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US, Russian army chiefs meet in Helsinki
HELSINKI, Oct 21: US and Russian military chiefs came face-to-face on Tuesday for private talks, trying to mend a relationship “clearly” marred by Russia''s invasion of Georgia.... 
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Iraqi cabinet seeks changes in pact despite US warning
BAGHDAD, Oct 21: Iraq’s cabinet on Monday called for changes to a planned security pact with Washington despite a warning from the US military chief that time is running out for Baghdad to approve the deal....
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Thaksin gets jail in graft case
BANGKOK, Oct 21: Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had violated a conflict-of-interest law while in office and sentenced him to two years in prison....
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Afghan court replaces death for reporter with jail term
KABUL, Oct 21: An Afghan appeal court on Tuesday overturned the death sentence of a young reporter accused of insulting Islam, but upheld his conviction of blasphemy and sentenced him to 20 years in jail....
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Nuclear incident will make 9/11 insignificant: commission
SYDNEY, Oct 21: The world is on the brink of an avalanche in the spread of devastating weaponry, a new global non-proliferation group warned Tuesday, saying that a nuclear incident would dwarf the Sept 11 attacks....
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Rice calls for completing trade talks
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Tuesday for a successful completion of the Doha trade talks round to send a “powerful signal” to the ailing world economy....
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US plane crashes in Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct 21: A US navy patrol plane was destroyed on Tuesday when it overshot the runway while landing at a base north of the Afghan capital, but none of the crew was seriously hurt, the US military said....
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5 Russian police shot dead in Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA (Russia), Oct 21: Gunmen killed five...
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Nato not to de-freeze ties with Moscow
BRUSSELS, Oct 21: The Nato military alliance has no intention of de-freezing relations with Russia, despite a meeting between US and Russian military chiefs of staff on Tuesday, a spokesman said....
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Obama to break campaign to visit sick grandmother
NEW YORK. Oct 21: A spokesperson to the US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday the Senator will suspend his campaign later this week in order to travel to Hawaii to visit his grandmother, who is gravely ill....
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Rich, poor gap growing: OECD
BERLIN, Oct 21: The gap between rich and poor has grown in most developed countries over the past 20 years, leading to an increase in child poverty, an organisation of 30 leading economies said in a report on Tuesday....
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China for help in catching eight wanted Muslims
BEIJING, Oct 21: Beijing on Tuesday published a list of eight Chinese Muslims based overseas who had allegedly threatened the Beijing Olympics, and appealed to other countries for help in capturing them....
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UK officer admits ‘failings’ in shooting of Brazil man
LONDON, Oct 21: Obvious “failings” led to the shooting of an innocent Brazilian man who was mistaken for a suicide bomber, a senior British policeman said at an inquest on Tuesday....
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Three Turks convicted of racism in Switzerland
WINTERTHUR (Switzerland), Oct 21: A Swiss court convicted three Turkish men of racism on Tuesday for denying that the alleged deaths of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Armenians under Ottoman rule during the early 20th century amounted to “genocide”....
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Six Muslims killed in Thai south
NARATHIWAT (Thailand), Oct 21: Six people have been killed and five wounded in a spate of attacks by separatist rebels across the insurgency-hit south of Thailand, police said on Tuesday....
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Bangladesh uncovers toilet graft
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s anti-corruption watchdog has uncovered hundreds of non-existent labourers working for a government department, including a case of 122 men paid for fixing a toilet pan....
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Role of religion in White House race
LONDON: Of all the dramatic changes history has witnessed since 1945 – the economic miracle in postwar western Europe, the collapse of Communism and now the latest boom and bust – none was more unforeseen than the resurgence of religion....
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‘Muslim’ – the ultimate slur in US politics
As Barack Obama surges ahead in the polls, the message is clear: America is ready for a black president – as long as he isn’t Muslim....
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Cattle trade thrives in Gaza tunnels
RAFAH (Gaza Strip): When the calves were hauled out of the tunnel from Egypt on Tuesday, they could hardly stand up....
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It’s not the ANC of Mandela anymore
Jacob Zuma, the leader of South Africa’s African National Congress, is in the United States this week to meet Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and others....
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