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Russian parliament recognises ‘independence’: S.Ossetia, Abkhazia
MOSCOW, Aug 25: Moscow upped the ante in its standoff with the West on Monday after the Russian parliament voted to recognise two breakaway Georgian regions as independent nations, prompting Washington... 
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Ban yet to take decision on probe: Benazir’s assassination
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25: “No decision has been made so far” by UN Secretary General Banm Ki moon on Pakistan’s request for a International Inquiry Commission to probe the assassination of PPP leader Benazir Bhutto, a UN spokesperson said on Monday....
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Mob burns churches, kills woman in India
BHUBANESWAR (India), Aug 25: A mob burned down a Christian orphanage in eastern India on Monday, killing one woman, police said, in rising religious violence sparked by the killing of a Hindu leader....
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Students go on rampage in BD
DHAKA, Aug 25: One person was killed on Monday when activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s student wing, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, went on rampage at Dhaka University and adjacent areas, on...
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Bangladesh opposes Indian plan to fence border
DHAKA, Aug 25: An Indian plan to build more fencing on the border with Bangladesh will not stop illegal cattle trading, which leads to regular deaths in the area, a Bangladeshi official said on Monday....
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Palestinian prisoners freed
RAMALLAH, Aug 25: Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners on Monday in a gesture to president Mahmud Abbas as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due in the region to spur US-backed peace talks....
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US sub may have leaked radiation
SINGAPORE, Aug 25: A US nuclear-powered submarine could have leaked radioactive water during a Singapore stop in September 2006, Singapore’s Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean said on Monday....
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100,000 textbooks burnt in Afghan attack
KABUL, Aug 25: About 100,000 new school books were destroyed in central Afghanistan Monday when “enemies” set alight a truck that was transporting them to the volatile south, education officials said....
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Climate change threatens S. Asia food output
DHAKA, Aug 25: Melting Himalayan glaciers, rising sea levels and depleting fresh water sources as a result of global climate change are posing grave threats to food production and economic development in the populous South Asia region, experts said on Monday....
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Abolition of sponsorship in Kuwait sought
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 25: A Kuwaiti rights group has demanded abolishing the sponsor system, calling it the main reason for the unjust treatment of foreign workers who staged a protest last month....
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Thai court to decide fate of Thaksin’s riches
BANGKOK, Aug 25: Thai prosecutors on Monday asked the Supreme Court to decide whether $2.2 billion belonging to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s family could be seized by the state.About...
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Masterpiece of religious art on show
The BBC recently celebrated its success in drawing ten million viewers to the final episode of the latest series of Doctor Who, but it was still a long way short of...
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Gastronomic delights of Syria
SYRIA: After decades out in the cold, shunned by Western travellers and overshadowed by its faster-moving neighbours, Syria is –slowly –starting to gain the recognition it deserves as a vibrant, fascinating country....
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In praise of Scottish credentials
EDINBURGH: Former James Bond star Sean Connery attributed the success in his life to being Scottish as he launched his new book here on Monday. Connery, a passionate supporter of Scottish...
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UN troops calm south Lebanon but tensions remain
SHAQRA, Lebanon: French soldiers take off their body armour but keep their FAMAS rifles slung over their backs before moving off on a leisurely foot patrol through this pro-Hezbollah Muslim village in south Lebanon....
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