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Russia sends ships to US backyard: Manoeuvres in Caribbean
MOSCOW, Sept 22: Russian warships set sail on Monday for manoeuvres in the Caribbean area calculated to demonstrate to the United States Moscow’s return as a global power on the military and political stage.... 
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Motlanthe to succeed Mbeki
CAPE TOWN, Sept 22: South Africa’s ruling ANC on Monday named its deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe to take over as head of state after Thabo Mbeki bowed to pressure and announced his resignation, a spokesman said....
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Spanish soldier killed in ETA car bomb attack
MADRID, Sept 22: A Spanish soldier was killed and another injured on Monday when a car bomb exploded outside a military school in the country’s north in a third attack attributed to Basque separatists in 24 hours....
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US military frees Afghan journalist
KABUL, Sept 22; An Afghan journalist detained for 11 months at the main US military base at Bagram alleged on Monday that his captors kicked him, forced him to stand barefoot...
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Aso chosen as Japan’s premier
TOKYO, Sept 22: Outspoken nationalist Taro Aso, an advocate of spending and tax cuts to boost the economy, won the race on Monday to become Japan’s next prime minister and swiftly set his sights on an election expected within months....
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Lawsuit against ‘Hari Putter’ dismissed
NEW DELHI, Sept 22: A New Delhi court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Hollywood studio Warner Bros against the makers of Bollywood film ‘Hari Puttar’ over its title, lawyers for both sides said....
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Sri Lanka fighting claims 67 lives
COLOMBO, Sept 22: Sri Lanka’s military battled towards the Tamil Tigers’ headquarters in the north of the island and killed 59 insurgents, the military said on Monday....
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1,449 Iraqis freed in Ramazan
BAGHDAD, Sept 22: The US military said on Monday it had freed another batch of detainees held in Iraq this week, bringing to 1,449 the number of people released during Ramazan....
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42 die as mortars hit Mogadishu market
MOGADISHU, Sept 22: Mortars slammed into a Mogadishu market on Monday in the second day of fighting that has killed at least 42 people, witnesses said....
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N. Korea asks IAEA to remove seals from plant
VIENNA, Sept 22: North Korea on Monday asked the UN’s nuclear watchdog to remove seals and cameras from its main atomic complex, the agency’s chief said, after vowing to restart the facility — reversing a nuclear disarmament deal....
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Former State Dept employee admits to passport snooping
WASHINGTON: A former US State Department employee pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally snooping on about 200 confidential passport files of politicians, celebrities and others, the Justice Department said....
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9/11 suspect refuses to leave Guantanamo cell
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE: A Sept 11 defendant refused to leave his Guantanamo prison cell on Monday and join four other alleged coconspirators in court, delaying the start of a pretrial hearing....
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UAE police chief warns Iran not to harm GCC
DUBAI: A top security official in the United Arab Emirates warned Iran on Monday not to drag its Arab neighbours in the Gulf into any conflict with the West, a newspaper reported....
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Sudan murder suspects used Saudi cash: investigator
KHARTOUM: Four Sudanese men accused of killing a US aid worker funded the murder with a donation from a Saudi Arabian man and money left over from a failed bomb plot, the Sudanese police’s chief investigator told a court on Monday....
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Russian court jails teenage gang for racist attacks
MOSCOW: A Russian court jailed members of a teenage gang for terms of up to 10 years after the youths were found guilty of racist attacks during August and September 2007 in which two people died....
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‘Suitcase scandal’ bedevils Chavez, Fernandez
CARACAS: A US trial about an attempt to smuggle a cash-stuffed suitcase from Venezuela to Argentina has linked graft allegations to President Hugo Chavez and the government of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez....
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Malaysians question wisdom of affirmative action
SHAH ALAM: The gleaming university campus on a hill in the Malaysian city of Shah Alam is seen by some Malaysians as symbolising much that is wrong in this Southeast Asian Muslim country....
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The island with no carbon footprint
SAMSO: Jorgen Tranberg looks a farmer to his roots: grubby blue overalls, crumpled T-shirt and crinkled, weather-beaten features. His laconic manner, blond hair and black clogs also reveal his Scandinavian origins....
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Obama, McCain vie for New Hampshire votes
MANCHESTER: The “Dinah-Mite Bursting Breakfast” is popular at the Red Arrow Diner in New Hampshire’s largest city, but politics is also on the menu in the state that could help decide who wins the US presidency....
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Anger in Spain at plan to cull100 wolves
MADRID: A plan to hunt and shoot up to 100 wolves in the mountains of northern Spain has angered environmentalists who say the culling is an unnecessary sop to farmers who claim livestock are under attack....
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ANC joy over Mbeki ouster may be short-lived
JOHANNESBURG: Jacob Zuma may not be celebrating for long after his ruling ANC’s removal of rival South African President Thabo Mbeki raised questions over the future of the divided party and his ability to lead the country.In...
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