
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Fatah-Hamas tensions surge after Gaza blasts
JENIN (West Bank), July 27: Hamas and Fatah carried out tit-for-tat arrests on Sunday after deadly Gaza bomb attacks fuelled tension between the Palestinian factions....
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Lebanon violence leaves Hundreds homeless
TRIPOLI (Lebanon), July 27: Hundreds of people were still homeless on Sunday after the latest bout of deadly sectarian fighting in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli....
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Egyptian filmmaker Chahine dies
CAIRO, July 27: The grand master of Arab cinema, Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine, died at the age of 82 in Cairo on Sunday after an often controversial career which spanned half a century....
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Israel defence minister to visit US
JERUSALEM, July 27: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak is to travel to the United States on Monday for talks with senior officials expected to focus on Iran....
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Obama says won’t pick VP for funeral duty
WASHINGTON, July 27: Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said on Sunday that he will pick a vice presidential running mate who will “help me govern” and not just somebody “who I send off to go to funerals.”...
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Man killed in church shooting
WASHINGTON, July 27: One person was killed and several wounded on Sunday when a man armed with a shotgun opened fire in a church in Knoxville, Tennessee, local television reported....
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Baby boom at panda centre in China
BEIJING, July 27: Four giant panda cubs have been born within just 14 hours in China, giving a rare boost to the population of the endangered species, state media said on Sunday....
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Cambodian ruling party claims victory in elections
PHNOM PENH, July 27: The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) claimed an expected victory in Sunday’s general election, giving another five years in power to ex-Khmer Rouge guerilla Hun Sen, prime minister for the last 23 years....
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Top mafia figure arrested
ROME, July 27: A leading Mafia figure from Naples has been arrested near Rome, ANSA news agency reported on Sunday....
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Bosnia cannot be allowed to repeat its bloody tragedy
SARAJEVO: There is a terrible irony unfolding in Bosnia. Radovan Karadzic is at last on his way to the Hague. But the division of Bosnia that was his dream is now...
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64 years after unfair convictions, US army apologises
SEATTLE: It was a crime so improbable that many had trouble believing it could have happened at all: Three black soldiers stood accused of lynching an Italian prisoner of war, found...
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Yale hosts high-level Christian-Muslim dialogue
NEW HAVEN: Senior Christian and Muslim scholars and leaders are meeting in the United States this week seeking common ground in their different faiths to foster better understanding between Islam and the West....
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