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Israel to have snap polls as Livni fails to form govt
JERUSALEM, Oct 26: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called for snap elections on Sunday after failing to form a new government, dashing faint hopes of reaching a peace deal with the Palestinians in 2008.... 
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Germany opens its biggest mosque
DUISBURG (Germany), Oct 26: The opening of Germany’s biggest mosque on Sunday is intended to help break down barriers between Turks and Germans and ease sometimes strained community relations, politicians and Muslims said on Sunday....
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Most Americans ready for change
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: This year’s presidential election in the United States seem to be both discouraging and encouraging racism in US politics....
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Russian ‘Sinatra’ dies
MOSCOW, Oct 26: Singer Muslim Magomaev, legendary crooner of the Soviet stage, died in Moscow on Saturday aged 66 after a long illness, his personal website and Russian news agencies reported....
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Malaysia releases 10 Hindu rights activists
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26: Malaysian police on Sunday released 10 Hindu rights activists on “humanitarian grounds” after they were arrested last week for demonstrating outside the prime minister’s office....
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Sri Lanka reassures India over Tamils
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: A senior Sri Lankan minister on Sunday held talks with the Indian foreign minister over the safety of the island nation’s minority Tamils as its conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels escalates....
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Muslim cleric being probed for marrying minor
JAKARTA, Oct 26: An Indonesian child protection agency is investigating reports of a marriage between a Muslim cleric and a 12-year-old girl, the Jakarta Post newspaper reported on Sunday....
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Iran minister faces impeachment
TEHRAN, Oct 26: Iran’s parliament will move to impeach Interior Minister Ali Kordan for “dishonesty” early November after he confessed to holding a fake Oxford University degree, the ISNA news agency said on Sunday....
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Financial doom and gloom is everywhere except Lebanon
A MONSTER roars all day – and much of the evening – near my Beirut home. My landlord Mustafa sits in his little soft drinks store downstairs with his fingers in his ears....
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Hunger striker’s plight spotlights torture of Guantanamo inmates
SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico): Three years ago, the man known as Internment Serial Number 669 stopped eating....
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Asia, Europe pledges on fiscal crisis leave questions
BEIJING: Asian and European leaders made a big effort at a summit here to show a united front in fighting the global economic crisis, but analysts question if it will translate into quick, firm action as promised....
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Purple pizzas — just what the doctor ordered
PARIS: Scientists have grown genetically-engineered purple tomatoes in an unusual endeavour to promote healthy food....
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