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Army deployed to crush anti-govt protests: Thailand’s political turmoil
BANGKOK, Oct 7: Thailand on Tuesday deployed troops to quell anti-government protests in Bangkok that left at least 278 people hurt as months of political turmoil boiled over into violence, officials said....
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Obama’s landslide win — in global polls
WASHINGTON, Oct 7: If the whole world could vote for US president, Democrat Barack Obama would win by a landslide, according to polls conducted in 17 countries by Reader’s Digest magazine....
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Turkey threatens incursion into Iraq to target Kurd rebels
ANKARA, Oct 7: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Tuesday to launch an incursion into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels if necessary, after a bloody attack last week left 17 soldiers dead....
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Germany returns spent fuel to US
WASHINGTON, Oct 7: Germany has returned more than nine kilograms of highly enriched uranium fuel to the US for safeguarding from terrorists or potential misuse, the government said on Tuesday....
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US to help build Kosovo security forces: Gates visits Pristina
PRISTINA (Kosovo), Oct 7: The United States will keep troops in the Nato peacekeeping operation in Kosovo until at least late 2009, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday....
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40 hurt in Qantas mid-air jet upset
PERTH, Oct 7: Up to 40 passengers and crew were injured, some seriously, in a mid-air incident that forced a Qantas jetliner to make an emergency landing on Tuesday, the Australian carrier and police said....
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Anti-Obama author faces deportation from Kenya
NAIROBI, Oct 7: The American author of a best-selling, controversial book blasting White House hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday faced deportation from Kenya after being detained by security officials, police said....
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BBC accused of ridiculing Filipinos
MANILA, Oct 7: Philippine officials demanded an apology from the BBC on Tuesday over what they said was a racist portrayal of Filipinos in one of the network’s comedy shows....
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Brigitte Bardot slams Palin as a ‘disgrace to women’
PARIS, Oct 7: French film legend-turned-activist Brigitte Bardot took a swipe at Sarah Palin on Tuesday, saying the US vice-presidential candidate was a disgrace to women....
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Naked British swimmer in Tokyo palace moat
TOKYO, Oct 7: A bald, naked man who said he was a British tourist went swimming in the moat of Japan’s Imperial Palace on Tuesday, climbing the palace wall, throwing rocks and splashing water at police before being taken into custody....
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Afghan govt must fight and win its own battles
LONDON: The first serious talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban took place 10 days ago in Makkah under the auspices of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia....
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Fraud plagues pre-paid calling card market
WASHINGTON: Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia....
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Global crisis threatens years of growth
WASHINGTON: What went wrong?...
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