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Russia rejects new curbs against Iran
MOSCOW, Sept 20: Russia said on Saturday it had rejected US proposals for new UN Security Council measures against Iran over its nuclear programme amid deteriorating ties between Moscow and Washington.... 
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Britain shuts embassy in Yemen
SANNA, Sept 20: The British embassy in Sanna has been closed until further notice, a British diplomat told AFP on Saturday, days after a rebel attack on the US mission killed 16 people....
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German anti-Islam rally cancelled after clashes
COLOGNE (Germany), Sept 20: German police cancelled an anti-Islamic congress planned for Saturday in Cologne after leftist opponents of the rally clashed with its right-wing backers....
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BD elections set for December 18
DHAKA, Sept 20: Bangladesh’s interim government announced on Saturday that parliamentary elections would be held on December 18....
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North Korea nuclear deal falling apart
WASHINGTON: A rare foreign policy success for the Bush administration is imploding as North Korea backs away from pledges to abandon nuclear weapons, pretty much as the president’s critics on the right had warned....
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Lankan govt to screen displaced Tamils
COLOMBO, Sept 20: In a bid to prevent the Tamil Tiger rebels infiltrating Colombo in the guise of civilians and carrying out terror attacks, the Sri Lankan government has ordered a...
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Stardust evidence points to planet collision
WASHINGTON, Sept 20: Masses of dust floating around a distant binary star system suggest that two Earth-like planets obliterated each other in a violent collision, US researchers say....
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Zimbabwe parties fail to break deadlock
HARARE, Sept 20: Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change failed again to break a deadlock over forming a cabinet after reaching a power-sharing deal, an MDC spokesman said on Friday....
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Zimbabwe experiences cautious optimism
EPWORTH: The mother of three, who gives her name just as Beatrice, still doesn’t know who raped her all those months ago. They were three men with beer on their breath,...
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Mother’s prenatal stress tied to child’s brain power
NEW YORK: Children whose mothers were exposed to even moderately severe stress during pregnancy may show the effects in their intellectual development, a new study suggests....
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Interviews challenge Fox’s low standards
Fox News tough guy Sean Hannity assured us this week he would press Sarah Palin for real answers – no going easy on the woman who could be the next vice president of the United States....
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Nepal’s Maoists take a wary step out of India-China shadow
KATHMANDU: Landlocked, impoverished Nepal has always struggled to punch above its diplomatic weight, but its new Maoist leader has lost no time in shaking up ties with giant neighbours India and China....
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