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US strike kills eight of a family in Iraq
TIKRIT, Sept 19: Eight family members, including three women, were killed in a US air strike near executed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit on Friday, sparking anti-American demonstrations.... 
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Prison riots in Mexico border city kill 23
MEXICO CITY, Sept.19: More than 20 inmates died and several dozen were wounded in riots in an overcrowded prison in the Mexican border city of Tijuana this week, police said on Thursday....
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Fighting in Sri Lanka’s north leaves 63 dead
COLOMBO, Sept 19: Sri Lankan soldiers and sailors killed 63 Tamil Tiger rebels on a second day of fierce combat in the north of the Indian Ocean island nation, the military said on Friday....
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N. Korea backs away from nuclear deal
SEOUL, Sept 19: North Korea said on Friday it was working on restarting its nuclear plant and dismissed the prospect of being removed from a US terrorism blacklist in return for a disarmament deal....
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Support for suicide attacks, Osama falls
WASHINGTON, Sept 19: The number of Muslims around the world who say suicide attacks are acceptable has fallen sharply in the past six years, as has Muslims’ confidence in Osama bin...
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Two terror suspects held in Germany
BERLIN, Sept 19: A German and a Turkish citizen have been arrested on suspicion of collaborating with a terrorist group whose plans for attacks on US targets in Germany were foiled last year, authorities said on Friday....
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Electronic cigarette not safe: WHO
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that contrary to claims by advertisers, the electronic cigarette a battery-powered product usually made of stainless steel and resembling...
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Iranian general dies in clashes with rebels
TEHRAN, Sept 19: Four members of the Iranian security forces, including a general, have been killed in clashes with rebels in the southeast, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Friday quoting a police official....
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Alitalia may be grounded
ROME, Sept 19: Italy’s civil aviation authority could order troubled national airline Alitalia grounded within 10 days after a consortium withdrew its rescue plan, a source close to the regulator said on Friday....
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14 die in Nepal bus crash
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: A packed bus veered off a hilly road in Nepal and plunged 150 metres into a river on Friday killing at least 14 people and injuring 36 others, police said....
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Why does the US think it can win in Afghanistan?
Poor old Algerians. They are being served the same old pap from their cruel government. In 1997, the Pouvoir announced a “final victory” over their vicious Islamist enemies....
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Pessimism spreads among US Hispanics
WASHINGTON: Hispanics are increasingly pessimistic about their situation in the US and angry about the aggressive immigration enforcement policies of the Bush administration, findings that could have implications for the presidential election, according to a new survey....
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When digging up the past only harms the future
Of course the people who lost loved ones in the Omagh bombing should have the right to find out what happened on that sunny summer day in 1998 when a Real IRA bomb ripped apart their families and their lives....
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Sri Lanka hopes wildlife glories will attract new tourists
SIGIRIYA: With wetlands and jungles teeming with colourful butterflies and exotic primates, Sri Lanka is planning to lure a new type of tourist who prefers wildlife to beach life....
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Playwright sheds light on plausibility of characters’ experiences
Like most people, playwright Enda Walsh was horrified by news reports earlier this year of the arrest of Joseph Fritzl, the Austrian who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years....
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